Everllence
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UnclaimedA German industrial technology company supplying large marine and stationary engines, turbomachinery, propulsion systems and technologies for lower-carbon energy conversion.
Last updated October 17, 2026
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Overview
Everllence SE is a German industrial technology company headquartered in Augsburg and focused on large-scale engines, turbomachinery and energy-conversion systems. The company is the successor to MAN Energy Solutions, which adopted the Everllence name on 4 June 2025. Its industrial heritage reaches back through the predecessor organizations of Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg (MAN), including Augsburg engineering operations established in the nineteenth century and the Gutehoffnungshütte industrial group. A particularly important part of that history is the collaboration between MAN engineers and Rudolf Diesel during the 1890s, which contributed to the early development of the diesel engine. The business serves two principal application areas: maritime propulsion and stationary or industrial energy systems. In marine markets, Everllence develops low-speed two-stroke engines for large container ships, tankers and other commercial vessels, as well as medium-speed four-stroke engines for merchant ships, cruise vessels, ferries, tugs, dredgers, naval vessels and specialist craft. It also supplies integrated propulsion packages that can combine engines with gearboxes, shaft generators, propellers, bow thrusters and control systems. Two-stroke engines are developed in Copenhagen and are generally manufactured by licensed producers close to shipyards because of their size. The company’s engine portfolio has increasingly expanded beyond conventional fuel oil and diesel to include gas, LNG, methanol, synthetic fuels, ammonia and hydrogen-related configurations. In stationary applications, Everllence supplies engines for utility-scale and distributed power generation, emergency power and district-heating systems. Its gas engines can operate with natural gas, biogas and synthetic fuels, while certain configurations are designed to accommodate hydrogen blending. The company also develops large heat pumps, energy-storage technologies, electrolysers and systems associated with power-to-X and e-fuel production. These activities reflect the strategic direction taken under the former MAN Energy Solutions identity, which aimed to shift a larger share of the business toward sustainable energy technologies and low-emission fuels. The company’s turbomachinery activities include gas and steam turbines, radial and axial compressors, expanders, process-gas screw compressors, gas-compression systems and mechanical control technology. These products support oil and gas, petrochemical, fertilizer, steel, industrial-gas and other process industries. Through its Deggendorf operation and the DWE Reactors brand, the company also supplies tubular reactors and related apparatus for chemical and petrochemical production, research and e-fuel applications. Everllence operates internationally, reporting more than 140 locations and around 15,000 employees at the time of the 2025 rebrand. Its commercial footprint spans Europe, Asia and other global maritime and industrial markets. The company is wholly owned by Volkswagen Group and is not itself a separately listed public company. Publicly available material identifies the brand mainly through its industrial products and technology projects rather than consumer-facing marketing. Its current positioning combines established heavy-engineering capabilities with decarbonization technologies for shipping, power generation, industrial processes and synthetic-fuel production.
History
Everllence’s corporate history is rooted in the development of German mechanical engineering and the industrial businesses that eventually formed the MAN group. The St. Antony ironworks, founded in Oberhausen in 1758, later became part of the industrial lineage of Gutehoffnungshütte. In Augsburg, Sander’sche Maschinenfabrik was established in 1840. After a sequence of combinations involving Augsburg and Nuremberg engineering companies, Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg, abbreviated MAN, was created in 1908. MAN became an important participant in the early history of diesel power. Between 1893 and 1897, its engineers worked with Rudolf Diesel on a single-cylinder four-stroke engine. Further experimentation led to early two-stroke diesel engines, opposed-piston designs and power-generation applications. MAN built a diesel power plant in Kyiv in 1905, began marine-engine construction with Blohm+Voss in 1910 and supplied engines for MS Selandia, an ocean-going vessel that entered service in 1912 as an early example of diesel-powered shipping. Gutehoffnungshütte acquired a majority position in MAN in 1921, bringing ironmaking, mechanical engineering and commercial-vehicle activities into a wider industrial group. From the 1920s onward, MAN developed increasingly powerful two-stroke engines for