New partnership between Northern Lights, HUG

HUG Engineering is supplying six SCR exhaust gas purification systems for two 80m myachts under construction at Bilgin Yachts in Turkey

OCTOBER 27, 2016—Leading manufacturer of marine generator sets Northern Lights, Inc. (NLI), Seattle, WA, has formed a partnership with HUG Engineering of Switzerland to provide complete, IMO III certified clean air power generation solutions.

HUG Engineering is a leading manufacturer of exhaust after-treatment equipment, with over 30 years of experience in emission control technologies.  This new partnership will allow customers to purchase Northern Lights’ line of marine generator sets and HUG’s selective catalytic NOx reduction (SCR) systems or particle filter (DPF) systems as one completely integrated solution. This engineered solution is fully IMO III Certified and meets the stringent performance and packaging requirements of the maritime industry.

Well suited for the superyacht market, the SCR / DPF is available for Northern Lights units above 115kWe installed on vessels over 500 gross register tons.

“Northern Lights is well known for producing the world’s highest quality marine generator sets.  Likewise, HUG Engineering is well known for producing the highest quality after-treatment systems,” says Northern Lights Vice President and General Manager Brian Vesely,  “Both companies are wide-scope, market-driven manufacturers, dedicated to engineering solutions for the marine industry.  This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the ability for NLI and HUG to offer off-the-shelf solutions for these new IMO III requirements, which gives customers an advantage when building or refitting a vessel under these new standards”