Fuel conditioning
One of the biggest challenges facing shipowners is the balancing act between engine efficiency, fuel costs and compliance with environmental legislation. That balance is more difficult as traditional choices are joined by new, unfamiliar types of fuel. You need booster solution that will supply your marine engine with right fuel at the right time, meeting the conditions to keep everything running smoothly.
Fuel conditioning technology for smooth, future-proof operations
- Safe, efficient conditioning of traditional fuels, low-sulphur fuels and cutting-edge fuel alternatives
- Intelligent automation for smooth, precise ramping and an exact match of engine requirements
- Automatic handling of multiple fuels from separate service tanks, all at a single push of a button
- Consistent, automatic fuel changeover regardless of the engine load
- Intuitive HMI for control over all functions and equipment, providing easy access to all system data
The original Alfa Laval Fuel Conditioning Module (FCM) broke new ground for fuel booster system capabilities, and over the years we’ve continued to develop and optimize our offering. Our technology:
- Optimizes fuel temperature, pressure and viscosity to match engine specifications
- Simplifies and safeguards fuel changeover with sophisticated automation
- Perfectly adapted for today’s traditional and alternative fuels - including marine biofuels and low-flashpoint fuels like LPG and methanol, the FCM platform is expanding to address new fuels on the horizon, with ammonia in focus.
FCM Methanol
The Alfa Laval FCM Methanol is a low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS) that can be adapted to any kind of marine engine and vessel design. It is a proven technology that has been operating on methanol fueled vessels sailing around the world since 2015.
FCM LPG
Proven, efficient and flexible, the Alfa Laval low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS) FCMLPG is ready to handle your next fuel conditioning challenges, and to help you on your path towards decarbonization.
FCM Ammonia
Alfa Laval is hard at work on the task of decarbonizing the marine industry and meeting greenhouse gas reduction targets. Having succeeded with challenging fuels like methanol and LPG, it’s time to take fuel conditioning to the next level: working towards carbon-free ammonia.
