Advanced marine propulsion systems

Designed for superior performance, efficiency, and sustainability, our marine propulsion systems are critical to the maritime industry’s efforts to improve operational effectiveness. The choice of propulsion system significantly impacts a vessel’s performance, fuel consumption, and environmental footprint.

With a wide portfolio of energy solutions for the marine industry, comprehensive support, and a global service network, we are committed to making your ship more efficient, saving fuel, and reducing emissions.

Siemens Energy offers future-proof electric propulsion and drive solutions for the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of commercial and naval vessels.

The two diesel-electric marine propulsion systems reduce fuel requirements, increase maneuverability, minimize environmental risks, and make your ship quieter and more comfortable.

• Reliable, economical, and efficient operation: Drive LV is the most reliable diesel-electric propulsion system ever built, ensuring long-term competitiveness for your vessels.
• High investment protection: Significant reduction of fuel costs due to changes in ship operating profiles.
• Power rating: Up to 5,500 kW at 690 V for each propeller.

Designed without compromising power output and fail-safe performance, our Drive MV integrated drive system offers an almost unlimited power range.

• High performance with low consumption: Drive MV is the marine industry’s leading alternating-current propulsion system, running quietly with low vibration.
• Outstanding maneuverability: Allows vessels to be maneuvered with the highest precision.
• Redundancy design: Ensures the highest possible level of reliability.

Submarine propulsion systems require exceptional reliability, operational readiness, energy efficiency, and low acoustic signatures. Siemens Energy's Permasyn motors are specifically designed to meet these requirements while maximizing performance during extended underwater operations.

Permanent magnet excitation technology enables a compact, lightweight design with high power density and excellent torque characteristics throughout the entire speed range. The result is greater efficiency, reduced detectability, and improved operational capability for modern submarine fleets.

Siemens Energy's shaft generator solutions combine power generation and propulsion support within a single integrated system. Designed to address rising fuel costs and increasingly stringent environmental regulations, these systems improve vessel efficiency while increasing operational flexibility.

The shaft generator with motor function can generate electrical power from the main drive system or provide propulsion support when additional power is required. It can also be combined with waste heat recovery and hybrid propulsion concepts to further enhance efficiency.