State-of-the-art turbochargers, a partnership between Rolls-Royce and MAN Energy Solutions

Rolls-Royce and MAN Energy Solutions will soon cooperate on turbochargers. The news is quite relevant and deals with the development and distribution of a new generation of turbochargers, capable to reduce engine emissions without compromising performance.

«With this cooperation, we are combining our competencies – on the one hand, PBST’s global sales structure for turbochargers and, on the other hand, Rolls-Royce’s latest high-efficiency mtu turbocharger technology for high-speed diesel and gas engines», stated Andreas Schell, CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems.

As a matter of fact, MAN Energy Solutions’ PBST brand will be in charge of distributing state-of-the-art turbochargers developed and manufactured by RRPS under the mtu brand.

Rolls-Royce and MAN Energy Solutions, the reasons behind a partnership

The turbochargers developed and produced in-house by Rolls-Royce Power Systems will thus be made available in additional markets. For Rolls-Royce, this creates a new channel for sales in addition to Woodward L’Orange. PBST will include the latest generation of the mtu turbocharger family ZR1 to ZR5 in its product portfolio and will distribute them under the series name HIRO in the future.

«The mtu brand is characterized above all by its in-depth know-how in high-speed applications. Thanks to this product expansion, we are now able to offer our customers exactly the right turbocharger for their high-, medium- and low-speed applications under one roof via the PBST brand», added Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy Solutions.

Working on reducing emissions in several sectors

The mtu turbochargers are offered on the basis of a modular system for engines in the 400 to 2,500 kilowatt power ranges in single- and two-stage versions. Rolls-Royce designs them to meet the specific requirements of various applications such as marine, rail, construction, heavy land vehicles and power supply. 

«Advanced turbocharging helps engines achieve low fuel consumption and high power over a wide speed range. It is an important building block for meeting increasingly stringent emission requirements in the future – without compromising engine performance or efficiency», explained Otto Preiss, Chief Technology Officer and COO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems. «With the aim of offering new propulsion and energy solutions for a climate-neutral future, we are also currently working on electrically assisted turbochargers for greater agility and lower fuel consumption, as well as on turbocharger concepts for fuel cells».