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Tunable’s next-generation gas analyser improves operation of LNG carriers
- Published 17 October 2022; updated 28 September 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Marked available; listed under Maritime and Made in Norway.
- Tunable’s T1000 is a compact natural-gas analyser that measures LNG and boil-off-gas composition, including methane content, for fuel quality and engine optimisation. It uses the company’s MEMS tunable filter, is designed for hazardous Zone 1 areas, can be mounted onboard and has no moving parts or consumables. Tunable says its sensors need no calibration gas and support remote service over a data link.
- The article says continuous gas-quality data can improve boil-off-gas system operation, engine performance and engine lifetime while reducing fuel consumption, emissions and maintenance expense. These are stated product benefits; the page gives no quantitative ship-trial results.
- Market context cites a DNV forecast that carbon-neutral fuels would provide about 40% of shipping energy by 2050, with LNG and LPG together representing over 20%; this is a forecast, not an observed outcome. Tunable is described as a startup with roots in SINTEF MiNaLab.
- Contact block lists Roar Hernes and Pernille Heyerdahl Kjønås and directs visitors to a contact form. Company: TUNABLE AS, Kabelgata 8, 0581 Oslo, Norway; tunable.com.