Maximise the lifetime of your vessel or fleet with lifecycle upgrades. You can upgrade your engines or choose an engine conversion. Add energy-saving technology, adopt a hybrid solution, or choose an exhaust treatment solution. You will find direct links to the most popular lifecycle upgrade solutions here.
If you don’t find what you are looking for, see the complete offering of upgrade solutions in the Services Catalogue.
When you are looking for lifecycle upgrades that will improve your vessel’s propulsion efficiency, start with modelling. Modelling is an excellent starting point because it provides a basis for evaluating your options. Consult Decarbonisation Services, and you will have facts and information that help identify the optimal solutions and technologies.
The Wärtsilä 4-stroke engine performance upgrades will improve the efficiency and reliability of the engine. For you, this means fuel savings, lower operating costs, and reduced emissions.
Wärtsilä Fit4Power radical derating for 2-strike marine engines optimises the engine power by significantly reducing the engine bore size. This can improve the engine efficiency by up to 15% or more. You can extend your ship’s CII compliance: for an average ship, the extension can be as much as 3-5 years.
The Wärtsilä 4-stroke engine control system upgrades can improve the engine’s performance and extend its lifetime. Modernising your control system ensures continuing support, meeting the requirements of major class societies, and more robust cyber security.
Power limitation solutions.Whether your vessels use 2-stroke or 4-stroke engines, engine power limitation works by using software or a mechanical device to keep the engine power below a set limit. Shaft power limitation works by limiting the shaft pitch and/or rpm via the propulsion control system. The result: the vessel’s sailing speed is reduced, which cuts emissions. Engine power limitation is a viable option for vessels with high installed power and high design speed to quickly comply with EEXI.
A simple upgrade to your Wärtsilä engines will significantly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. There is an upgrade for the dual fuel engine types Wärtsilä 20DF, Wärtsilä 34DF, Wärtsilä 46FDF and Wärtsilä 50DF. Each upgrade is designed to optimise the engine. They will reduce methane slip significantly when these dual fuel engines operate on gas mode.
Wärtsilä offers fuel conversion and retrofit solutions for both 4-stroke and 2-stroke engines. Investing in fuel flexibility will lower your risks related to compliance and the future availability of sustainable fuels.
The main component of liquid natural gas (LNG) is methane. When you burn LNG as fuel, most of the methane is consumed in the energy conversion process. The unburned methane escapes into the atmosphere – and this is known as methane slip.
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG). If you own or operate a vessel with dual-fuel engines that burn LNG, you should take every action to cut its methane emissions.
Wärtsilä EcoControl for retrofit is a smart propulsion control system for marine vessels. It will automatically use the most efficient setpoint between propeller pitch and engine RPM, adjusting the parameters in real time.
Wärtsilä EnergoFlow is an innovative pre-swirl stator. It creates an optimal inflow for the propeller, reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
Wärtsilä EnergoProFin is an energy saving propeller cap that can provide average fuel savings of 2%, with a payback time of less than one year.
Wärtsilä propulsion upgrade with new propeller design. Redesigning a propeller can lead to impressive efficiency gains for vessels that employ slow steaming to save fuel.
Propulsion efficiency upgrade with the Wärtsilä HP nozzle improves the vessel’s bollard pull performance.
When you want to extend the lifetime of your propulsion equipment, consider the following three upgrades.
The Wärtsilä Vessel General Permit 2013 (VGP) transverse thrusters compliance package for fixed pitch propellers (TT-FT) upgrades your propulsion equipment to be compliant with the regulations for vessels operating in US coastal waters.
The Wärtsilä HY is a market-leading hybrid marine solution, available as a lifecycle upgrade for existing vessels. This is a retrofit which introduces a HY Module to optimise the use of auxiliary engines. Their running hours will be reduced, which saves fuel.
Flexible hybrid solutions deliver top performance and save fuel. A hybrid system on a ship combines an energy storage system – a vessel battery - and a conventional engine. Its foremost benefit is that it allows the engine to run on optimal load because the battery will absorb many of the load fluctuations and acts as spinning reserve. This saves fuel and reduces GHG emissions.
A ship-to-shore power (or Alternative Marine Power, AMP) system upgrade will make it possible for your vessel to take electricity from shore to ship when in port instead of using on-board engines for power generation.
Exhaust treatment solutions reduce SOx, NOx, and particulate matter emissions. Bringing onboard carbon capture to use can further support your decarbonisation strategy.
We are committed to constantly improve and upgrade our exhaust treatment solutions in line with the latest and best available technology.
Didn’t find the upgrade that you were looking for? You will find the complete offering of upgrade solutions in the Services Catalogue.
When you are considering a modernisation, modification or upgrade for your assets, you will benefit from a partner who can provide reliable services and future-proof solutions.
Discover why others have already chosen Wärtsilä upgrades for better sustainability, efficiency, or reliability. Or how an upgrade has resulted in significant fuel savings.
You will benefit from Wärtsilä’s expertise, gained from more than 2,500 marine upgrade and retrofit projects in more than 140 country locations worldwide. Downtime is minimised because Wärtsilä has a proven track record of running smooth, successful projects.
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