In January 2025, the German Bundestag adopted the biomass package and amended the CHP Act, extending the subsidization of CHP plants and increasing the tender volume for biogas plants.
25 years after the MWM Service-Center Nord in Berlin first launched operations, the new company building was officially opened on January 16. The new building addresses the greater challenges the company is currently faced with. Apart from a much higher capacity, the building also provides a more efficient and modern workplace.
The eighth episode of the MWM service tutorial series “Do it the smart way” zooms in on the precise determination of pollutant emissions.
Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH is proud of the achievements of its MWM brand in 2024. Highlights of the year include the expansion of the genuine MWM spare parts campaign, the rollout of energy projects around the globe, the launch of the Latin American website mwmenergy.lat, and new product and service offerings.
R. Twining & Co Limited (“Twinings”), the world’s third-largest tea manufacturer, has optimized the energy supply of its Polish factory with a modern combined cooling, heat, and power (CCHP) plant. Powered by two MWM engines, the CCHP plant makes the production more energy-efficient and reduces emissions.
On November 13, the top management of RSE s.r.o and MWM met to sign an agreement defining the framework for close cooperation. Building on the achievements to date, both sides have decided to increase their joint efforts and resources to ensure the highest quality products, outstanding services, and an excellent customer experience.
The MWM website mwm.net is now also available in Spanish. Following the launch of the website mwmenergy.lat especially for the Latin American energy market, Caterpillar Energy Solutions has added this world language as a further target group-specific offering for Spanish-speaking customers.
With its Cyber Security measures for Digital Solutions, MWM provides plant operators with secure remote monitoring of and remote access to their cogeneration power plant. At the same time, they are protected against unauthorized digital access and hacker attacks.
With its newly launched website mwmenergy.lat, the MWM brand offers customers a target group-specific offering for the Latin American energy market. The website was rolled out in cooperation with the MWM service and sales team MWM Spain.
At the factory of Bitburger Braugruppe, the engines of the cogeneration power plant are being equipped with two MWM TCG 3020 V20 gas engines.
The multinational energy group and MWM distributor TEDOM is set to take over the Italian CHP manufacturer Intergen, thereby further expanding its market position.
In the Gorzów Wielkopolski hospital in Poland, an MWM TCG 3016 V16 gas engine uses polygeneration to generate energy for the heat and power supply as well as for cold water production.
For many years, Central Asia has been one of the world’s fastest growing regions. This is also reflected in the ongoing high demand for independent, distributed energy solutions with MWM gas engines. For this reason, an MWM office was opened in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in order to facilitate the exchange of information with existing and future customers and to expand activities in the region.
The new QR codes on the MWM gas engines take customers and distributors to an online platform that provides relevant service documents. Existing plants with MWM gas engines can be retrofitted with the QR codes.
With its “100 Years of MWM Brand” campaign, Caterpillar Energy Solutions has been shortlisted for the German Business Communication Award (DPWK) in the “Event Communication” category.
With its “MWM flow films”, Caterpillar Energy Solutions again won the intermedia-globe Silver award at the 25th WorldMediaFestivals. The videos were developed and produced in collaboration with the Motionplan video team.
With its submission in the “Industry & Engineering” category, Caterpillar Energy Solutions is listed among the top 5 of the DPOK.
Episode seven of the MWM service tutorial video series “Do it the smart way” provides instructions for replacing the combustion chamber temperature sensor on the MWM gas engine.
At the Uthai Rung Co., Ltd. factory in Thailand, an MWM TCG 2020 V16 gas engine that runs in island mode produces power for the production processes. The MWM gas engine was installed by GPI Energy (Thailand) Ltd., the MWM distributor for Thailand.
MWM solutions provider İltekno has implemented another cogeneration project with MWM gas engines in Uzbekistan. To supply heat and power to the district of Chilanzar, İltekno has installed two MWM TCG 3020 V20 gas engines for the energy company JSC Thermal Power Plants.
MWM has expanded its offering in the market segment of gas engines with a 60 Hz variant of the TCG 3020 V20 gas generator set, thereby providing customers with further application options in distributed energy generation.
Edina, the official MWM distributor for the UK and Ireland, is proud of the projects it has rolled out with MWM gas engines. Since 2006, Edina has installed more than 650 MWM gas engines with a total output of 1 GW in more than 350 energy projects.
In a Polish district heating power plant in Szydłowiec, an MWM TCG 3016 V16 gas engine generates heat and electricity, which is fed into the public grid.
MWM gas engines have been running in Ukraine for more than 20 years. During the “ReBuild Ukraine” exhibition held in Warsaw in November 2023, we were able to discuss the current opportunities and difficulties of the Ukrainian energy market with Dmytro Isachenko, General Manager of the MWM service provider Interenergo, which has been rolling out energy projects in Ukraine since 2005.
The highly flexible CHP plant uses seven MWM gas engines to produce heat and power for the city’s energy and district heating supply, supporting up to 68,000 households.
The sixth episode of the MWM service tutorial “Do it the smart way” zooms in on the measurement of the valve recession on the MWM gas engine.
The cogeneration power plant ranking of “Energie & Management” magazine for 2022 (issue 11/2023) reveals opposing trends for companies’ domestic and international performance. With its MWM brand, Caterpillar Energy Solutions especially stands out with high exports.
MWM looks back on the financial year 2023. The year’s highlights included the celebration of “100 years MWM brand”, the introduction MWM engine series for hydrogen operation with an admixture of up to 25 vol%, and the global implementation of projects for distributed energy generation with MWM gas engines.
The Funkerberg cogeneration power plant in Königs Wusterhausen in the German state of Brandenburg—which was designated “cogeneration power plant of the month” by “Energie & Management” magazine—uses two MWM TCG 2020 V12 gas engines to produce heat and electricity for the connected households. Henceforth, previously unused exhaust heat is to be fed in via the cogeneration power plant and distributed to the city area via a supply route.
MWM Benelux B.V. has installed an MWM TCG 3016 V16 gas engine for the Dutch horticultural company Gommans Flowers. Using cogeneration (combined heat and power generation), the engine delivers heat, power, and fertilizer for optimum plant growth in a greenhouse complex.
In early 2023, an MWM TCG 3020 V16 gas engine was installed for the Nigerian plastics manufacturer Panar Group of Companies. Together with an MWM TCG 2020 V12 K1 gas engine, the new engine generates energy for the company’s production processes.
In 2021, company TEDOM installed a packaged TCG 3016 V12 as part of a modernization program of the district heating system in the city of Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Czech Republic. Since then, the generator set has been operating successfully for 12 to 16 hours a day in winter and about 6 hours a day in summer. Cogeneration enables the flexible generation of energy according to the consumer demand, saving fuel and resources.
New engines of the MWM TCG 3020 series can now be operated with a hydrogen admixture of up to 25 vol%. Existing plants with TCG 3020 gas engines can be upgraded with the MWM 25H2-Kit for operation with a hydrogen admixture of up to 25 vol%.
In 2021, the Rúbanisko II power plant went live in Lučenec, Slovakia, supplying heat and electricity to the local population. Since then, the TCG 3016 V16 has generated more than 10,000 MWh of power.
Turkish EPC contractor and MWM distributor İltekno has been active in Uzbekistan for many years and is known especially for the construction and commissioning of Uzbekistan’s first cogeneration power plant with gas engines in 2019. On July 26, 2023, delegates of Caterpillar Energy Solutions, MWM, and İltekno met at the headquarters in Istanbul to sign an MWM Solutions Provider agreement for Uzbekistan, expanding and deepening the successful partnership that started 21 years ago.
Visitors to the MWM website who are interested in the history of the MWM brand can now access a new virtual archive containing all 202 issues of the former company magazine “WIR von den Werken der Knorr-Bremse”, which have been digitized on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the MWM brand.
The fifth episode of the MWM service tutorial “Do it the smart way” features tips and tricks for the hassle-free replacement of lube oil in MWM gas engines.
MWM has introduced new TCG 3016 gas engines that support hydrogen admixture of up to 25 vol%. Existing plants with TCG 3016 gas engines can be upgraded with the MWM retrofit kit for operation with a hydrogen admixture of up to 25 vol%.