marine use. The company’s wartime history is connected to the German armaments economy. During the Second World War, the Gutehoffnungshütte and MAN industrial complex expanded production connected with the German war effort, including tanks, submarine engines and shell casings. Several thousand prisoners of war from a number of European countries were forced to work for MAN. Historical accounts describe especially harsh treatment of some Eastern European laborers. The broader group’s postwar history also included predecessor companies that had used concentration-camp detainees, although the reference material distinguishes those companies from MAN’s direct use of such labor. After the war, structural changes in global shipbuilding and rising engine-development costs reshaped the marine-engine industry. MAN acquired the Danish ship-engine designer and builder Burmeister & Wain in 1979–1980. This established a division of labor in which four-stroke development was centered in Augsburg while two-stroke development was carried out in Copenhagen. The B&W designation remains visible in the marketing of some of the company’s largest two-stroke engines. MAN produced a two-stroke large diesel engine exceeding 50 percent efficiency in 1982, and the GHH group was integrated into MAN in 1986. The modern corporate entity emerged from the consolidation of MAN’s engine and turbomachinery activities. MAN Diesel and MAN Turbo were merged in March 2010 under the name MAN Diesel & Turbo SE. Volkswagen acquired majority ownership of MAN SE in 2011. In 2018 the company was renamed MAN Energy Solutions SE, reflecting a strategic shift from a primarily conventional engine and machinery identity toward sustainable energy, hybrid systems, storage, digital services and low-emission marine fuels. The business was separated from MAN’s truck and bus activities during the same period. The sustainability-oriented strategy produced several technology and portfolio developments. In 2013 the company commissioned a methanisation reactor for a power-to-gas plant in Werlte. It began producing marine engines for synthetic fuels in 2015 and introduced a dual-fuel two-stroke engine for LPG operation in 2018. In 2019 it entered the hydrogen-equipment sector by acquiring a 40 percent interest in H-Tec Systems; that holding was increased to approximately 99 percent by 2021. The company also worked on a seawater-based large heat pump for Esbjerg, hydrogen-capable gas engines, synthetic-methane shipping and carbon-capture equipment. Later developments included the MAN 49/60 four-stroke engine series in 2022, ammonia-fuel trials in 2023, methanol-engine programs for Mærsk vessels, a large dual-fuel-engine order for Karpowership in 2024 and an Indian Navy fleet-support-ship order in 2025. On 4 June 2025, MAN Energy Solutions was renamed Everllence. The rebrand marked the current phase of the business as a Volkswagen-owned international supplier of marine propulsion, stationary engines, turbomachinery and decarbonization technologies.
- 2025
Rebranded Everllence
[1]MAN Energy Solutions changed its name to Everllence on 4 June 2025.
- 2022
MAN 49/60 engine series introduced
[1]The MAN 49/60 four-stroke series entered the market with support for multiple conventional and sustainable fuel modes.
- 2021
H-Tec Systems stake increased
[1]The holding in H-Tec Systems increased to approximately 99 percent, expanding the company’s electrolyser activities.
- 2019
Entry into electrolyser and hydrogen technology
[1]The company acquired a 40 percent stake in H-Tec Systems as an initial move into hydrogen production equipment.
- 2018
Renamed MAN Energy Solutions
[1]The company adopted the MAN Energy Solutions name and emphasized sustainable energy technologies.
- 2010
MAN Diesel & Turbo created
[1]MAN Diesel and MAN Turbo were merged into MAN Diesel & Turbo SE.
- 1979
Burmeister & Wain acquired
[1]MAN took over the Danish marine-engine company Burmeister & Wain, strengthening its two-stroke engine business.
- 1912
MS Selandia enters service
[1]MS Selandia became an early ocean-going vessel powered by diesel engines.
- 1908
MAN formed
[1]Augsburg and Nuremberg engineering operations were combined to form Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg, known as MAN.
- 1893
Diesel-engine development begins with Rudolf Diesel
[1]MAN engineers began collaborating with Rudolf Diesel on early four-stroke diesel-engine development.
Products and positioning
A global heavy-engineering and energy-technology supplier that combines established marine-engine and turbomachinery expertise with lower-carbon propulsion, power-generation, carbon-management, hydrogen and synthetic-fuel technologies.
Marine propulsion
Two-stroke marine engines
Large low-speed two-stroke engines propel container ships, bulk carriers, tankers and other commercial vessels. They are commonly connected directly to the propeller shaft, eliminating the need for a transmission. The platform family includes engines associated with the MAN B&W name and increasingly supports alternative fuels such as LNG, LPG, methanol, synthetic fuels and ammonia.
