11SEP2019 - NEWS - Y-piece technology from KC LNG sets new LNG bunkering world record

The LNG division of Kosan Crisplant a/s, KC LNG, has announced a world record for its relatively new Y-piece technology for LNG bunkering. Released last year (2018), KC LNG’s Y-piece is an adapter that allows two tank trailers to be connected instead of one, doubling the capacity of the LNG fuelling process. If that is not enough, its design allows the owner to add a second Y-piece and bunker with up to four trailers at once, which puts the bunkering speed at 400% of traditional truck-to-ship  bnkering.New product doubles LNG bunkering efficiency

KC LNG hopes that this will help to make the adaptation of LNG, the cleanest fossil fuel available, feasible for more companies.It now has a world record case study to support this vision, with Elenger of Estonia taking its LNG (liquefied natural gas) bunkering to the next level using the Y-piece solution: the company was able to achieve a complete bunkering operation with four tank trailers in less than 90 minutes. The feat was accomplished by Elenger on 6thSeptember at the port of Hanko, in Finland.

In just one hour and 23 minutes, Elenger was able to transfer 172m3 of LNG to the tank of M/V Auto Energy, a car carrier owned by UECC, from a total of four tank trailers (two at a time) – with optimal safety and no complications. This is a world record bunkering time and an enormous time saver fnor all parties involved.