Wärtsilä power plants now capable of running on propane

• 9 years ago (2015-11-09)
• David Flin

North America 1021

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Wärtsilä has announced that it is expanding its Smart Power Generation portfolio by introducing the capability of using propane as fuel for power generation. Thomas Hägglund, Vice President of Technology and Solutions at Wärtsilä Energy Solutions, said: “Shale oil and gas production has substantially increased the availability of propane in the market. Many of Wärtsilä’s customers see an opportunity for using propane now for power generation.”

Hägglund said that multi-fuel capability was a traditional strength of the company, and that the company had extended the range of the Wärtsilä 34SG engine, which can generate up to 9 MW, can now be used not only with natural gas, but also as a dual-fuel engine that can run on natural gas or propane without physical modifications to the engine.