Marine and stationary engines
Four-stroke engines
Medium-speed four-stroke engines are used in merchant and passenger vessels, ferries, tugs, dredgers, cable-laying ships, naval craft and stationary power plants. Their compact form supports flexible installation, and available configurations can use liquid or gaseous fuels, including diesel, LNG, biogas, synthetic fuels and hydrogen-related blends.
Four-stroke engine series · 2022
MAN 49/60
Introduced in 2022, the 49/60 series is a medium-speed engine platform designed for gas and liquid-fuel operation. It can support LNG, diesel, heavy fuel oil and sustainable fuels in gas and diesel modes, serving both marine and stationary applications.
Engine components
Turbochargers
Everllence supplies exhaust-gas turbochargers using radial and axial turbine designs. The systems generate charging pressure for two-stroke and four-stroke marine engines as well as stationary installations, covering applications across a broad range of engine outputs.
Industrial machinery
Turbomachinery
The turbomachinery portfolio includes radial, axial and multishaft compressors, expanders, gas turbines, steam turbines, process-gas screw compressors and gas-compression systems. These products serve petrochemical, fertilizer, steel, industrial-gas, oil-and-gas and other process industries.
Hydrogen and synthetic fuels
Electrolysers and power-to-X systems
The company develops electrolysers and associated systems for producing hydrogen with electricity. Its power-to-X activities also cover methanisation and the production of synthetic methanol or natural gas from green hydrogen and carbon-based inputs.
Chemical reactors
DWE Reactors
The Deggendorf operation produces tubular reactor systems and related apparatus for chemical and petrochemical companies, research organizations and synthetic-fuel applications.
Energy systems
Large heat pumps
Everllence develops large heat-pump systems for district heating and industrial energy applications, including projects designed to recover useful heat from seawater and other low-temperature sources.
Controversies
1940
Forced labor during the Second World War
Historical accounts state that MAN used several thousand prisoners of war as forced labor during the Second World War, including Polish, Soviet, French and Dutch workers. The company's wartime production also supported the German armaments effort. The subject concerns predecessor businesses and the historical MAN group rather than a contemporary Everllence operating incident.
Brand decisions
2025
Corporate rebrand to EverllenceStrategyBackground
The company’s previous MAN Energy Solutions identity was closely associated with the MAN industrial and automotive heritage, while its portfolio had broadened into energy-transition systems.
Action taken
MAN Energy Solutions SE was renamed Everllence SE on 4 June 2025.
Aftermath
Everllence became the operating brand for the business’s marine engines, power systems, turbomachinery and decarbonization technologies under Volkswagen Group ownership.
2023
Advance ammonia propulsion for shippingOtherBackground
The maritime sector was evaluating ammonia as a potentially carbon-free fuel, subject to engine development, fuel availability and safety requirements.
Action taken
The company tested carbon-free ammonia in a two-stroke diesel engine and announced plans to offer ammonia propulsion for maritime operations by 2026.
Aftermath
The trials strengthened the company’s alternative-fuel roadmap alongside methanol, LNG, LPG, synthetic fuels and hydrogen-related technologies.
2019
Investment in H-Tec SystemsM&ABackground
The company sought a position in the emerging hydrogen economy and power-to-X equipment market.
Action taken
It acquired a 40 percent stake in H-Tec Systems, later increasing its holding to approximately 99 percent in 2021.
Aftermath
The transaction established electrolyser production as a significant part of the company’s energy-transition portfolio.
2018
Shift toward sustainable energy technologiesStrategyBackground
The company’s name change to MAN Energy Solutions accompanied a strategic effort to expand beyond conventional engines and machinery into sustainable fuels, hybrid systems, storage, digital services and lower-emission energy technologies.
Action taken
Management announced a goal for sustainable technologies to account for more than half of the business by 2030 and emphasized low-emission gases for shipping.
Aftermath
The strategy was followed by expansion into hydrogen, electrolysers, heat pumps, carbon capture, synthetic fuels and alternative-fuel marine engines.
Recent events
Reported
Babcock awards Type 31 supply-chain contracts[2]
Babcock International’s Team 31 awarded supply-chain contracts for the Type 31 frigate programme, including contracts for engines, gearboxes, propellers, emissions-reduction equipment, intake and exhaust systems, and a chilled-water plant.
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