At a waste recycling plant in Poland, an MWM TCG 2016 V16 gas engine completed a total of 100,000 operating hours without any unexpected outages.
At the DPOK 2023 awards ceremony, Caterpillar Energy Solutions reached the third place in the “Industry & Engineering” category with its MWM campaign on the occasion of the company’s 150th anniversary.
With its campaign for the 150th company anniversary, the MWM brand is among the top 5 in the “Industry & Engineering” category.
Caterpillar Energy Solutions would like to thank the visitors to the E-world energy & water 2023 for their keen interest. At the trade fair, MWM experts presented energy solutions with MWM gas engines and engaged in personal discussions with the professional audience.
As a member of the German Biogas Association, MWM supports the conservation of biodiversity with the Biodiversity Week under the motto #blühendesLeben (“blooming life”). The fields offer endangered insects habitat and can be used for sustainable energy generation in biogas plants.
MWM Benelux B.V. has installed a new cogeneration plant with eight MWM TCG 2020 V12 gas engines for producer Wonderplant to supply energy and ensure optimal management of tomato cultivation following the expansion of its greenhouses.
The newly installed biogas plant in Lozovo, North Macedonia, with its two TCG 2020 V12 gas engines is able to supply approximately 4,000 households with electrical energy. The MWM gas engines used for this project were delivered in their highly efficient 1-MW variant. Fueled exclusively with renewables and organic waste, the engines also deliver 2.1 MW of thermal energy.
On May 9 and 10, the experts of the cogeneration power plant industry will come together at the BHKW 2023, the 20th annual cogeneration power plant convention. At the industry event, Caterpillar Energy Solutions will present MWM gas engines and complete solutions for distributed energy supply.
The website www.mwm.at has been launched to present customers of the MWM brand with an optimized platform for the Eastern European and Central Asian energy market. The launch was rolled out together with the team of MWM Austria GmbH, which is responsible for the markets in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CIS).
The completion of the power plant near Lake Kivu, Rwanda, is getting closer. All 19 MWM gas engines that produce sustainable energy for Rwanda using methane from the depths of Lake Kivu are to go live by July 2023.
To ensure hassle-free production processes and efficient energy generation, the Indian MWM distributor Green Power International Pvt. Ltd. has performed comprehensive maintenance work on the power plant of the industrial coolant manufacturer Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL), which runs with three MWM gas engines.
The E-world energy & water 2023 will take place in Essen, Germany, from May 23 to 25. At the trade fair, Caterpillar Energy Solutions will present the latest technologies and solutions with MWM gas engines in the fields of green heat, decarbonization, and hydrogen. To make an appointment with MWM at the trade fair, sign up using the online form on the MWM website.
The fourth episode of the MWM service tutorial video series entitled “Do it the smart way” shows how to perform TPEM data exports.
The third episode of the MWM service tutorial video series entitled “Do it the smart way” features tips and tricks for TPEM auxiliary drive tests.
The results of the MWM End Customer Survey 2022 reveal a generally high level of satisfaction with MWM products and services. Of the end customers interviewed, 98 percent recommend the work of the MWM Service Centers and of the MWM subsidiaries in Europe.
In a joint project supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, MWM and the research center WTZ Roßlau gGmbH conduct research in the field of sustainable, clean energy generation with hydrogen engines.
Despite global crises and the stress the employees were subject to due to the coronavirus pandemic, MWM was able to continue to deliver a fine business performance. For the brand, 2022 thus proved to be a productive financial year. Apart from the rollout of numerous energy projects around the globe, the main focus was on hydrogen as a clean fuel for MWM gas engines and cogeneration power plants and on the start of the 100th MWM brand anniversary celebrations.
This is the 100th year of the renowned engineering brand MWM, which has successfully secured a leading edge over its competitors and gained high recognition value. Caterpillar Energy Solutions celebrates this special brand anniversary with a dedicated MWM anniversary website, interviews conducted with brand experts, background information on the MWM brand, and a quiz about the past 100 years.
MWM distributor Edina has installed its third combined heat and power plant for the University of York. The MWM TCG 3020 V20, which sits in an unusual container, generates power for the campus and the university buildings.
The transmission system operator terranets bw has established the “Hydrogen for Baden-Württemberg” initiative. The objective is to develop a national hydrogen grid and to network relevant players from the fields of industry, politics, and society.
With its versatile MWM TCG 3020 V20 (2MW) gas engine, MWM expands its lineup of generator sets, offering customers a unit that delivers high efficiency under maximum performance in the 2 MW segment.
The CHP plant for the Polish mushroom producer Hajduk Group Sp. z o.o., which is powered by an MWM TCG 2020 V16 gas engine, supplies the production facilities with energy, heat, cold, and steam.
In the new cogeneration power plant in Alfhausen, Germany, two MWM gas engines are to produce heat and power for the people who live there. The heat is to be delivered to the connected homes via a district heat network set up especially for this purpose.
The new online status monitoring system MWM Remote Asset Monitoring (RAM) is now also available for MWM gas engines with the digital power plant control TPEM. Newly shipped gas engines with TPEM control are now delivered ready for MWM RAM activation. Existing plants can easily be upgraded with a retrofit kit.
In China, two innovative waste utilization plants that generate power from biogas are being set up in two projects. The plants are powered by MWM gas engines. The power produced is used for the facilities and is fed into the public grid.
Together with Kaltimex Energy Bangladesh (Pvt.) Ltd., Caterpillar Energy Solutions celebrates the milestone of 1,000 MW of installed total output with MWM gas engines in Bangladesh. The success of the partnership was highlighted by means of the handover of a “Certificate of Recognition” of outstanding performance.
As a member of Allianz Wasserstoffmotor e.V., Caterpillar Energy Solutions advocates the promotion and development of hydrogen-fueled engines under the MWM brand.
The MWM coolant MWM Antifreeze Advanced with inhibitor technology for reliable frost and corrosion protection is based on extensive field experience and is suitable for all MWM gas and diesel engines.
The MWM video production “150 years of continuous innovation” has won the intermedia-globe Silver award of the 23rd WorldMediaFestival. The video had been developed and produced last year by MWM in collaboration with the event and film agency Motionplan on the occasion of the company’s 150th anniversary.
With its anniversary campaign Caterpillar Energy Solutions links the past to the future, and was nominated as a finalist for the German Award for Business Communication (Deutscher Preis für Wirtschaftskommunikation – DPWK) in the “Internal Communication” category.
In February 2022, two service teams of the MWM distributor TEDOM a.s. completed the general overhaul of two TCG 2032 V16 gas engines in just 15 working days.
The Energy News Board on the MWM Energy Blog is a platform for plant operators and professionals who are looking for media analyses and trending articles and reports about flexible distributed energy generation.
Indian MWM distributor and service partner Green Power International Pvt. Ltd. has performed the E70 maintenance of an MWM TCG 2032 V16 gas engine for medical technology manufacturer Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices Ltd. The extensive, but nevertheless speedy maintenance ensures the smooth ongoing power supply for the production.
In the context of the short-term operating reserve project, the flexible power supply in the UK is being further expanded. More than 300 MWM gas engines in distributed power plants already ensure the stability of the UK power grid when the energy availability fluctuates.
With the cogeneration power plants driven by MWM gas engines, the Tychy Aquapark in Poland generates heat and power for the operation and heating of the swimming pool.
In addition to the retrofitting of existing plants with SCR catalysts, MWM offers MWM Premium U 32.5 urea in order to enable eco-friendly operation according to the 44th Federal Immission Control Ordinance (44th BImSchV) in Germany.
In the context of the energy transition, hydrogen is considered to be a key instrument to achieve climate neutrality. MWM gas engines and cogeneration power plants are already capable of operating with a hydrogen admixture of 10 percent without any technical modifications. With the new gas engines or retrofit kits, it will even be possible to use fuel with a hydrogen content of up to 25 percent.
The MWM modular turn-key SCR catalyst retrofit kit is a compact first-class solution to ensure compliance with all requirements of the 44th Federal Immission Control Ordinance (44th BImSchV) in Germany, which imposes stricter emission limits for existing and new plants.
