New test facility

The centre, which will serve as a springboard for faster and more effective R&D, will further strengthen Alfa Laval’s capacity for innovative marine solutions that optimize the performance of onboard equipment, save energy and help ship owners comply with environmental legislation. While the centre’s official inauguration is not scheduled until 15 January 2014, some full scale prototype testing will be initiated during the month of October.

The new facility, which is taking shape on the site of the former Aalborg Shipyard, will comprise a test area of 250 m² with an adjoining control and training complex. Built around a large 2MW marine diesel engine, it will be supplied with seawater from the Limfjord, a body of water connecting the Kattegat Strait with the North Sea. Simply put, the centre will be the full sized, land based equivalent of a commercial vessel’s machinery room.