Recently, MarineNews sat down with Will Watson, Caterpillar Marine’s Product Manager, to discuss its rapidly emerging methanol engine development. Caterpillar Marine has already taken a considerable ...

America has an alcohol problem, and it’s not what you think. It’s time to save the internal combustion engine by expanding beyond the single form we currently use for fuel. In sync with President ...

Technology group Wärtsilä said it plans to introduce another four methanol engines to its portfolio. In addition to the Wärtsilä 32 methanol engine launched last year, Wärtsilä will add the Wärtsilä ...

Methanol is a popular fuel for small engines used in radio-controlled models, but comes at a higher price than gasoline. It’s also harder to source and can be a mite corrosive, too. Gasoline comes ...

The automotive industry is not the only one actively searching to limit the carbon footprint. As environmental regulations for ships are starting to change, so are the propulsion systems used.

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has started developing a methanol-fuelled marine engine, designated UEC50LSJM. The initiative comes after the company completed its first ammonia-fuelled engine, the ...

It’s not just the automotive industry that’s taking steps on the road towards a more sustainable future but also the yacht industry, with shipbuilders constantly looking for ways to make shipping more ...

There are plenty of ways to boost an engine's power, and most of them, like turbo-charging, supercharging, or Nitrous Oxide injection are well known to automotive enthusiasts. But what if we told you ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Caterpillar announced a partnership on Wednesday to develop engines using methanol to power large container ships. ORNL researchers said they're ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 110, Section 3: JOURNAL OF ENGINES (2001), pp. 1234-1252 (19 pages) Using methanol as a fuel, this study examines the chemical-kinetics mechanism responsible for the enhancement ...