WinGD's X-DF-M/E engine offers a flexible fuel pathway to zero or near-zero emissions deploying low-emissions methanol and/or ethanol, with operators able to use either fuel individually or the two as a blend in order to optimise both costs and emission reduction trajectories.

Methanol and ethanol are already widely traded chemicals with established port infrastructure, and are easy to handle onboard without compression or refrigeration. Production capability for low-carbon and renewable methanol and ethanol are being rapidly scaled up, making them viable options for meeting societal and corporate climate goals  at the same time minimising owner and charterer exposure to forthcoming carbon pricing.