Wärtsilä Energy is at the forefront of the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our customers and the power sector to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system expertise.
Our solutions include flexible engine power plants, energy storage and optimisation technology, and services for the whole lifecycle of our installations. Our engines are future-proof and can run on sustainable fuels.
Our track record comprises 79 GW of power plant capacity and over 130 energy storage systems in 180 countries around the world. Over 30% of our operating installed base is under service agreements.
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With a deep understanding of the energy transition and power systems, we can help our customers find their optimal and most efficient path towards 100% renewable energy, while balancing and future-proofing their power systems as demanded by the flexible grids of the future.
Our offering consists of a wide range of flexible solutions that provide optimised and reliable energy. We enable the transition to renewable energy with flexible engine power plants and energy storage technology.
We support our customers over the lifecycle of their installations ensuring performance and competitiveness in a safe, reliable and sustainable way.
Supporting our customers globally is at the heart of Wärtsilä Energy's mission. We have established a robust geographical presence, with operations spanning over 70 countries worldwide.
Our strategic locations enable us to deliver innovative energy solutions tailored to the unique needs of each region. From Europe to Asia, Africa to the Americas, we are committed to driving the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future.
Tomorrow’s energy landscape is being reshaped by new technologies and regulation in unforeseen ways.
Decarbonising our industry is not something we can achieve overnight.
We believe that finding visionary partners with the most inspiring innovations is crucial in making it happen.
We are a global team of over 18,300 Wärtsilians in 77 countries across all seven continents.
We represent 128 different nationalities, and vary also in our fields of expertise; we have roles from underwater divers to cloud and machine learning developers and from assembly line workers to future fuel researchers, quality experts, and beyond.
While our skills and backgrounds are diverse, we are glued together by the impact we make and through our purpose: we enable sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services.
The testing of hydrogen blended fuel carried out by the technology group Wärtsilä in collaboration with WEC Energy Group, EPRI and Burns & McDonnell has been concluded. The tests were made at WEC Energy Group’s 55 MW A.J. Mihm power plant in Michigan, USA using an unmodified 18 MW Wärtsilä 50SG engine. The hydrogen and hydrogen blending skid was provided by Certarus Ltd. The tests were completed in October 2022.
Throughout the testing period, the Wärtsilä engine continued to supply power to the grid. This is the largest internal combustion engine ever to operate continuously on a hydrogen fuel blend, representing therefore a world-first achievement. The results were in line with all expectations. The full report with details will be published early in 2023.
“We’re very pleased to take a leading role exploring the potential of this technology as we focus on providing customers with affordable, reliable and clean energy,” said Gale Klappa, Executive Chairman, WEC Energy Group. “As we bring more renewable energy online, we must ensure that we can keep the lights on when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing. The results of this project are a strong indicator that these dispatchable units can run on very low- and no-carbon fuels.”
“While we continue to work on making pure hydrogen fuel a viable option, I believe that this testing project reinforces Wärtsilä’s leading position in the development of technology using sustainable fuels. The results have been outstanding, and no technical modifications whatsoever were needed to be made to the Wärtsilä 50SG engine. This once again provides concrete evidence of the fuel flexibility and versatility of Wärtsilä’s engine technology. Decarbonisation is a central issue for today’s global energy sector, and these tests move us a little closer to reaching it,” commented Kai Janhunen, Vice President, Engine Power Plants, Wärtsilä Energy (as of 1 December 2022).
Wärtsilä is actively carrying out the engine tests with 100 % hydrogen fuel at the company’s engine laboratory in Vaasa, Finland. Results thus far have been encouraging, and the company expects to have an engine and power plant concept for operating with pure hydrogen available by 2025.
Earlier press releases: Wärtsilä in U.S. customer collaboration to test hydrogen blended fuel as a step towards decarbonised power plant operations
Wärtsilä launches major test programme towards carbon-free solutions with hydrogen and ammonia
Learn more:
Wärtsilä about sustainable fuels
Sustainable fuels article series - Introduction (wartsila.com)
Can green hydrogen fuel the future?
Media contact for more information on this release:
Mirja-Maija Santala
Manager, Marketing & Communications
Wärtsilä Energy
Mob: +358 400 793 827
mirja-maija.santala@wartsila.com
Image1: Wärtsilä and US partners have succeeded with world’s first-of-its-kind power plant fuel tests using blended hydrogen at a power plant in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. © Burns & McDonnell
Image2: The testing of hydrogen blended fuel carried out by Wärtsilä in collaboration with WEC Energy Group, EPRI, Burns & McDonnell and Certarus has been concluded at WEC’s A.J. Mihm power plant in US. © WEC
Wärtsilä Energy in brief
Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our customers in decarbonisation by developing market-leading technologies. These cover future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS energy management platform. Wärtsilä Energy’s lifecycle services are designed to increase efficiency, promote reliability and guarantee operational performance. Our track record comprises 76 GW of power plant capacity and 110 energy storage systems delivered to 180 countries around the world.
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Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. We emphasise innovation in sustainable technology and services to help our customers continuously improve their environmental and economic performance. Our dedicated and passionate team of 17,000 professionals in more than 200 locations in 68 countries shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. In 2021, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 4.8 billion. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
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