MHI-MME to supply turbine for cold power generation

• 3 years ago (2020-10-02)
• David Flin

Asia 847 Gas 371

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME) will deliver a turbine for use with the prototype of the Cryo-Powered Regas, an LNG cold energy use regasification system currently under development by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

The Cryo-Powered Regas is a new initiative that aims to reduce the environmental impact of Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs) by utilising LNG cold energy – which up to now has been dumped into the ocean – for power generation. The new technology is expected to significantly reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of FRSUs during regasification.

As part of development, verification tests are scheduled to take place at a small, land-based facility. In addition to supplying a power generating turbine to the facility, MHI-MME is also providing technical support toward the future installation of the turbine on ships.

MHI-MME has long been providing support for energy saving on ships, with a focus on waste heat recovery systems (WHRS) for large commercial vessels. With the sharp increase in the use of LNG by the maritime industry, MHI-MME sees the cold energy arising from LNG use as a promising, recoverable energy.