Overview
From natural gas-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) systems and emergency power for facilities, to renewable biogas energy to support the local grid, or electricity generated from coal mine gases, Caterpillar has a wide range of reliable gas power solutions.
Specifications
Units:
| Continuous Rating | 1200 ekW @1.0pf |
| Fuel Type | Natural Gas, Biogas, Coal Gas |
| Maximum Electrical Efficiency | 43.40% |
Benefits & Features
High Efficiency, Lower Operating Costs
- Miller cycle timing with combustion chamber and spark plug improvement help on saving up to 15% fuel gas per year
- CG170 (non-miller) is optimized for Island-Mode capability
- Gearbox helps limit wear and tear on engine components, lowering operating costs and increasing availability
Low installation, Building and Operating Costs
- Extended maintenance intervals up to 64,000 Oh
- Low fuel consumption due to improved combustion chamber and pre-chamber spark-plugs
- Flexible fields of application also with fluctuating gas qualities due to Total Electronic Management (TEM)
- Optimized oil management
Optimized Lubrication Consumption
- Consumes up to 1900 liter less lube oil per year than comparable models<\li>
- Longer lubricant change and oil change intervals<\li>
October 21, 2025
Specifications
Units:
| Continuous Rating | 1200 ekW @1.0pf |
| Fuel Type | Natural Gas, Biogas, Coal Gas |
| Maximum Electrical Efficiency | 43.40% |
| Frequency | 50 or 60 Hz |
| RPM | 1500 rpm |
| Engine Model | CG170-12 |
| Displacement | — |
| Aspiration | TA |
| Bore | — |
| Stroke | — |
| Length | — |
| Width | — |
| Height | — |
| Dry Weight - Genset | — |
Benefits & Features
High Efficiency, Lower Operating Costs
- Miller cycle timing with combustion chamber and spark plug improvement help on saving up to 15% fuel gas per year
- CG170 (non-miller) is optimized for Island-Mode capability
- Gearbox helps limit wear and tear on engine components, lowering operating costs and increasing availability
Low installation, Building and Operating Costs
- Extended maintenance intervals up to 64,000 Oh
- Low fuel consumption due to improved combustion chamber and pre-chamber spark-plugs
- Flexible fields of application also with fluctuating gas qualities due to Total Electronic Management (TEM)
- Optimized oil management
Optimized Lubrication Consumption
- Consumes up to 1900 liter less lube oil per year than comparable models<\li>
- Longer lubricant change and oil change intervals<\li>
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Standard Equipment
- Air Inlet
- Turbocharger with a water-cooled bearing case for all cylinder
- One-element single-stage air cleaner with enclosure and sevice indicator
- Control Panels
- TEM (Total Electronic Management)
- Cooling
- Electrical jacket water and aftercooler coolant pump
- Jacket water and SCAC thermostats
- flange connections for JW inlet and outlet
- Exhaust
- PEARL/Low resistence exhaust system
- Closed crankcase ventilation system
- Exhaust waste gate for the CG170-12
- Fuel system
- Electronic fuel metering valve
- Independently controlled cylinder monitoring and ignition system
- Pre-chamber spark plugs
- Generator
- Winding temperature detectors
- Reactive droop
- 3-phase sensing and KVAR/PF control
- Anti-condensation space heater
- closed-coupled generator result in no torque transmission to the base frame
- Busbar connections
- grid code generator
- Starting/Charging
- 24V starting motors
- Battery disconnect switch
- General
- Crankshaft vibration damper and guard
Optional Equipment
- Cooling
- CHP skid
- Grid Code Compliance
- 50Hz: Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, Italy, Poland, and Netherlands