Energy storage
Energy storage

Energy storage is a fundamental part of a cleaner, more intelligent and distributed energy infrastructure supporting and accelerating the transition towards 100% renewables

Raising safety standards in the energy storage sector
30 Aug 2023 · Article
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Celebrating excellence: firing up technological innovation
Wärtsilä annually awards its teams for exceptional contributions, inspiring a culture of...
Disruption or Hype: Will Sodium-Ion Battery Technology Be a Game-Changer?
5 Jul 2023 · Article
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Disruption or Hype: Will Sodium-Ion Battery Technology Be a Game-Changer?
Sodium-ion batteries are gaining traction as a promising alternative to...
Wärtsilä Energy Storage solar fields.
14 Apr 2023 · Article
4 min read
The case for DC over AC coupling
A solar-plus-storage project with DC coupling can have major economic benefits.
15 Dec 2022 · Article
6 min read
Future-proof solutions for decarbonising power generation in mining operations
The mining industry is looking for ways to improve the carbon...
Wärtsilä Insights - US Inflations Reduction act 2022
14 Nov 2022 · Article
4 min read
The US Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has set a new benchmark for clean energy deployment
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is the most...
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4 Oct 2022 · Article
4 min read
Netherlands – a small giant in energy storage
Wärtsilä’s energy storage technology is facilitating a sea-change in the Dutch energy market by...
Middle East forming future decarbonised energy landscape
19 Jul 2022 · Article
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Middle East forming future decarbonised energy landscape
Wärtsilä’s Patrik Farkas guides us through the opportunities that decarbonisation presents...
7 Jun 2022 · Article
5 min read
How to ensure stability in high-renewable power systems
Renewable energy sources can decrease inertia, the kinetic energy stored in the rotating...
Future hybrid energy storage projects
18 May 2022 · Article
7 min read
What are the strategies for future hybrid energy storage projects?
The economics of solar-plus-storage systems in energy production continue to...
Energy solutions for mining
26 Apr 2022 · Article
5 min read
Renewables, energy storage and flexible gas power plants can drive industry in South Africa on road to decarbonisation
One of the major challenges...
Kemsley
14 Apr 2022 · Article
5 min read
Charging up in the UK
As the EV revolution takes off, we look at how and why Pivot Power is building Britain’s most powerful electric vehicle...
Flexibility in action in South Australia
7 Apr 2022 · Article
2 min read
Balancing renewables is an untapped opportunity – flexibility in action in South Australia
Wärtsilä delivered Barker Inlet, a 210MW thermal...
Storage technologies will play a major role in our future energy systems
8 Mar 2022 · Article
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Storage technologies will play a major role in our future energy systems
A decarbonised energy system is a flexible one.
21 Feb 2022 · Article
4 min read
The many shades of green
The European Commission surprised the market recently when it published the Complementary Climate Delegated Act, which says...
The fundamentals of energy storage - Wärtsilä
26 Jan 2022 · Article
9 min read
The fundamentals of energy storage
What is energy storage – and how is it linked to balancing and flexibility? Wärtsilä compiled a dictionary that...
No man is an island but your grid can be
18 Nov 2021 · Article
5 min read
No man is an island, but a grid can be
Weather and seasonal daylight patterns play a significant role in energy production with renewable power from...
Wärtsilä employee in a facility
23 Apr 2021 · Article
4 min read
It’s easy to tell these twins apart
A digital twin is virtual copy of something in the real world. Wärtsilä uses them with both energy and marine...
Carbon Neutral 2050 vision: Will India make the tiger leap?
5 Mar 2021 · Article
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Carbon Neutral 2050 vision: Will India make the tiger leap?
Soaring temperatures, colossal hurricanes and unprecedented wildfires marked 2020 as one...
12 Jan 2021 · Article
5 min read
Roatan: the Caribbean island embracing development and renewables
Prosperity follows electricity, and one small island is taking steps to develop...
Train passing before wind turbines
14 Dec 2020 · Article
6 min read
Resilient renewables a top pick for investors
The global pandemic has encouraged investment in renewable energy, but is this only a trend?
windfarm at night
3 Sep 2020 · Article
6 min read
5 technologies changing the future of renewable energy
The renewable energy market is changing thanks to falling prices and increased demand for...
Mexico’s energy market Open for business 
29 Nov 2017 · Article
3 min read
Mexico's energy market: Open for business
Mexico has transitioned its closed and state-run energy sector into a vibrant market that is fully open to...
Powering isolated grids
19 Dec 2017 · Article
3 min read
Powering isolated grids
Fast-starting internal combustion engines – integrated with an energy storage battery system – provide great potential for...
LNG terminals land-based vs. floating storage and regasification technology
2 Jan 2018 · Article
3 min read
Expanding small-scale LNG with private-sector investment
Private sector participation through the Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) model may hold...