Manufacturers Team Up for Gas and Dual-Fuel Engines in U.S.

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Thursday July 10, 2014

Engine makers MAN Diesel & Turbo (MAN Diesel) and Fairbanks Morse say they will work to market gas and dual-fuel engines together in the U.S. power sector.

Fairbank Morse has been a licensee of MAN Diesel marine engines since 1995.

"This new chapter comes from a long established tradition of mutual trust," said Howard Barnes, senior vice president of power plants at MAN Diesel & Turbo.

"We will hit the ground running."

The new exclusive agreement will run for five years.

"The US is a significant market and offers tremendous growth potential for gas fired energy generation," Barnes said.

"Working together we can offer efficient solutions for energy facilities of virtually any size."

Marvin Riley, president of Fairbanks Morse, said the agreement will allow the company to tap into the growing distributed energy sector in the U.S.

"The MAN brand has an excellent reputation in the United States," he said.

"With access to MAN Diesel & Turbo's portfolio of gas and dual-fuel engines, we can offer units up to nearly 20 MW and expand our range of high quality and flexible power generation solutions."

Fairbanks Morse makes small engines of 0.5 to 4.0 megawatts, while MAN Diesel's gas and dual-fuel enginesĀ  run from 2.3 to 17.6 megawatts.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) players, including U.S.-based WesPac Midstream LLC, are seeking markets with small power plants as well as LNG bunkering operations.