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Generators energy

engines. With this in mind, they are now focusing
efforts on providing power solutions with these
cleaner fuels. This is achieved with a new Biogas
PowerKit engine, the 12M33, that will be released
in the second half of 2021.
Ideal in the African power

generation industry of
today

Baudouin’s expertise in research and deve lop-
ment, precision manufacturing, superior quality,
reliability, expansive sales and service support,
and their cutting-edge new products for 2021,
make them the ideal partner in the African power
generation industry of today.
With their partner network of suppliers avai-
lable throughout the African continent, Baudouin
can deliver the right power solution for each client,
based on the individual location, application, and
New gas-powered performance when reusing gas created by customer requirements. After care is also second
The engines are also able to maintain robust
engines also launched industrial or agricultural processes, even when to none, along with full technical support, and the
supply of genuine spare parts dispatched within
The launch of the new PowerKit 4M10 builds drawing from fuel sources of variable quality. 24 hours.
on Baudouin’s successes of last year, which saw This further adds to their green credentials, not Richard Flynn, Baudouin’s Product Planning
the company unveil its first-ever range of gas- to mention potential savings for their overall and Development Director says, “We are seeing
powered engines globally, including to various running costs. higher demand for our latest engines in Africa,
markets in Africa. Baudouin’s gas engines are especially at trac- with new project development in Nigeria and
The new PowerKit Gas series is available with tive to telecom and data center applications, Libya just two examples. In these recent times of
power outputs available between 63-1750 kVA with transient performance and block load ac- the coronavirus pandemic, telecom installations
50Hz and 63-1400 kVA 60Hz, all electronically cep tance. But they can be adapted to a range of and data centers with reliable, instant global
controlled and CHP ready. The average efficiency uses where a reliable and robust power source connectivity have been shown to be critical to
of the gas engines is up to 38% for the low kVA is required. the national infrastructure, and our new engines
range and between 40-45% for the HHP 16M33 Onshore oil and gas, co-generation projects are ideal for such applications. We are confident
and 12M55 engines. (in dustrial greenhouses and waste treatment that the reliability and low total cost of ownership
Better still, by burning a lean mixture of fuel and plants) and bottling plants, are just some of the of Baudouin’s products can help make the
air, they can significantly reduce the combustion applications ideally suited to the gas range. As difference for connectivity in Africa, now and in
temperature, and emit up to four times less fuel storage is not always required onsite, they the immediate future.”
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx). As a result, they deliver are also the perfect solution for applications
a high-power output with a reduced carbon which can connect directly to a mains gas supply.
footprint, which helps meet local emissions Expanding the gas engine range this year is
standards. More important than ever in today’s part of Baudouin’s plans to address the current
environmentally conscious world. worldwide concerns for cleaner, future-proof

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