b'Continued from page 4: Letter from the President MEMBER NEWSSuccessful Test of High-Speed Marine Engine by mtu Parent, Rolls Royce Power SystemsR olls-RoycePowerSystems,uid alcohol does not ignite sponta- createtheframeworkconditionsfor theparentcompanyofneouslyandrequiresacompletelywider use.PVAmembermtu,hasnewinjectiontechnology.The successfullytestedahigh-speedcompanyexplainedthattheyhaveAt the same time, Rolls-Royce is work-marineenginepoweredexclusivelyhad to redesign the combustion pro- ing on a dual-fuel concept that can use bymethanolonitstestbenchincess, the turbo charging, the engineboth methanol and diesel, a bridging Friedrichshafen. Together with theircontrol system, and their test benchtechnology,untilgreenmethanolis partners in the meOHmare researchinfrastructure.widely available.project, Rolls-Royce engineers have reached an important milestone onThe single-fuel methanol engine is anIf green methanol is produced using the road to climate-neutral and en- attractive solution, especially for oper- electricity from renewable energies in vironmentallyfriendlypropulsionators of ferries, yachts or supply vesselsapower-to-Xprocess,itsoperation solutions for shipping. who want to reduce their carbon foot- isCO -neutral.Comparedtoother 2print, emphasized Denise Kurtulus,sustainable fuels, methanol is easy to According to the company, this is theSenior Vice President Global Marinestore,biodegradable,andcausessig-worlds first high-speed engine in thisat Rolls-Royce. The task now is tonificantly fewer pollutants.performanceclassthatispowered solely by methanol. Rolls-Roycesgoalistooffercus-tomers efficient ways to reduce their CO2emissions,in-linewiththe lower carbon strategic pillar of its multi-year transformation program. The project also aligns with the stra-tegic initiative in Power Systems to grow its marine business.The joint project meOHmare is fund-edbytheGermanFederalMinistry for Economic Affairs and Energy and combines the expertise of Rolls-Royce with an injection system specialist and a technology and research center. The goalistodevelopacomprehensive concept for a CO -neutral marine en-2gine based on green methanol by the end of 2025.Methanolprovidesnewchallenges forengineering:unlikediesel,liq-65 NOVEMBER 2025'