WinGD X-DF2.0 tests show fuel savings

WinGD’s Intelligent Control by Exhaust Recycling product was the first technology to be introduced to the X-DF2.0 series to reduce fuel consumption and cut methane emissions.

The system reduces methane slip by 50% as compared with the first-generation X-DF engine and lowers fuel consumption in both diesel and gas mode as recent tests at at CMD (CSSC-MES Diesel Co) in Shanghai, China showed.

"With the latest optimised engine tuning, the results attained for the X-DF2.0 engine platform positions WinGD... for future-ready, two-stroke technology. Retrofittable for future fuels, the dual-fuel platform offers... flexibility for the future," a statement from WinGD said.

WinGD said the technology also enables Tier III NOx compliance in liquid fuel mode without the need of additional selective catalytic reduction NOx-reduction technology.

The first delivery of the X-DF2.0 is due to be in operation in 2023 on board two newbuild pure car and truck carriers running on LNG as fuel. 

WinGD director of sales Volkmar Galke said, “Ongoing test results are proof of engine concept beyond expectations which we believe puts our X-DF2.0 portfolio and holistic energy management solutions at the forefront of shipping’s energy transition.”