Global articulated dump truck and construction equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment (Bell) recently took delivery of the 5,555th mtu of Series 1000, 1300 and 1500 engine from Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce has been supplying Bell with mtu Series 1000 to 1500 engines since 2013. The supplied mtu engines are installed in its equipment's complete range of E-series articulated dump trucks, among others.
Leon Goosen, CEO, Bell Equipment, said, “For many years, we, and our customers, have been won over by the performance and reliability of the mtu brand of engines. We also appreciate the efforts made by Rolls-Royce to make the mtu brand of engines compatible with sustainable fuels. This speaks to our own goals of reducing the environmental footprint of our trucks and we look forward to what the future holds in this regard,' he said.
Dr Lei Berners-Wu, Vice President, Global Industrial, Rolls-Royce's Power Systems Business Unit, said, 'Bell Equipment is one of our most important customers in the field of construction equipment, industrial applications and agriculture. This is a partnership and collaboration that we intend to maintain and expand in the future.'
Approval For Synthetic Fuel Use
Rolls-Royce has recently approved mtu Series 1000, 1100, 1300, 1500 and 4000 engines for use with sustainable fuels of the EN15940 standard. In addition to BtL (Biomass to Liquid) and PtL (Power to Liquid) fuels such as e-diesel, this also includes HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil). These engines are used for construction machinery, industrial applications, agriculture and mining.
Synthetic fuel offers cleaner combustion with reduced particulate emissions by up to 80 %, and the reduction of nitrogen oxide emissions and CO2 emissions by up to 90 % compared to fossil diesel.
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