NS have announced a second generation of it's more efficient e-Core engine technology which is gradually being applied to powerplants of NS ships and for export. Officially known as e-Core2 the improvements are said to reduce fuel burn by up to 6%. While this may not sound like much it could save NS over a million zarks in fuel per ship in a year of operation.
e-Core2 also includes some improvements to aid maintainability and reliability. The first ship expected to use an e-Core2 engine is one of the Protector 57As currently in final build and expected to enter service before the end of the year. The engine will be known as Proton RM-01B e-Core.
