WinGD claims the VCR technology can deliver up to 25% fuel savings and 33% lower methane slip, depending on fuel and engine load.

WinGD Ltd. promotes Variable Compression Ratio as near-term retrofit for LNG fleets. Find the latest news from the maritime industry on the PortNews website.

GM has filed a patent application for so-called “Multilink Cranktrains with Combined Eccentric Shaft and Camshaft Drive System for Internal Combustion Engines.” The system is designed to provide ...

Swiss marine power company WinGD will realise the first commercial instalments of its new variable compression ratio (VCR) technology on two new dual-fuel LNG powered vessels being built for NYK Line.

The Porsche-Hilite technology is comparatively simple, and could be offered to every automaker if and when VCR comes to market. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

Nissan engineers have reportedly been working on the engine concept for more than 20 years, and the company claims to have filed more than 300 patents protecting the design and associated technologies ...

Analysis by automotive technology specialist Prodrive has demonstrated the ability of the Gomecsys GoEngine variable compression ratio concept to deliver a 40% improvement in fuel economy without the ...

However, not all innovations are equal, and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...

Swiss marine power company WinGD and marine engine manufacturer Hanwha Engine have produced the world's first X72DF-2.2 VCR engine equipped with Variable Compression Ratio technology. This ...

The Volkswagen Group is working on developing engines with “electro-mechanical assistance for forced induction” and “variable compression ratios, Audi’s technical chief Ulrich Hackenberg said at a ...

Nissan’s variable-compression turbo (VC-Turbo) is a unique engine capable of variable compression adjustment. Unlike traditional engines, which have a fixed compression ratio, the VC-Turbo engine ...

Nissan brought the first, and only, variable-compression engine to market. But its future doesn't look bright. Complexity in cars is a funny thing. It’s tempting to say that it’s all bad, that more is ...