DSEI 2017: WEW fuels demand

20th September 2017 - 13:00 GMT | by Gerrard Cowan in London

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WEW’s new self-contained Fuel Storage and Dispensing (FSD) system has a far larger capacity than the manufacturer’s normal product line, designed with the demands of a Middle Eastern armed forces customer in mind, a company representative told Shephard.

While the typical capacity ranges between 5,000 and 15,000 litres for most types of applications, the Middle Eastern defence force had a requirement for a much larger storage and distribution capacity for vehicle refuelling, said Peter Hughes, business development manager for tank containers.

The FSD can store and dispense up to 46,000 litres of diesel or petrol fuel, and is designed

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