OTTO FUCHS KG, an international manufacturer in the metal processing industry, has commissioned a new flex cogeneration power plant for the surface center in Meinerzhagen, Germany. The cogeneration power plant is driven by an MWM TCG 2020 V12 gas engine that delivers heat and power in accordance with the needs of the factory’s shifts.
Polish MWM distributor Centrum Elektroniki Stosowanej CES Sp. z o.o. has installed two trigeneration systems for the Polish company Clinico Medical Sp. z o.o., which belongs to the Fresenius Kabi Group, in order to supply the production facilities with heat, power and cold.
The spinning company of the Saiham Group in Bangladesh has commissioned another production plant and a new energy supply plant. The power plant is driven by one MWM TCG 2020 V16K and six MWM TCG 2020 V20 gas engines and delivers a total output of 13.5 MW.
The power plant of the energy provider Avacon Natur GmbH in Lüneburg, Germany, has been equipped with a new cogeneration power plant, which is driven by an MWM TCG 2032B V16 gas engine. The installation of the gas engine in the provider’s listed building was a special challenge.
The Summarecon Group, one of Indonesia’s leading real estate management companies, has decided to replace the engines of its trigeneration plant with two MWM TCG 2020 V20 gas engines for the energy supply and air-conditioning of its shopping mall in Serpong.
Despite the stress that the employees were subject to due to the coronavirus pandemic, MWM was able to perpetuate its successful business performance. For the brand, 2021 thus proved to be a productive financial year. Apart from the rollout of numerous energy projects, the product launch of the TCG 3020 V12 and V16 gas engines and the RAM and AGRGS systems, the year was marked by the 150th anniversary of MWM.
On the occasion of its 150th anniversary, MWM has published a printed book recounting its eventful foundation and development history. The book can be ordered in the MWM web shop in English and German.
Given the good experiences, the electronics company PT. Panasonic Industrial Devices Batam (PID-BT) in Indonesia again decided to obtain MWM gas engines to generate power for the company buildings.
MWM will launch commercially available power generation solutions from 400 kW to 4.5 MW that can be configured to operate on natural gas blended with up to 25% hydrogen.
The MWM Automatic Generator Bearing Re-Greasing System (AGRGS) reduces costs and effort.
The new cogeneration power plant with two MWM TCG 2020 V12 gas engines of Stadtwerke Wernigerode GmbH, the municipal utility of the city of Wernigerode, supplies buildings in the city and the Harzklinikum Dorothea Christiane Erxleben hospital with heat and feeds electricity into the public medium voltage grid.
In celebration of its 150th anniversary, MWM has also released a video about the brand’s colorful history and the people behind it.
Apart from donning a new look, the relaunched Russian MWM website focuses even more intensively on the application scenarios and topics of interest to the energy market in Russia and in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
The MWM TCG 2020 V20 gas engines installed for the large Indian motorcycle and scooter manufacturer Hero MotoCorp continually supply the manufacturer’s two factories with energy. The island-mode gas engines generate a total of 12 MW of power at the two locations.
Turkish distribution and service partner İltekno has installed and commissioned two cogeneration plants—one with a TCG 3016 V16 gas engine and the other with a TCG 2020 V12 gas engine—in two hospitals in Turkey. The two CHP plants ensure the long-term coverage of the hospital’s growing energy demand.
The fourth gas engine in Green Power’s portfolio, which operates in the premises of the Kaira District Co-Operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd, Amul Dairy, has already completed around 100,000 operating hours. For the past 15 years, the trigeneration plant in Anand, India, has been used for the production of dairy products that are supplied to all over India.
MWM Austria has won the tendering process for the maintenance of 18 MWM TCG 2016 V16C gas engines of the operator Veolia Energia Slovensko. The engines, which are installed throughout the city of Bratislava, supply the municipal power and district heat network with electrical and thermal energy.
In March 2020, MWM Spain received an order for the operation and maintenance of 10 MWM TCG 2032 V16 gas engines in Spain. The gas gensets support the utility provider Iberdrola’s goal of eventually becoming carbon-neutral.
MWM distributor Edina has rolled out a flexible distributed power generation project for the energy provider Conrad Energy in the UK. The new gas power plant, which runs with 10 MWM TCG 2020 V20 gas engines, is used to secure the power supply in the event of fluctuations in the national power grid.
On the occasion of MWM’s 150th anniversary, a tram has been decorated with a design in MWM blue, and posters have been put up in several street-facing windows, e.g. on Carl-Benz-Strasse in Mannheim. The MWM tram travels through the entire rnv network in Mannheim and surrounding areas.
Despite the extreme outdoor temperatures, the Sayuri greenhouse facilities in Siberia serve the year-round production of fruits and vegetables for the inhabitants of Yakutsk, Russia.
Lake Kivu in Rwanda provides ideal conditions for an unusual energy project. Using the methane from the lake, the 19 MWM TCG 2032B V16 gas engines of the newly built plant will be able to produce energy and supply the central African country with heat and power for 50 years.
As a member of the German Biogas Association, MWM supports the biodiversity campaign week under the motto #blühendesLeben (“blooming life”) for the sustainable cultivation of energy crops for energy generation.
The MWM TCG 3020 gas engines are now also available as V12 and V16. Thanks to the compact design, the new MWM gas engines deliver up to 18 percent more performance than the predecessor models, though their dimensions are almost identical.
The Polish MWM distributor Centrum Elektroniki Stosowanej CES Sp. z o.o modernizes the CHP plant of the energy company PGNiG TERMIKA Energetyka przemysłowa S.A.. The two MWM TCG 2032 V16 gas engines that are going to be installed will generate energy from methane extracted from mine gas.
The relaunched website of MWM appears in a new, fresh design. The graphical modifications and technical fine-tuning of the online presence have been implemented as part of the digital campaign on the occasion of the 150th anniversary under the motto “150 years of continuous innovation”.
In a sustainable energy generation project in 2018, the municipal utility provider of the city of Stendal, Germany, modernized its cogeneration power plant for the heat and power supply of the city area. The old marine diesel engines were replaced with three modern cogeneration power plants of SES Energiesysteme GmbH with MWM TCG 2032B V16 gas engines for combined heat and power generation.
Founded by Carl Benz in 1871, MWM looks back at 150 years full of innovative developments. In an interview with “Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide” magazine, Tim Scott touches on the brand anniversary, the traditional company’s history, and the future of MWM gas engines with a view to the challenges associated with the digitization trend and the transformation of the energy market.
Andechser Molkerei Scheitz GmbH uses a cogeneration power plant module with an MWM gas engine along with an absorption chiller for systematic energy management and optimum preheating and cooling of its products. In this way, the company saves 30 percent of primary energy and up to 1.6 million kg of carbon a year.
The official MWM Distributor Kaltimex Energy Bangladesh (Pvt.) Ltd has established another office in order to be able to respond speedily to the increasing number of customer requests, providing the needed services.
Together with the film agency Motionplan, MWM has presented another high-quality video production about a newly introduced real-time digital status monitoring system: the innovative MWM Remote Asset Monitoring (RAM) system.
In the context of a modernization project, the Central Landfill Emscherbruch (Zentraldeponie Emscherbruch; ZDE) in Gelsenkirchen in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region has been equipped with three new MWM TCG 3016 V12 gas engines. The use of landfill gas as fuel for the gas engines saves costs and protects the environment.
By upgrading the engines of its biogas plant locations with eight containerized MWM cogeneration power plants and MWM TCG 3016 gas engines, the agricultural company Gebrüder Nooren GbR has doubled the installed electrical output of the existing plants. The generated power is fed into the public grid.
MWM Austria GmbH has received the international “Golden Lightning” award in Moscow at the VIII Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award in recognition of an energy project in Austria. The biogas CHP plant uses the by-products that accumulate at the textile pulp manufacturer AustroCel Hallein GmbH for eco-friendly, inexpensive combined heat and power (CHP) generation.
