Category: LNG
AIDAnova – a LNG cruise ship put to the test
The AIDAnova is the world‘s first LNG cruise ship. Five years after being in operation, a thorough inspection was carried out and the numerous HEROSE valves being used on board were serviced. Holiday dreams are made to come...
Technology for the energy revolution: Turning manure and slurry into lorry fuel
Modern technology enables an environmentally friendly circular economy: the bio-LNG from Darchau is used as lorry fuel. Many HEROSE valves are used in the liquefaction of the biogas and storage of the fuel. It‘s whistling and hissing in the pipes...
Inland ferry with LNG gas propulsion – a clean connection
Europe‘s first inland ferry with pure gas propulsion goes into regular service on Lake Constance. HEROSE valves are on board. The Constance – Meersburg ferry service has been in service since 1928 and was a success story right from the...
Hybrid drive: with LNG and battery into the eternal ice
A modern hybrid drive system and sophisticated HEROSE valve technology take the cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot to spectacular places and ensure excellent environmental compatibility. The ship pushes almost silently past some small icebergs. Due to all the...
The Green Alternative: Synthetic LNG
The power-to-gas plant in Werlte, Lower Saxony, has been a pioneer in the production of green energy since 2013 and relies on HEROSE valves for methane liquefaction. In autumn 2021, the ship ElbBLUE will sail for the first time with...
How service works – installation, testing, maintenance
The valves and fittings that HEROSE offers meet the highest standards of sealing and quality. However, they also have to be correctly installed, tested and maintained – only then can they display their strengths to the full. Solutions gleaned from...
LNG propulsion on inland waterway ship “Eiger” minimizes emissions
The inland waterway ship “Eiger” has been travelling with LNG since five years. Captain Bühler has only had good experiences with it. vc was on-board. Rudolf Bühler plays Tetris on his monitor every day. He pushes the colourful...
For more clean air in the harbour
With the LNG PowerPac® Becker Marine Systems has created a mobile solution for a low emission power supply that could be used world-wide. HEROSE participates on this project with several valves. Hamburg takes another step to improve the...
LNG for trucks is gaining momentum
In summer 2017, vc wrote about the opening of a mobile LNG filling station for trucks in Berlin, at that time the second of that kind in Germany. The filling station trailer was built by the Dutch company Cryonorm with...
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