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Soltron in World record attempt |
10 Jan 2012 Simon Mayne director of Soltron IW Ltd shaking hands with Alan Pretty at this year's London Boat Show, Soltron is Alan’s preferred supplier of fuel treatment for his round the world record attempt. Click here to download Alan's Newsletter |
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Workboats thrive on organic fuel treatment |
06 Apr 2010 A recent MCA inspection of tanks on board the Williams Shipping tug Wilanne found them remarkably clean and completely eradicated from fuel contamination.Southampton UK based workboat operator Williams Shipping Marine has been benefiting from ongoing fuel treatment over the past two years, eliminating diesel sludge and microbial contamination. Williams Shipping operates and maintains its fleet to the highest standards, with good fuel management one of its key considerations. Its use of the organic based product Soltron IW has resulted in enhanced reliability and reduced emissions due to the continuity of clean, stable fuel. Williams Shipping director Philip Williams has instructed his skippers to maintain use of the Soltron IW fuel treatment across the company’s fleet. A recent inspection of tanks on board the Williams tug Wilanne by the MCA found remarkably clean fuel tanks completely eradicated from fuel contamination. In a recent study over the past 15 month looking into the use of organic microbiological alternative fuel treatment in regard to complex enzyme formation on large marine diesel engines, two large ferry operators completed a series of real-time monitoring to demonstrate the benefits of using enzyme treatments. The first ferry company completed testing after 28 days and observed an improvement of 10.8% in specific fuel consumption. The company decided to continue and a year later, after some 4,000 hours of operation, the fuel consumption saving remained at nearly 11%. The second ferry company to test enzyme based fuel treatments did so on two identical engines operating in tandem and producing very similar levels of output running simultaneously. Engine performance, fuel economy and emissions were recorded over a wide range of load points. An improvement of 7.4% in fuel consumption, a reduction in CO2, and lower exhaust gas temperature was recorded in the engine using enzyme based fuel treatments. When enzyme based fuel treatments are blended with liquid fossil fuels there is a sufficient improvement in fuel consumption and an associated reduction in CO2 emissions. The enzyme treatment, when dosed at one part per 10,000, affects fuel efficiency, exhaust gas temperatures and carbon monoxide emissions of marine diesel engines. The testing of enzyme based fuel treatments provided clear evidence of improved fuel economy and lowered CO2. The use of fuel treatments such an enzyme based products is not confined to large ship operators. A number of smaller workboat operators such as Williams Shipping have experienced the benefits of using this product. |