The engines of the cogeneration power plants of BG Biogas Service GmbH, which are connected to biogas plants, have been replaced with MWM TCG 3016 gas engines. The plants in Langenau and Seligweiler supply the communities with heat and power.
With MWM Remote Asset Monitoring (RAM), you can monitor your CHP plant all around the clock from any location worldwide. It allows you to directly and proactively react to any issues on site. By using MWM RAM, potential damage can be identified at an early stage before it causes a shutdown of your site.
This year, MWM celebrates its 150th anniversary. Founded by Carl Benz in 1871, the traditional company has continually adapted to the rising requirements of the energy market and has delivered key innovations in distributed energy generation.
The relaunched corporate website of Caterpillar Energy Solutions dons a new design. The website now features even more information on career opportunities, services, products, and training offerings.
MWM looks back on 12 trend-setting, successful months. Throughout the year, MWM rolled out numerous energy projects for clean and sustainable energy generation and created new digital platforms for customer communication. With its EmiBox, MWM offers a reliable emission monitoring solution.
In an underground cogeneration power plant, two MWM TCG 2032 V16 gas engines generate heat and power in London. The Citigen project is part of an EU energy project for the efficient, inexpensive energy production and reduction of carbon emissions.
The Spanish food enterprise La Unión Corp., one of the largest exporters of fruits and vegetables in the province of Almería, has replaced an engine of its trigeneration plant with an MWM TCG 2020 V16 gas engine. The MWM gas engine delivers additional heat energy that is used to produce cooling energy. Apart from a significant performance leap, this reduces the operating costs.
Two MWM TCG 2020 V20 gas engines at the Gateshead Energy Company in the northeast of England optimize the security of supply of the residents and businesses with heat and power. Whenever necessary, the MWM gas engines are able to supply the power grid with additional energy within less than one hour.
The Epirus waste plant in Greece produces biogas from neighborhood waste. In a CHP plant running MWM TCG 2020 V16 gas engines, the gas is converted into green power, which is fed into the national power grid.
The launch of the “MWM Energy Blog” on mwm-energyblog.com represents the next step in the expansion of the range of digital information on cogeneration power plants and gas engines. In the MWM Energy Blog, MWM presents information on energy policy topics, technical innovations, and opportunities of distributed energy production with cogeneration and gas engines.
MWM Benelux B.V. has installed a second MWM gas engine for the Belgian tomato producer Krikato. Together, the two gas engines generate 3.5 MW of electrical energy and 4.2 MW of thermal energy that is used for the greenhouse operation. Additionally, the gas engines supply carbon dioxide for use as plant fertilizer.
With the new MWM Service Portal, MWM takes the next step on the path to digitization in the fields of service, marketing, and sales of innovative energy solutions. Smart production processes enable MWM partners to create individualized product catalogs with services for their customers on the basis of standardized print templates. The flyers can be designed and produced both for web and for print purposes.
In March 2020, Greek tomato producer Karditsa Gardens S.A. commissioned a turnkey combined heat and power plant for the thermal energy supply of its greenhouses. Powered by two MWM TCG 2020 V20 (HE), the cogeneration power plant reliably supplies the tomato production facilities of more than 50,000 m² with inexpensive heat. Furthermore, the electrical power is sold and fed into the national distribution grid.
MWM is further expanding its service offering by launching its own brand channels in the social networks Facebook and LinkedIn. On these digital platforms, MWM provides interesting information on MWM products, the latest industry news, and fascinating background stories.
MWM distributor MKS Group of Companies is setting up production facilities for modular power plants for distributed energy supply in the Malaya Sosnovka Industrial Innovation Park in the Russian region of Chelyabinsk. Additionally, a modular power plant will supply the residents of the industrial park with heat and power. The plans for the construction of another production site for modular power plants in the Moscow region are already in the pipeline.
Mallorca’s environmental technology park runs a sustainable recycling economy to utilize municipal waste and bio-waste. For the modernization of the plant, MWM has installed a biogas-fueled TCG 2020 V12 gas engine that, together with another MWM genset, produces heat and power for the Spanish island’s local energy grid.
MWM distributor MKS Group of Companies has commissioned a highly efficient energy center in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia. The modular power plant is equipped with an MWM TCG 2020 V20 gas engine and ensures uninterrupted energy supply for sensitive natural stone production and processing workflows. Additionally, the efficient, distributed energy generation concept enables the industrial enterprise to save two thirds of its previous energy costs.
Since Munich’s “Franz Josef Strauss” airport opened its doors almost 30 years ago, the MWM Service Center South has supported the airport in continually modernizing its energy supply and optimizing its service workflows. Using trigeneration, electricity, heat, and cold are produced and used to supply the buildings and hangars of Germany’s second-largest airport.
Thanks to the partnership between Caterpillar Energy Solutions and the technology company AVAT, MWM customers benefit from the secured long-term availability of spare parts for all TEAM Evo systems.
A customer satisfaction survey conducted by MWM Service from April 2019 to February 2020 has delivered positive results and a satisfaction index of 98 percent. In total, more than 800 responses have been received from MWM customers in Europe concerning their experiences with MWM maintenance activities and MWM Service in general.
As a member of the German Biogas Association, MWM promotes the nationwide campaign week for sustainable energy plant cultivation. Apart from the energy generation in biogas plants, wild plant fields can be used for the creation of new habitats for insects and preservation of biodiversity.
Last year, a new cogeneration power plant was opened for the Nadezhda smelting plant of UMMC-Steel Corp. in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. The new cogeneration plant is one of the most technologically advanced and energy-efficient power plants in the Ural Mountains. Powered by four MWM TCG 2032B V16 gas engines, the cogeneration power plant ensures reliable energy generation and emergency power supply for increased profitability and eco-friendliness of the company.
The digital “TCG Portal” gives MWM partners a concise overview and secure, convenient access to all applications and services for MWM TCG gas engines. With its innovative, customer-friendly platform, MWM successfully takes on the challenges of distributed energy generation in this age of digitization.
For the first two episodes of the MWM service tutorial video series “Do it the smart way”, the independent international expert jury of the WorldMediaFestival 2020 honors Caterpillar Energy Solutions with the intermedia-globe Silver Award in the category “Training: Learning Programmes”. The German-language videos have been translated and dubbed in several languages.
When the cogeneration power plant was first set up in 2007, Dräger opted for reliable, efficient MWM engine technology in the form of a TCG 2020 V12. After 13 years of smooth operation, the core of the cogeneration power plant is now being replaced with an MWM TCG 2020 V12 gas genset with improved efficiency.
For the third time in a row in 2020, “Energie & Management” magazine designated an MWM cogeneration power plant as “Cogeneration Power Plant of the Month”. The cogeneration power plant of Vereinigte Stadtwerke on Schanzenbarg, Bad Oldesloe, Germany, which has been newly equipped with two MWM TCG 3016 V16 gas engines, was labelled “Cogeneration Power Plant of the Month” of March.
“Energie & Management” designated the two overhauled MWM cogeneration power plants for the energy supply of the Ecological Botanical Garden and the University of Bayreuth as “Cogeneration Power Plant of the Month” of February. The systems are a fine example of the longevity and flexibility of MWM gas engines.
At two exhibitions held in February—the E-world energy & water and the HortiContact—MWM presented flexible, innovative, and sustainable energy solutions that are perfectly suited to the challenges of the modern, dynamic energy market.
Internal cogeneration power plants represent a custom-tailored solution that enables the implementation of sustainable, flexible, and needs-oriented internal power production. Apart from security of supply, plant operators benefit from lower heat and power costs as well as efficient combined heat and power generation in line with the company’s needs.
In 2019, official MWM distributor MKS Group of Companies successfully completed commissioning of the generating equipment at the power plant for the NLMK Ural (NLMK Group) enterprise in Russia. The new energy complex becomes the most powerful gas engine power plant in the district, reduces the enterprise’s production costs, and decreases the greenhouse gas emissions of the enterprise by 4,000 tons per year.
In the last phase of a three-phased project MWM completes the renewal of the Spanish wastewater treatment plant Viveros de la Villa in Madrid. For a higher efficiency of the cogeneration plant an MWM TCG 3016 V08 genset will be installed.
