The President 100 vessel, sixteen metres long and powered exclusively by pure biodiesel (B100), has been officially launched in Singapore. This project brings together Weichai Power, China Classification Society (Singapore), the Marine Energy and Sustainable Development Centre (MESD) of Nanyang Technological University, and the local shipyard Pinnacle Marine, which oversaw the construction of the vessel. According to the official statement, the vessel is equipped with two Weichai WP13C450-18BF marine engines and two CCFJ20J-W5BF generator sets, providing the entire propulsion system.
