WinGD’s new ethanol engine uses technology from its X‑DF-M methanol-fuelled model. WinGD, a Swiss marine power firm, has unveiled plans to introduce its first ethanol-fuelled two-stroke marine engine in 2026, with initial deliveries targeted for 2027. WinGD said it spent a decade researching ethanol as a marine fuel. Our early ethanol explorations were crucial to the successful development of our X-DF-M methanol engine, and now both are enabling the rapid commercialisation of the first ethanol-fuelled two-stroke engine. These orders are in addition to earlier contracts for twenty 8,700 TEU ships, which include 14 equipped with methanol-ready X82 engines and six to feature X82DF-M methanol-fuelled engines.