5 reasons to upgrade your legacy on-farm CHP engine
Combined heat and power (CHP) engines are one of the most crucial components on an on-farm anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, converting biogas into usable heat and electricity. As the UK AD industry continues to mature, many of the CHPs originally installed on farm-based biogas plants across the country are now reaching 48,000 hours of operation, […]
Volvo Penta signs deal with OEM Rottne to supply engines for forestry machines
Volvo Penta has teamed up with Swedish OEM Rottne Industri AB to supply 8-liter engines for one of its forestry forwarder machines. The deal will see Volvo Penta extend its reach in the forestry industry and allow Rottne Industri to gain access to new markets through the Volvo Group’s dealerships. Forestry equipment manufacturer, Rottne Industri, […]
Volvo Penta powers the world’s first hybrid wood chipper
Finnish forest technology manufacturer Kesla Oyj presented its Kesla C860 wood chipper at the FinnMetko exhibition in Jämsä, Finland, late last month. The revolutionary machine is fitted with a Volvo Penta TAD572VE industrial diesel engine and an electric motor, making it the world’s first diesel-electric hybrid wood chipper. Currently hybrid engines are still rare in […]
Kubota enhance diesel engines range
Kubota, a total solutions provider in the manufacture of world class oil and water cooled diesel and duel fuel engines, has enhanced its engine range by introducing four new models that feature Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) technology. The new DOC engines, which will be available to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) across the globe from January […]
Volvo Penta’s Italian renaissance
Volvo Penta has recently made an impressive run of new industrial engine supply agreements, netting three new customers in three segments — agriculture, construction and materials handling. These deals demonstrate the engine supplier’s strength and suitability in these segments — as well as provide momentum for the company’s expansion in Italy. “OEMs know the Volvo […]
BorPower
BORPower – the Holy Grail of vehicle oil has been found After years of failed attempts, the Holy Grail of vehicle oil has finally been found. BORPower is an oil additive scientifically proven in Europe, the US and now the UK to improve fuel consumption. Available in the UK from this week after recent rigorous […]
