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.
Wärtsilä Modular Block is a reliable and efficient solution for sustainable power generation, with fast delivery and installation.
The Wärtsilä Modular Block power plant solution is a pre-fabricated, modularly configured, and expandable enclosure for Wärtsilä medium-speed 34SG gas engine generators. Aside from the gas engine generator, the Wärtsilä Modular Block concept’s enclosure also incorporates engine-specific auxiliary units. The solution enables to reduce the on-site installation time from several months to a few weeks, depending on the full scope of supply. The concept thus makes Wärtsilä’s advanced medium-speed engine technology available for applications where it would not otherwise be viable with a conventional custom designed permanent building. Medium-speed engine technology has inherently higher efficiency and lower lifecycle costs than containerised high-speed engines or gas turbine solutions.
Wärtsilä can offer the Wärtsilä Modular Block as a full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) project. The solution is easily expandable to accommodate increased energy demand, and to respond to fast-growing customer business needs. The concept also enables dismantling and relocation, meaning it also offers new business models, such as power as a service or rentals.
The Wärtsilä Modular Block is easy to integrate with renewable energy and storage systems. It is ideal for providing grid stability and balancing when integrating renewable energy sources with intermittent production.
The flexibility of the concept enables its timely expansion with minimal front-end investments, or relocation to accommodate changing power generating requirements. This, combined with the high efficiency of the power generation asset, the minimised on-site installation time, and its configurability with external systems makes the Wärtsilä Modular Block an excellent solution for many power generation enterprises. It can be a perfect fit for industrial customers or utilities, and for independent power producers associated with them.
“This takes our well established experience and know-how in prefabricated modular power plants to the next level, combining modularity and ease of use with superior medium-speed engine performance. Modular Block, being a cost-effective solution that is configurable to different needs, scalable and re-deployable, brings fast and reliable power wherever needed,” says Antti Kämi, Vice President, Engine Power Plants, Wärtsilä Energy Business.
Wärtsilä is introducing the Wärtsilä Modular Block at this week’s Africa Energy Forum, Africa’s largest energy exhibition, being held at the Lisbon Congress Centre, Portugal. More information is available from Wärtsilä's booth number 202.
Image1: Wärtsilä Modular Block is a scalable and redeployable power generation solution with fast delivery and installation.
Image2: Wärtsilä Modular Block features pre-fabricated, expandable enclosures for sustainable power generation.
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For further information, please contact:
Juha Kerttula
Senior Application Manager
Wärtsilä Energy Business
Mob: +358 40 195 4028
juha.kerttula@wartsila.com
Mirja-Maija Santala
Manager, Marketing & Communications
Wärtsilä Energy Business
Mob: +358 40 079 3827
mirja-maija.santala@wartsila.com
Wärtsilä Energy Business in brief
Wärtsilä Energy Business is leading the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. As an energy system integrator, we understand, design, build and serve optimal power systems for future generations. Wärtsilä’s solutions provide the needed flexibility to integrate renewables and secure power system reliability. Our offering comprises engine-based flexible power plants – including liquid gas systems – hybrid solar power plants, energy management systems and storage and integration solutions. We support our customers over the lifecycle of their installations with services that enable increased efficiency and guaranteed performance. Wärtsilä has 70 GW of installed power plant capacity in 177 countries around the world.
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Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2018, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 5.2 billion with approximately 19,000 employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 80 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki
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