SRC Group will present two new solutions at SMM 2026: its Methanol Superstorage system, developed in-house and recently granted type approval by RINA, and an all-electric marine heat pump system developed in partnership with Energy Transfer.
The Methanol Superstorage system is designed to reduce the space required for methanol storage. While conventional shipboard methanol tanks use cofferdams of up to 600 mm between the inner and outer walls, the new system uses a sandwich-structured cofferdam based on SPS Technology’s Sandwich Plate System (SPS). It consists of a 25 mm polyurethane elastomer core bonded between two steel plates and is rated to A60 fire resistance equivalence. According to SRC Group, the system complies with IMO MSC.1/Circ.1621 safety requirements while allowing almost twice the volume of methanol or ethanol to be stored within the same footprint.
The company will also present its all-electric marine heat pump system, which is intended to replace conventional oil-fired boilers and chillers. Designed as a modular, skid-mounted system for space-constrained engine rooms, it incorporates inverter-controlled screw compressors and high-efficiency heat exchangers. The standard thermal output ranges from 200 kW to 3 MW. According to SRC Group, under peak operating conditions the system delivers 11 kW of combined thermal output from 1 kW of electrical input.
The heat pump system has already been installed on a large ferry in Europe and on a vessel supporting technicians in Canada. According to the company, it is particularly suitable for cruise and ferry vessels due to its potential to reduce emissions and operating costs.
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