“Energie & Management” magazine has designated the biogas plant of the operator Rohlfs Biogas KG in Wehrbleck, Lower Saxony, which has been flexibilized with an MWM TCG 2020 V20 gas engine, as “Cogeneration Power Plant of the Month” of January 2020. Apart from the stabilization of the regional power and heat network and the high efficiency of the cogeneration power plant, the distributed energy generation plant enables carbon savings of approximately 3,800 t/year.
In late 2018, the last of the three cogeneration power plants of the Augsburg sewage treatment plant was fitted with an MWM TCG 2020 V12 gas engine. Thanks to the three MWM gas engines, the Augsburg sewage treatment plant is now able to cover its own heat and power demand and additionally supply energy for more than 800 households.
The energy policy aims at the increased transition from fossil energy sources to natural gas, solar energy, and wind energy for power generation purposes. MWM already offers future-oriented, sustainable gas engines and power gensets with optimized electrical and thermal efficiency levels of more than 90 percent (depending on the application scenario).
With its positive business performance and numerous trend-setting, award-winning innovations, 2019 was an outstanding year for MWM. The year was especially marked by the topics of energy security and sustainable energy generation as well as growing flexibilization of CHP plants.
Distributed energy supply will continue to increase in significance. MWM, the leading brand in the field of distributed energy generation, already offers innovative and efficient solutions for increased performance.
In view of the urban growth and transformation, energy suppliers are faced with the challenge of implementing climate-friendly power and energy generation concepts. As a reliable partner for this structural change, MWM offers innovative power plant solutions for sustainable, flexible energy supply.
In 2020, MWM will again be present at the E-world energy & water in Essen, Germany (hall 2, stand 2-100). Registration for the event and requests for appointments with MWM are now possible via an online form on the MWM website.
Every two years company TEDOM invites their international business partners to inform about future developments of their products, to exchange experience in sales and service and to update business relations with their partners all over the world. This year’s event in Prague, which has been the 10th anniversary of the TEDOM Partners´ Meeting, offered the opportunity of celebrating the milestone of purchasing the 300th MWM genset.
As of October 1, 2019, Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, will be headed by Johan Masse, Uwe Sternstein and Peter Körner. The company represents the MWM and Cat brands. The new management team comprises three experienced managers with long-standing expertise.
Among the MWM power gensets, the TCG 3042 gas engine is a specialist for natural gas applications. Apart from high profitability, flexibility, and reliability, the unit boasts the highest output in the MWM product range with maximum electrical efficiency.
During summer heat waves, trigeneration is an attractive alternative especially for industrial cooling processes in the manufacturing industry. The distributed energy generation with cogeneration power plants makes it possible for enterprises to ensure smooth operations through efficient, uninterrupted energy supply even under difficult conditions.
The new cogeneration power plant of the biogas plant in Oberspiesheim in the Nuremberg metropolitan area is equipped with an MWM TCG 2020 V12 gas engine. The plant with flexible operation covers about 60 percent of the total annual heat demand of the neighboring nursery.
The modular power plant installed by MWM distributor MKS Group of Companies in the large Russian city of Chelyabinsk, Ural, runs with four TCG 2032B V16 gas engines, enabling modern, flexible distributed energy supply. The modular MWM cogeneration power plant thus contributes significantly to the reliable, eco-friendly energy supply of the region.
From July 1 to September 30, the MWM “Summer Deal” 2019 will offer MWM customers and service partners around the globe up to 25 percent discount on selected spare parts.
At the Dutch greenhouse horticulture exhibition HortiContact 2019, MWM presented special solutions for the distributed energy generation with gas engines in the field of “Cogeneration in Greenhouses”. The new, highly efficient gas engines TCG 3016 and TCG 3020 as well as the integrated digital power plant control TPEM were among the highlights presented.
“Energie & Management” magazine has designated the cogeneration power plant of the chocolate manufacturer Weinrich with its MWM TCG 2016 V16 gas engine as “Cogeneration Power Plant of the Month of April”.
On March 15, 2019, the new pellet plant of WUN Pellets GmbH went live in Wunsiedel, Upper Franconia. The 30-million-euro investment was officially inaugurated by Dr. Markus Söder, Bavaria’s Minister-President. The pellet plant’s control energy power plant, which runs with three MWM TCG 2032B V16 gas engines, is considered to be an outstanding example of eco-friendly, distributed energy generation. In recognition of its high energy efficiency and flexibility, “Energie & Management” designated the cogeneration power plant as “Cogeneration Power Plant of the Month” of March.
At the WorldMediaFestival, Caterpillar Energy Solutions again received the Intermedia-Globe Silver award, this time for its product video about the newly developed MWM TCG 3020 gas engine. Especially the sophisticated 3D animations and the soundtrack, which was composed especially for the video, earned the praise of the international expert jury.
The second episode of the MWM service tutorial video series entitled “Durchdacht gemacht” (“Do it the smart way”) demonstrates the adjustment of the valve clearance on an MWM TCG 3016 gas engine.
Rising electricity costs greatly impact the competitiveness especially of energy-intensive manufacturing companies. By means of the transition to gas-fired CHP plants, energy-intensive industries can benefit on a long-term basis.
The “Growth, Structural Change, and Employment” Commission recommends a reduction of Germany’s greenhouse emissions by at least 80 percent by 2050 and regards CHP plants with flexible operation as a meaningful measure to reach the climate goals.
In its final report, the “Growth, Structural Change, and Employment” Commission recommends the gradual shutdown of coal-fired power plants or their conversion in accordance with the German Combined Heat and Power Act (KWKG). Moreover, the Commission advocates the comprehensive transition from coal to gas within the grid reserve. MWM offers highly efficient gas-fired power plant solutions for distributed energy generation and future-oriented energy concepts.
MWM has published a product film about the newly developed TCG 3020 gas engine, a multi-talent that delivers improved performance and profitability in a compact design and effectively balances efficiency and reliability.
On May 7 and 8, the 17th Annual Cogeneration Conference will be held at the Congress Center in Dresden, Germany. This year’s conference will focus on cogeneration technologies, topical legal issues, and political aspects of the energy reform.
The MWM TCG 2020 V16 power genset installed by the Munich City Utilities for the cogeneration power plant of the Munich Exhibition Grounds delivers improved efficiency, more flexibility, and better eco-compatibility for distributed energy generation. In addition to the ICM building, the CHP plant also supplies the offices in the administration building with heat and power.
The MWM TCG 2032 V12 genset, which was newly installed by MWM partner Edina in eye-health provider Bausch + Lomb’s own cogeneration power plant in Waterford, Ireland, saves operating costs of up to €1 million a year. Additionally, carbon emissions are reduced by about 3,750 t a year.
In 2017, the largest and oldest cogeneration power plant in Nordhausen, Thuringia, underwent a general overhaul. Without halting the operation, the energy service provider Energieversorgung Nordhausen (EVN) had four new MWM TCG 2020 V20 engines installed in the cogeneration plant “Mitte”, thereby ensuring the city’s reliable, continuous, and eco-friendly energy supply.
The combined heat and power plant next to the Fjordarium indoor swimming pool and sauna facilities in Schleswig, which was equipped with four new MWM gas engine gensets in 2017, enables significant ecological and economic savings.
On February 5-7, 2019, Caterpillar Energy Solutions will again participate in the “E-world energy & water” with its MWM brand, presenting solutions for the field of distributed energy generation.
The first episode of the new MWM service tutorial “Durchdacht gemacht” (“Do it the smart way”) went live in December. Additional episodes are to follow.
A new model of the MWM gas engines is now available on the market: TCG 3020 V20. Apart from delivering improved performance and profitability, this gas engine effectively balances efficiency and reliability.
On August 14, 2018 at the MWM energy generation seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia, PT. Kaltimex Energy was officially certified as authorized service partner of MWM Asia-Pacific in Indonesia. The seminar was attended by industry representatives as well as customers of PT. Kaltimex Energy.
