Energy Lifecycle upgrades

Prepare your power plant for the future with Wärtsilä Lifecycle upgrades

Our energy experts help you identify upgrades that will improve the performance and extend the life of your power plant for many years to come.

It’s a volatile energy market. When things change so quickly, keeping up with demand seems harder than ever. You need a partner to help you get the absolute most out of your power generation assets. You need a partner you can trust. Someone that understands you and your unique challenges. Someone that will pick up the phone when the going gets tough.

Wärtsilä’s Lifecycle Upgrades experts are the team you can lean on. We bring decades of experience to help you create stability and reliability when everything seems so unpredictable.

 

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Upgrades delivered across the globe.

 

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repeat projects carried out on 200+ installations.

 

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engines totalling 1.68GW converted to gas. 

Because no two power plants and challenges are the same, our experts take the time to understand true condition of your equipment, your unique circumstances and goals.

We balance your commercial, operational and environmental requirements to identify upgrades that will get your power generation assets performing at their best for now and into the future. From creating quality and reliable power generation, to lowering production costs, improving output, boosting availability and reducing environmental impact, our upgrades can keep everything running smoothly, for longer.

No matter what’s thrown your way, with Wärtsilä’s Lifecycle Upgrades experts by your side you can reach your ambitions. Because our goal is to help you to meet yours.

Struggling to stay competitive in a constantly changing market?

As pressure to deliver low-cost energy intensifies, the smallest decline in performance can have significant impacts on bottom line. 

One underperforming component or outdated technology could have big impact on production and profitability.

Our experts conduct a comprehensive audit and propose upgrades that will improve your power plant, reduce costs, boost revenue and secure long-term return on investment.

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Is your power plant becoming less reliable?

Things often change after years of service – technology evolves or new alternatives become available. Lifecycle upgrades can breath new life into your power generation assets. 

Boost reliability and availability and avoid unexpected downtime at your power plant with a complete audit of your engines, equipment and components to identify upgrades that perfectly blend latest technology to existing assets to improve your power plant flexibility, availability, reliability and performance.

Are market or regulatory changes creating new challenges for your power plant?

Your power plant’s flexibility and performance is vital to comply with constantly shifting regulation. Wärtsilä’s Lifecycle Upgrades can help you identify ways to reduce your environmental footprint, while improving performance, reliability and safety. 

We can help reduce reliability on heavy fuel operations, while increasing efficiency, flexibility and availability, so you can meet commercial and operational objectives, as well as environmental, social, governance.

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Our Lifecycle upgrades offering

From lowering production costs and maximising output and efficiency, to improving quality and reliability of power generation and reducing environmental footprint, our upgrades can help you overcome any obstacles the market throws at you. 

Wartsila Lifecycle Upgrades Fuel conversions

Need to reduce emissions?                

Fuel conversions reduce heavy or liquid fuel operations to, lower emissions, increase fuel efficiency and boost performance. 

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Wartsila Lifecycle Upgrades Repowering

Got an aging power plant?                    

Repowering is the best way to breathe new life into your power generation assets to to boost output, availability, reliability and efficiency. 

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Wartsila Lifecycle Upgrades E&A

Difficulties keeping up with changing operating conditions?

Respond to market and grid code changes with automation and electrical upgrades, improving the quality, reliability and flexibility of power generation. 

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Wartsila Lifecycle Upgrades Performance

Want more out of your engines?                 

Engine performance upgrades can enhance your assets to perform better than when it was originally commissioned, so you use less fuel, produce more power and maintain availability.

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Wartsila Lifecycle Upgrades Rehabilitations

Need to extend the lifetime of your asset?

Beat the challenges associated with aging power generation assets. Rehabilitation is a quick and cost-effective way to maximise output and efficiency, increase reliability and reduce operating costs. 

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Wartsila Lifecycle Upgrades Waste heat recovery

Want to improve efficiency of the power plant?

Boost power plant efficiency by up to 10% and turn waste heat into additional electricity production to meet your commercial and environmental objectives at the same time. 

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Read more about our customers' successes

  • Delimara power plant 3

    Gas conversion reduces power plant emission levels.

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    Delimara (1960 x 690 px)
  • Cartones Ponderosa, Mexico

    The gas conversion reduced the cost of electricity produced by 50% and also reduced emissions.

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    Cartones Ponderosa, Mexico
  • Pointe Monnier, Mauritius

    The Central Electricity Board (CEB) of Mauritius improved the performance as well as reduced the operating costs of their power plant by having a turbocharger retrofit.

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    Pointe Monnier, Mauritius
  • Kaloum 5, Republic of Guinea

    Power plant overhaul boosts availability and grid stability.

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    Kaloum 5 - Republic of Guinea

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