Wärtsilä 50DF multi-fuel power plant

Multi-fuel operation with high efficiency, combined with high reliability and flexibility makes this solution perfect for flexible baseload applications including daily starts and stops, also providing various ancillary services.

Can operate on natural gas or any liquid fuel, including HFO, and switch between them while delivering power to the grid.
Full power can be achieved with a wide range of gas qualities.
Combination of low emissions in gas mode with an efficient liquid fuel mode that can use low-grade fuel oils.
Robust, reliable genset, proven in the most challenging environments.

Key figures

Output & configuration

Plant output	50-700 MW
Configuration	3-40 x 18V50DF

Performance

Efficiency		Gas	49	%
		Liq. fuel	47	%
Ramp rate			>100	%/min
Minimum load	Unit level		10	%
	Plant level		1	%

Loading & unloading

	Sync	Full
Regular start time	< 3	< 15	min
Fast start time	< 3 min (gas) / 1 min (liquid)	< 10	min
Stop time	< 1		min

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