Newly installed cogeneration power plants, engine replacement of cogeneration power plants with MWM gas engines, transition to flexible operation of many CHP plants, and increasing digitization—as a whole, MWM is very pleased with its business performance and trend-setting innovations in the past 12 months and makes a robust forecast for 2019.
To flexibilize the biogas plant of Agrarbewirtschaftung Behrenwalde GmbH, MWM service partner Agrarservice Lass GmbH installed an additional cogeneration power plant.
On November 6 and 7, the Annual CHP Conference 2018 took place in the Maritim International Congress Center in Dresden, Germany.
The cogeneration power plant in the Heuchelhof district of Würzburg, Germany, has been in operation at Heizkraftwerk Würzburg – a subsidiary of the Würzburg municipal utility provider – for the past 23 years. The MWM TCG 2020 V12 gensets installed by the MWM partner ETW Energietechnik will increase the CHP plant’s efficiency considerably and enable the operator to enter the control energy market. By means of the engine replacement of the natural gas-fired plant, the location will become even more efficient, both economically and in terms of the energy output.
To modernize the systems of the tradition-rich chocolate factory Ludwig Weinrich in Herford, East Westphalia, MWM partner SES Energiesysteme has installed a new cogeneration power plant with an output of 800 kWel.
The leading dealer of MWM gas engines and combined heat and power plants in the UK and Ireland Edina has received the company’s second Queen’s Award for Enterprise at its Stockport office, UK, on Monday 24th September 2018. The ceremonial award was presented by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester.
Henceforth, most operators of CHP self-supplier plants from 1 to 10 MW of electrical energy that went live between August 2014 and December 2017 will have to pay a higher EEG surcharge under a transitional regime. Changes will also apply to operators of plants with an output of up to 1 MW and over 10 MW.
The Italian cheese in manufacturer IGOR in Cameri, Piedmont, receives a new MWM power genset with an output of up to 1,560 kWel for its production site. The new combined heat and power (CHP) plant is based on an MWM gas engine of the TCG 2020 V16 250 NOx series, which is designed especially for deployment in CHP plants and fallback plants capable of isolated operation, providing the manufacturer with maximum energy independence and security.
As the energy reform progresses, biogas plants continue to stand their ground despite difficult conditions. According to the latest forecast of the German Biogas Association (FvB), the total number of biogas plants in Germany will undergo a year-on-year increase of 163 (1.7 percent) to 9,494 in 2018. The current year could also see an increase of 268 MW in flexible output.
Due to the characteristics of renewable energies, many operators of gas-fired plants depend on flexible operation. To avoid supply fluctuations, it must be possible to start up power plants speedily. A special mode of operation allows the MWM TCG 2032B V16 to flexibly switch between a normal and a shorter start time.
In late April, the Italian MWM Distributor company Intergen launched its new control center that enables the full digital control of all connected MWM plants.
The power outage at Hamburg’s Helmut Schmidt airport underlines the importance of precisely planned, installed, and maintained cogeneration power plants and emergency power systems. Uninterrupted power supply helps avoid economic losses and ensures the security of the passengers and the personnel.
The highly efficient MWM cogeneration power plant in Duisburg is one of Germany’s first CHP plants to be furnished with SCR technology to reduce exhaust fume and nitrogen emissions. The plant now generates eco-friendly heat and power in test operation.
Another MWM product film has qualified for a renowned international media award: The WorldMediaFestival honored the product film entitled “TCG 3016. Efficiency Goes Digital” with the Intermedia-Globe silver award 2018 in the Sales Promotion category.
With its high energy efficiency and flexibility, the TCG 2020 gas engine is MWM’s most successful power genset around the globe and is also very popular in India. A party was held in recognition of the superb ecological and economic performance of the MWM gas engine series.
At the E-world energy & water, Europe’s largest energy trade fair, MWM presented its new TCG 3016 gas engine and the digital plant control TPEM, underlining its focus on the hot topics of the energy industry: digitization, flexibilization, and decentraliz
A short while after the successful market launch of the newly developed TCG 3016 gas engine, the product video is now available on YouTube. The video bundles all important information, new features, and advantages of the newly developed gas engine series.
MWM Partner Edina Again Receives ADE Award for Innovative Energy Projects for Distributed Energy Generation with Cogeneration Plants Mannheim, February, 14, 2018 This year, MWM
A dairy farmer from Schleswig-Holstein has purchased an MWM TCG 3016 V12 gas engine with fully digitized power plant control, the latest innovation on the market for distributed energy generation with cogeneration plants.
Vereinigte Stadtwerke in Bad Oldesloe, Germany, has successfully tested the newly developed MWM TCG 3016 gas engine for distributed energy supply for more than a year.
With its newly developed TCG 3016 gas engine, the implementation of the fully digitized TPEM plant control, and the ongoing further development and improvement of its gas engines, MWM is looking back at a truly successful year.
The university hospital and faculty of medicine of Georg August University in Göttingen have jointly adopted an effective, eco-friendly, and cost-efficient energy policy. Currently, a cogeneration power plant with an MWM TCG 2032 V16 gas engine is being installed on the premises of the University of Göttingen.
The MWM TCG 3016 gas engine represents an entirely new development in MWM’s CHP plant portfolio. The integrated digital plant control TPEM facilitates the installation and enables more flexible operation. In the field of natural gas and biogas operation, the TCG 3016 is the most efficient gas engine in its output class. In combination with a period of 80,000 operating hours (natural gas) or 64,000 operating hours (biogas) until the general overhaul, this makes the TCG 3016 a premium choice in terms of efficiency and cost savings.
A 600 kWel cogeneration plant reliably supplies frischli Milchwerke with eco-friendly power and heat energy. An integrated heat storage unit makes the CHP plant even more flexible and increases the energy security.
In the first half of 2017, the natural gas consumption in Germany again underwent a significant increase. This was especially due to the increasing use of natural gas for climate-friendly power and heat generation with CHP plants.
For more than 50 years, the BBC Television Centre was the site of British TV history. The installation of a cogeneration power plant with an MWM gas engine in the former TV studios demonstrates the eco-friendly, sustainable conversion of a historic site.
To accommodate the changed energy demand of the region of Nordhausen, the municipal authorities have decided to repower the cogeneration power plant with four MWM TCG 2020 V20 gas engines.
Three new biogas engines from Mannheim ensure significantly improved plant reliability and power generation and reduced carbon emissions in Britain’s second-largest sewage treatment plant.
Another CHP plant from Mannheim has been designated as the “cogeneration power plant of the month”: the cogeneration power plant in Lübeck, at which an MWM TCG 2020 V20 gas engine is installed.
Within seven years, seven MWM TCG 2032 gas engines went live at the industrial site Panbil. The decision-makers are especially impressed by the excellent MWM customer service and the efficiency of the plant.
Enterprises in Hamburg have suffered severe losses – losses that could easily have been prevented through independent distributed energy generation with stand-alone CHP plants.
The energy bunker: The installation of a cogeneration power plant in the former “Engelsburg” air-raid shelter in St. Lorenz was a major challenge for the planners.
The CHP plant in the Alzey-Worms district is based on a new concept that enables efficient operation of the MWM TCG 2016 V16 gas engine with mixed gas.
Since early December 2016, three MWM TCG 2016 gas engines have generated power and heat energy in the “Am Wilhelmschacht” cogeneration power plant of the town of Borna near Leipzig.
BUND Landesverband Hessen e.V. launched its cogeneration information campaign “CHP: Dual Energy Utilization” with a kick-off event on October 24, 2016.
With a total capacity of 28 MWel, the Rawa Minyak CHP plant ensures reliable energy supply of Siak and surrounding villages in Riau Province, Indonesia.
At its Gouda site in the Netherlands, the chemicals group Croda has commissioned a biogas plant, thereby putting the energy project “Quarterback for Life” into action. The MWM TCG 2020 V20 runs on a mixture of glycerin biogas and natural gas and contributes significantly to the 25 percent carbon reduction.
Four MWM gas engines type TCG2020 V20 reached significant energy savings, increased production whilst reducing emission footprint at the Wonderplant CHP.
