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Makeen to produce MTU engines + generator sets in the Kingdom: Saudi Engines Manufacturing Company (Makeen) inked a framework license agreement with Rolls Royce Power Systems to manufacture, test, sell and service motor and turbine Union (MTU) engines and generator sets in the kingdom, SPA reported on Sunday citing an Aramco press release. Information about the size of the transaction and the timeframe hasn’t yet been disclosed.
What’s an MTU? MTU engines are high-performance engines manufactured by Rolls Royce’s subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH and are typically used in marine propulsion, power generation, military vehicles and industrial machinery. Rolls-Royce unveiled its Series 4000 and Series 1600 engines after they were approved for sustainable fuels.
Why is this important? The engines can use sustainable fuels including biomass to liquid, hydrotreated vegetable oil and power to liquid fuels such as e-diesel.
Saudi is going big on e-fuels: Saudi oil giant Aramco and Enowa — Neom’s energy and water utility subsidiary — signed a joint development agreement in October to establish an e-fuel demonstration plant in KSA’s Neom. The demo plant aims to make a case for the technical feasibility and commercial viability of e-fuel production in the kingdom.
About Makeen: Makeen is a JV between Aramco, Hyundai Heavy Industries and Saudi Arabian Industrial Investment Company (Dussur) that manufactures, builds, sells and services marine and land-based 2 and 4-stroke engines.
