MAN Energy Solutions is developing a fuel-flexible, two-stroke ammonia engine as a key technology in the maritime energy transition. Green ammonia is among several synthetic fuels key to establishing a greener shipping industry in the near future.

MAN B&W ammonia engine development: Groundbreaking first engine test. Learn about the progress of the development process and the successful combustion that was performed on a MAN B&W two-stroke 4T50ME-X type.

To develop an engine for a new fuel such as ammonia calls for partnerships, cooperation and an understanding of the market interests. MAN Energy Solutions works diligently towards designing the MAN B&W engine for operation on ammonia and offering retrofit conversions of existing two-stroke engines to ammonia.

Public MAN B&W ammonia engine development, version 12 05.03.2024 15 The LGI combustion principle The MAN B&W ammonia engine design philosophy “Ammonia mode”: −Small pilot flame needed to start ammonia combustion. −Initial tests conducted with 10-15% pilot as a first step →R&D target of 5% pilot oil at 100% load for L1-rated

2025年1月31日 · According to Ole Pyndt Hansen, Head of Two-Stroke Research & Development at MAN Energy Solutions, the ME-LGIA engine has been run on ammonia from 25% to 100% load, validating the ammonia fuel-injection system across the full load-curve. This achievement is another key milestone in the company’s path to providing sustainable, zero-carbon fuel ...

to hydrogen is that ammonia is not explosive. The two-stroke engine portfolio of MAN Energy Solutions shows a large fuel diversity, however, all engine types are based on the strong heritage from the electronically controlled ME engine. One of the most essential engine design parameters is the Diesel principle. It is the main reason that the

2025年1月30日 · MAN Energy Solutions’ ammonia dual-fuel engine project reached a significant milestone following confirmation by the two-stroke engine designer that its prototype full-scale engine has run at 100% load for the first time.. The “ME-LGIA” liquid gas injection ammonia engine has been under development since 2020. Full-scale testing of the engine commenced in November 2024 at MAN’s ...

2024年12月3日 · MAN Energy Solutions has announced that the development of its ME-LGIA (Liquid Gas Injection Ammonia) engine has entered a new phase with the commencement of testing of a full-scale, two-stroke engine running on ammonia at …

2024年10月23日 · Having designed and tested the first two-stroke ammonia engine, MAN Energy Solutions has now announced launching the ‘AmmoniaMot 2’ research project. Initiated by MAN with partners from industry and research institutes, the project aims to develop a four-stroke, medium-speed, dual-fuel test engine that runs on ammonia. ­­

The marine industry is convinced that Ammonia is not only a very strong candidate as a future fuel, but also that Ammonia will be one of the leading future fuels. MAN Energy solutions has worked since 2019 on the development of a two stroke engine burning Ammonia by using the Diesel principle (as used for other fuels such as Methane , Methanol ...