“The new engine using hydrogen fuel is already in development and we expect that within the next three, four years will be ready for the market. “Plans include to develop further units in the range above 1MW, running with hydrogen fuel or using fuel-cells,” he said. The final range will begin at 500 kW and reach well above the 1MW power mark.
Giovanni Bruni, chief operating officer of Isotta Fraschini Motori, commented on further developments for the engine lineup: “We started with the diesel unit as a first step to enter the market of power generation again. The engine has a power output of 2520 kVA in the 50Hz version and 2755 kVA in the 60 Hz version and is meant for the market of emergency gen-sets as well as for uninterruptable power supply for industrial applications and data centers. All maintenance interfaces are positioned on the engine’s same side.Īnother characteristic of the 16V170 G-drive engine is that IFM chose to utilize over 90% of components made in Europe. Maintenance aspects for the unit were also optimized, with the adoption of high-quality key components, such as pistons by Mahle, high-pressure mechanical injection system by Motorpal and turbochargers by TBS (one per cylinder bank).
The new unit is based on IFM existing engine types for marine navy applications, but with some optimizations more appropriate to an industrial use, as for example the cooling circuit operating with a water/glycol mixture (70/30%) and container-fitted radiator. The presentation of the new 16V170 G-drive included the firing of the engine to demonstrate how little vibrations it creates.
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