MAN's research center develops and tests future ship engines: "It ought to work the first time"
The ship engines of the future are being developed and tested at MAN’s Research Centre Copenhagen, a paradise for two-stroke engine aficionados. Oil and gas are still the dominant fuels, but the climate crisis has put alternatives like methanol and ammonia on the agenda. Get a peak into the engine room.
by JENS THOMSEN
Four to five technicians are relaxing behind sound-proof windows, monitoring numbers and diagrams on a handful of flat-screens. One of the men – there are no women here – rests his hand on a gas handle on the control panel in front of of him, moving it backwards and forwards.
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