In addition to the well-known 1.2 MW TCG 2020 V12, the MWM product portfolio now features the new MWM TCG 2020 V12 gas engine with a capacity of 1 MWel.
“Back then, we made the right decisions”, says Thomas Külz, Managing Director of Biogasfarm GmbH Löberitz, drawing attention to the intensive MWM customer care as a key reason for the success of the CHP project.
The gas engine specialists at the development and manufacturing site in Mannheim, Germany, continually work on many technical details to further develop the MWM gas engines for diverse needs and thus accommodate new market and customer requirements.
Experts hope that the installation of the cogeneration power plant with MWM gas engine in Australia’s first anaerobic digestion plant will pave the way for further innovative energy projects.
So far, the greenhouse complex of about 60 ha has been supplied with power and heat energy from 16 MWM gas engines. Now, another two MWM gas engines of the TCG 2032 are being installed in the CHP plant.
In the future, the university hospital in Scotland’s second-largest city will benefit both financially and ecologically from a cogeneration power plant with MWM gas engines.
In line with the ongoing trend in the Italian industry, chemicals manufacturer Lamberti has opted for CHP plants with MWM gas engines.
After 16 years, the German Renewable Energies Act (EEG) is to be reformed by the end of 2016 in order to significantly expand the share of renewable energies in Germany’s power generation.
Within the framework of the cross-brand CES/MWM greenhouse strategy, MWM Benelux participated in the GreenTech exhibition in Amsterdam.
The scale model of the MWM TCG 2032 V16 gas engine is available in the MWM online shop (limited number).
Distributed energy supply with biogas-fired cogeneration power plants is one of the most sustainable and efficient methods of generating energy. However, the method involves one disadvantage, which Caterpillar Energy Solutions now wants to eliminate.
The optimized lubricant consumption of some MWM gas engines enables plant operators to save money.
MWM Benelux BV Rotterdam has installed two MWM gas engines with a capacity of 600 and 800 kW, respectively, for the Belgian waste treatment provider IVVO.
In view of the growing need for flexible genset operation, the MWM gas engines of the TCG 2016 and TCG 2020 series have been examined for the changed technical requirements of transmission system operators and approved for operation with special maintenance schedules.
Every year, the resource cycle in Germany loses about 5 million t of kitchen waste. Instead of merely using organic waste as fertilizer, an additional process could actually be implemented in order to generate biogas as well.
At this year’s Energy Now Expo in England, MWM partner Edina reached the first place in the category “Best Anaerobic Digestion” with a unique decentralized cogeneration project.
In December 2015, an MWM CHP plant with six TCG 2020 V16 gas engines went live in the Russian cement plant OOO Atakaycement in Novorossiysk.
The results of the BiogasScanner 2015 show that one in every seven farmers already operating a biogas plant is planning to expand it.
Henceforth, the Pokrovskaya gas processing plant will no longer depend on the public power grid, but will benefit in numerous ways from two MWM TCG 2032 V16 gas engines.
In February 2016, “Energie & Management” magazine designated the combined heat and power plant in the Frankfurt Nordwest hospital, which runs with an MWM TCG 2016 V16C gas engine, as the CHP plant of the month.
MWM Partner Edina wins renowned Award in the field of decentralized energy supply (ADE Award).
MWM will exhibit its solutions at the E-world energy & water fair in Essen, Germany from February 16 to 18, 2016.
The beginning of 2016 saw the premiere of a film with a very special connection to the city of Mannheim and the MWM brand.
Through the installation of an SES combined heat and power plant with MWM gas engine, Nordwest hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, reduces carbon emissions and saves money.
The new performance-boosted MWM TCG 2032B V16 offers customers additional efficiency. With its tried-and-tested, durable technology, the upgrade of the MWM gas engine delivers higher availability and leverages additional efficiency potential.
The new local Russian MWM website comes with an appealing and functional design, target group-specific content, and a high level of user-friendliness.
The amended German Combined Heat and Power Act (KWKG) is to enter into force as of January 1, 2016. Its objective is to increase the power generation from combined heat and power generation to 25 percent. Similar to the concept of the German Renewable Energies Act (EEG), the subsidy (or feed-in tariff) that operators of certified CHP plants are to receive will be allocated per kWh of power consumed.
The improved biogas variants of the gas gensets are not only more eco-friendly and rugged, they also boast other decisive advantages.
MWM partner Kaltimex Energy Bangladesh invited customers to an expert seminar at which the new MWM gas engines for cogeneration systems were introduced.
Cogeneration systems boom in the British healthcare sector – the Carbon and Energy Fund makes it possible.
The gas engines of the first cogeneration power plant for independent energy production in one of Russia’s key mining regions come from Mannheim.
While India’s economy is growing, two MWM gas engines in a waste water treatment plant in the north of the country are creating improved living conditions for workers.
More than two million spare parts for MWM gas engines and other MWM gensets – from the smallest O-ring to crank cases weighing a massive 20 t – and sophisticated logistics make the MWM spare parts service unique.
CHP plant with MWM TCG 2020 V12 gas engine creates great added value in terms of efficiency and environmental protection for Portuguese textile dyeing plant.
Re-opening: upgrading of the external service point in Krefeld to a MWM Service Center
Marking its 20-year anniversary, the MWM service point in Erfurt has been upgraded to a Service Center. 25 employees handle some 200 cogeneration power plants (CHP) from the Erfurt site.
Berlin is pleased. On the one hand, by low residential utility costs and, on the other hand, by an improved CO2 balance created thanks to the MWM CHP plant.
An industrial park in Turkey relies on own power generation using a cogeneration plant with MWM gas engines and remains unaffected from the countrywide power outage.
World Media Festival Award recognizes Modular Power Plant Product Film with golden Intermedia-Globe Award 2015.
MWM cogeneration plant with a TCG 2020 V16 gas engine was installed in the steel processing company ITA S.p.a. in the Italy’s Lecco province.
In Berlin’s St. Joseph’s Hospital, an MWM CHP plant is providing new impetus for energy supply and climate protection.
The Reiling group CHP plant with its MWM TCG 2016 V12 gas engine receives award as “Cogeneration Power Plant of the Month of 01/2015″.
Employee newsletter, “power news”, honored with the silver FOX AWARD.
Five years after the commissioning of the MWM cogeneration power plant, the managing director of Bioenergie Fargau GmbH & Co. KG is pleased about the service and quality of MWM.
All information on Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH and the Cat and MWM brands available via the new website.
All MWM power generators with a power range from 400 to 4,300 kWel fulfill the technical requirements for providing balancing energy.
Using MWM CHP plants the Weinheim Waste Treatment Plant produces some 150% of its own electricity use
The fresh new design of the MWM website offers intuitive navigation with a wide range of user-friendly features
MWM CHP plant in Bitburg receives recognition from the trade journal Energy & Management as the CHP Plant of the Month 11/2014.
The Werder biomethane cogeneration plant received the accolade “CHP Plant of the Month 09/2014” from the German trade journal “Energie und Management” (Energy & Management).
Heidelberg municipal utility puts six MWM cogeneration power plants into operation.
Indian city orders biogas gensets built in Mannheim.
The US Environmental Protection Agency confers the ENERGY STAR CHP Award for CHP plant with MWM gas engine.
MWM stands out with its “Lego modular approach to power plants.”
Munich Airport covers 56 percent of its electricity, heat and cooling demand via its own CHP plant.
MWM partners win the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association’s coveted award for biogas plant in England. MWM partners win the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association’s coveted award for biogas plant in England.
ENVA Systems is starting up operations of an Organic Rankine Cycle module in a biogas plant in Dorsten, Germany.
Energy provider EWE modernises state-of-the-art cogeneration power plant on Rügen.
Japanese energy experts are interested in gas-powered cogeneration systems for decentralized power production.
Irish horticultural company relies on highly efficient CHP technology by MWM.
Energy turnaround with decentralized, combined generation of electricity.
The MWM film “60 MW Around the World” won the 2010 silver medal at the Intermedia Globe Awards.
Verkaufspräsentationen leicht gemacht: Mit einer neuen Messe- und Vertriebs-App konnte MWM auf der Industriemesse in Hannover bei den Kunden punkten.
