Topics: Environment

30 October 2024 14:33

Successful Operation at Rated Output in the Trial of a Hydrogen 4-Stroke High-Speed Engine for Coastal Vessels

Yanmar Power Technology, a group company of Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd., has successfully completed a land-based demonstration test of a pilot-ignition hydrogen 4-stroke high-speed engine for power generation in coastal vessels, achieving operation at a rated output of approximately 500kW. This trial was conducted as part of the Nippon Foundation’s zero emission ship demonstration experiment.

14 March 2024 19:46

Driving Sustainability with the Farm Circular Solution

Researchers at Yanmar R&D Europe have paired an efficient Yanmar combined heat and power (CHP) generator with advanced gasifier technology to deliver a solution that solves the challenge of farm waste. Farmers simply feed woody farm waste in one end, to produce power, heat, and useful farm products. The whole system is portable and fits neatly in two standard sized shipping containers.

14 March 2024 18:35

In prima fila nella sostenibilità con la “farm circular solution”

La “Farm Circular Solution” (FCS, Azienda Agricola Circolare) di Yanmar è una soluzione containerizzata che converte rifiuti agricoli in energia e altri prodotti utili in agricoltura. Creando un ciclo sostenibile, il progetto riduce i rifiuti non smaltibili e contribuisce a un'agricoltura più rispettosa dell'ambiente.
I ricercatori presso Yanmar R&D Europe hanno accoppiato un cogeneratore d

19 January 2024 20:44

Yanmar Power Technology Secures Japan’s First Approval in Principle for Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell System

Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd. (Yanmar PT), a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings, has achieved a significant milestone as the first company in Japan* to receive the Approval in Principle (AiP) for its "Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell System" from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), a prominent Japanese maritime association.

16 March 2022 08:32

Design Approved for World's First Methane Oxidation Catalyst System

Promoting Development of Technology to Reduce Methane Slip on LNG-fueled Vessels Toward Further Reducing Environmental Impact
Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), and Yanmar Power Technologies Co. (YPT), have received Approval in Principle for the Methane Oxidation Catalyst System (Note 1) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK). The system reduces methane slip by placing a me

27 October 2021 06:14

NEDO Selects Methane Slip Reduction Project for Next Generation Ship Development

Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Yanmar Power Technology have proposed Development of Methane Slip Reduction Technology with Hitachi Zosen as the managing company in the Development of Next Generation Vessels Project publicly solicited by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization under the Green Innovation Fund. The proposal was adopted.

8 April 2021 08:49

Sriharjo Sustainable Village

Just south of Jogjakarta in central Java is Sriharjo village. It looks like many of the other villages that dot the surrounding countryside but this village is a model of sustainability. Defended against the threat of climate change, it supports the land and the local community, provides for peoples’ lifestyles and nurtures valuable environmental knowledge.

24 March 2021 08:40

Yanmar Conducts Field Demonstration Test for Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell System

Yanmar has conducted a field demonstration test for the maritime fuel cell system on March 24, in Oita, Japan. Yanmar's maritime fuel cell system incorporates hydrogen fuel cell modules from Toyota’s MIRAI automobile. The system was installed into Yanmar’s EX38A FC pleasure boat for field testing.

3 July 2019 08:27

TUFF TORQ Produces 15 Millionth Transmission

TUFF TORQ has achieved the significant milestone of producing 15 million drivetrain products. After having taken 10 years from 1989 to 1999, to produce the first million the company now produces over a million every year, making this an extemely meaningful milestone.

28 September 2018 02:00

Yanmar Receives Order for Dual Fuel Engines

Yanmar has obtained an order for two 6EY26DF dual fuel engines as the main propulsion engines for a bunker tanker being built by Keppel Offshore & Marine. The vesssel will be Singapore’s first dual-fuel powered bunker tanker running on LNG and marine gas oil. The engines, as well as the liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel supply system, will be delivered for installation in January 2019.