Volvo Penta rolls out low-emission marine engines
Volvo Penta’s D8 and D13 engines gain new bits to help them reduce emissionsVolvo Penta has delivered the first of its lower-emission marine engines using technology borrowed from its trucks as it aims to meet tougher European pollution standards.
The new 8.0-litre D8 and 13.0-litre D13 marine diesel engines add selective catalytic reduction (SCR) muffler-mounted after-treatment systems that scrub noxious sulphur-based chemicals from the exhaust emissions by mixing urea with them.
Volvo Penta said the new sulphur-scrubbing system had undergone 65,000 hours of testing and could work with fuel containing a sulphur content of up to 1000 parts per million – diesel fuel in Australia contains up to 10ppm sulphur.
The Swedish industrial and marine powerplant specialist announced late last year that it planned to release the Stage V engines, which also has the benefit of making the D8 and D13 significantly quieter than before.
The SCR treatment system is a box that bolts onto a section of the exhaust pipe.
“This is a big step in Volvo Penta's sustainability commitments to meeting the most challenging emissions regulations,” Volvo Penta marine commercial Europe director Jan-Willem Vissers said.
“We’re helping our commercial customers move with the times, comfortably and efficiently.”
The first deliveries of the new Stage V engines arrived at their destinations this month.
Europe’s Stage V emissions standards, introduced last year, apply to vessels using inland waterways.
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