mtu Stories

From bridge to propeller from a single source

Marine

September 12, 2023 by Lucie Maluck

With Rolls-Royce now a single-source provider of all systems needed to power a yacht, maximum efficiency is assured.

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London to Monaco to save the seas

Marine

September 11, 2023 by Wolfgang Boller

The 8-strong pedaling team mtu Power4Seas is cycling all the way from London to Monaco to raise funds for the environmental organization Blue Marine Foundation.

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Halunder Jet now safer and more efficient – thanks to NautIQ

Marine

August 14, 2023 by Lucie Maluck, Anne-Katrin Wehrmann

The mtu NautIQ Foresight equipment health management system is ensuring the Halunder Jet catamaran can shuttle back and forth between Hamburg and Heligoland with maximum uptime and minimum fuel consumption.

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HVO makes the difference

Marine

July 27, 2023 by Jonathan Rowland

Since 1 January 2023, it has been mandatory for commercial harbor craft operating in Californian waters to run on HVO instead of fossil diesel. The Golden Gate Ferrys in San Francico have been pioneering the use of HVO, also known as renewable diesel, since May 2019. A field report.

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Thanks to HVO: Decarbonization with existing equipment

July 25, 2023 by Lucie Maluck

With HVO, companies can support their decarbonization goals without having to invest in new equipment. But is it really that simple? Mats Hultman, Head of OEM Partnerships at fuel manufacturer Neste, and Michael Stipa, Vice President Strategy, Business and Product Development Stationary Generation at Rolls-Royce Power Systems, explain.

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“HVO is our ‘first choice’ fuel for new installations”

Power Generation

July 03, 2023 by Lucie Maluck

Data centres can generate much less polluting emergency power at a stroke - if they rely on HVO as a fuel. Ben Pritchard, the new CEO of AVK, the UK's largest provider of emergency power solutions for data centres, explains how the use of HVO makes sense.

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HVO: kind to the climate, good for mtu engines

Power Generation / Marine / Mining / Rail

June 29, 2023 by Lucie Maluck

Is that really true? Rolls-Royce engineers conducted a detailed investigation. The results were impressive.

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Sustainable fuels: E-Diesel and HVO make mtu engines (almost) climate-neutral

Power Generation / Marine / Mining / Rail

June 23, 2023 by Lucie Maluck

HVO fuel enables a 90% decrease in emissions with no compromise on power output. HVO can therefore make a major contribution to climate protection and is already being used in many mtu engines.

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“HVO is gentle on the engine”

Rail

June 21, 2023 by Lucie Maluck

Deutsche Bahn aims to be net zero by 2040. Jörg Schneider, Head of Climate Protection and Energy at DB Cargo, explains the part HVO fuel is playing as freight transport division DB Cargo moves towards net-zero carbon, and why the fuel is rather good for the engines.

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Artificial intelligence: mtu products get smart

May 08, 2023 by Lucie Maluck

A few freaks from the U.S. West Coast have been predicting it for a long time, but at the latest the discussion about ChatGPT shows: Artificial intelligence has arrived in our everyday lives and will not go away. It will change the world. It will change mtu products - with great benefits for customers.

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"I'm impressed, stay tuned”

April 19, 2023 by Wolfgang Boller

German Economics Minister Robert Habeck at Rolls-Royce electrolysis subsidiary at Hannover Messe.

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Microgrid signals hope

March 21, 2023 by Lucie Maluck

Microgrids are considered to be the future of distributed power generation. Haiti has had one in operation for many years – with suitable assistance from Rolls-Royce employees.

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