Yanmar Power Technology (YPT), a subsidiary of the Yanmar Group in Japan, has commenced the development of a hydrogen-fueled 4-stroke high-speed engine for power generation in coastal vessels. Yanmar Power Technology also aims to develop a pilot ignition engine that utilizes a small amount of biofuel and hydrogen co-combustion and a spark ignition hydrogen-only engine. Onshore verification tests are expected to commence in 2024, with the goal of conducting verification operations by 2026. Yanmar Power Technology, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Japan Engine Corporation formed a consortium in 2021 to jointly develop hydrogen-fueled marine engines for ocean-going and coastal vessels. Siemens Gamesa is set to install and test the “world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine prototype” at the Østerild National Test…