MAN Diesel unveils new hybrid propulsion system at Cannes

Munich-based engine builder MAN Diesel unveiled it’s all-new Smart Hybrid Experience propulsion system at the Cannes Yachting festival on Tuesday, staking a claim as the first engine provider to provide a complete hybrid system from a single source. The system features multiple operation modes; Zero Emission mode, with propulsion and onboard hotel loads served entirely by the vessel’s batteries for quiet, emission-free operation; Diesel-Electric mode, with power supplied by the battery and supported by onboard generator sets; Diesel model, with propulsion and onboard power needs provided by the diesel engines; Boost mode, where the electric system complements the diesel power; and Hotel mode, where onboard power is provided by the batteries with the engines switched off.