Retrofit of ship with Caterpillar diesel-electric twin fin system yields 30% gain in fuel efficiency
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Jun 1, 2015, 5:00 am101 pts
Green Car CongressCaterpillar’s twin fin diesel-electric marine propulsion system, introduced in 2014 and first retrofit to the Polarcus Naila, a seismic vessel, has resulted in a 30% gain in fuel efficiency and an 84% performance improvement in bollard pull thrust during seismic conditions for the vessel, with no reported…
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