British MWM Partner EDINA receives the “Queens Award for Enterprise 2014”.
Own production of electricity – a profitable alternative for the future? A presentation by Jörg Richter, Business Development Manager at Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH
E.ON relies on MWM gas engines for trigeneration (CHPC) in London.
The European association is the new mouthpiece to represent the interests of the engine power plant industry.
Three MWM container cogeneration plants planned for landfill gas system in Northern Portugal.
“Exquisa” and “Miree” manufacturer has successfully implemented a CHP plant using MWM gas engines.
MWM Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and Acros Dynamic Pte Ltd conclude distribution agreement.
Remote access to plant control systems of cogeneration plants (CHP plants) with VPN router.
Calculate the profitability of investments in MWM cogeneration power plants and gas engines online.
Interview about investments in speed, precision and production technology of MWM’S connecting rod machining.
Up-and-coming mechatronics technicians at MWM and HD with their project “Energy-efficient engine cooling system” in state finals.
Russian Minister President Dmitry Medvedev visits the Luchky biogas plant in Belgorod.
Stadtwerke Zeitz deploys two MWM gas engines in its modernized CHP plant.
One week workshop “2016 Engine Assembly” aims at trimming warehousing and production times for gas engines.
The MWM Service Center in Berlin ensures smooth operations of over 500 CHP plants.
Intergen with MWM gas engines one of the leading companies in the Italian market for cogeneration.
Municipal utility Stadtwerke Achim relies on MWM technology in modernized cogeneration plant.
The name change on November 1st solely affects the legal entity, the established MWM brand is being continued.
At the beginning of September, 21 young people started out their professional lives at MWM, provider of highly efficient, eco-friendly cogeneration plants (CHP plants).
Edina wins contracts for three high profile CHP projects in Ireland using MWM gas engines.
New CHP plant in Malatya, Turkey will generate 1.2 MW of power.
Cogeneration plant (CHP plant) at Munich Airport with MWM gas engines.
MWM recently put a new container test facility into operation for an investment of some € 1.5 million.
Information about gas engines and cogeneration plants from MWM is now also available in Russian.
British landfill operator Renewable Power Systems orders containerised CHP plant with MWM gas engine.
A participant-record was achieved at the “MWM-Planertage” which took place at the beginning of June for the 5th time.
The internal newsletter “power news” has been awarded both a FOX AWARD and a FOX VISUAL 2013.
MWM CEO Willy Schumacher in an interview with trade magazine Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide.
Korea District Heating Corporatin gets two gas-powered gensets TCG 2020 V16.
Third combined cooling heat and power plant at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt.
Biogas cogeneration plants offer additional revenues for agricultural enterprises.
MWM CEO Willy Schumacher gave an outlook on the future development of his company and the industry it serves.
Six MWM gas engines will be used in the Tekno Energy’s modernized power plant in Bilecik, Turkey.
Xchange engines and parts are a faster and more economical alternative when it is time for a gas engine to be overhauled.
CHP plant in Essenheim equipped with MWM gas engine TCG 2020 V12 after modernization.
The TCG 2032 biogas engine has been shown to operate successfully for a total of 64,000 hours even in large cogeneration plants fueled with biogas.
The “Medium-Voltage Guideline” prescribes new rules for feeding the power produced by CHP plants into the grid.
A brewery from Australia has ordered a 1200 kW gas-fired cogeneration plant. The plant’s reciprocating gas engines are supplied by MWM.
At the end of November 2012 MWM Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. received the Singapore Health 2012 bronze health award.
MWM managing director Willy Schumacher and director marketing Thoralf Lemke handed over a check to the universtity hospital’s pediatric clinic.
The Hetlingen sewage plant’s combined heat and power (CHP) unit was awarded as “CHP plant of the year 2012” by the German trade magazine Energie & Management.
MWM again is listed in the first place in the current combined heat and power plant ranking.
Two new MWM gas engines were installed in the municipal utility Stadtwerke Energie Jena-Pößneck’s cogeneration plant. Jena-TV aked why.
The Hetlingen sewage plant’s combined heat and power (CHP) unit has been honored as the “CHP plant of the month October 2012” by the German trade magazine Energie & Management.
This marks the cinematic encounter of two brands that today are already legendary icons: Caterpillar, the owner of MWM GmbH, and James Bond.
Gas engines used in biogas plants generate maximum power day in and day out. Regularly scheduled maintenance helps keep cogen plants running efficiently.
Port Moresby installed two MWM TCG 2020 V12K gas engines for power generation.
The Power Insider published an interview with Dr. Ruprecht Lattermann, Managing Director at MWM Asia Pacific.
Reliable energy for the future – combined heat and power plant with gas engines and power generators from MWM.
Angela Merkel and the Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao opened this year´s “Hannover Messe”.
Optimization of the biggest MWM gas engine (power generator)
After two years of constant development, the new version of the TCG 2032 was launched in January 2012.
Caterpillar Inc. today announced it has finalized the purchase of MWM Holding GmbH from 3i.
MWM welcomes this approval, as its integration into the Caterpillar family is a very positive step for the company’s future development, its employees, clients, distributors and business partners.
The North American subsidiary of the traditional company MWM from Mannheim, Germany, recently received an order for four engines for two biogas plants (“Double B” and “Swager Farms”) of the Exergy Group in Idaho.
This year’s planner days ‒ which were held for the third time ‒ attracted numerous planners from the fields of renewable energies, contracting, and CHP plant engineering.
At the Genera 2011, one of Spain’s leading energy and environment trade shows, MWM will present an optimized version of the TCG 2016 series whose efficiency has been increased especially for biogas.
The tradition-rich manufacturer MWM from Mannheim, Germany, is considered one of the world’s leading specialists in the production, sale, and servicing of gas gensets for decentralized energy supply. The MWM container line, which is deployed worldwide in the natural gas, biogas, landfill gas, sewage gas, mine gas, and other special gas segments, is especially characterized by high efficiency and economy. For example, the project of CSM Suiker in the Netherlands is an unusual reference for such a container plant. The company, which is situated near Groningen, is one of the country’s largest sugar manufacturers and is specialized in the development of sugar-based products for the domestic market.
At the recent WorldMediaFestival in Hamburg, MWM GmbH from Mannheim, Germany garnered the international intermedia-globe 2010 silver award for the best film in the documentation/point of sale category. With impressive pictures, the documentary “60 MW around the world” showed the production of 15 TCG 2032 gas gensets at the plant of MWM GmbH and their subsequent journey of 10,000 miles to Bangladesh. The film focused on the production at the MWM plant, the handling at the Hamburg port, and various stages in the country of destination.
In addition to the recent expansion of the product range with the new genset TCG 2020 K, MWM from Mannheim, Germany, now wants to increase its presence in the field of complete turnkey systems. In this context, the company has introduced the new MWM container, a highly efficient and economic system designed especially for natural gas and biogas applications.
The Planner Days 2010 were recently held by invitation of the manufacturer MWM in Mannheim, Germany. About 50 engineers and planners from the fields of renewable energy, contracting, and CHP plant planning attended the two-day event, which was held for the second time.
In mid-April, a new Web site of MWM GmbH in Chinese went live. However, the new domain with the Internet address http://www.mwm.cn is not merely a Chinese translation of the corporate Web site www.mwm.net. In addition to general information about the Mannheim-based company, the site also features special content elements for the Chinese market. The site contents are also available in English.
Following the successful introduction of several efficiency enhancement packages for all three gas genset series, the Mannheim-based company MWM has now introduced the new TCG 2020 K. The natural gas-powered engine is highly robust, suitable for isolated operation, and features the same output values along with increased inlet air temperatures and setup heights as for ISO conditions, which is especially valuable for deployment in Asia and tropical countries.
The EnerExpo that will be held from March 17 to 19 in Hanoi, Vietnam, is an international specialized exhibition for renewable and decentralized energy solutions of the global energy, power, and supplier industry, offering an attractive market platform for the first time. The list of exhibitors includes MWM (Germany), which will feature a booth in the German Pavilion, an initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
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