Wärtsilä introduces new hybrid and energy storage plants

• 6 years ago (2017-05-11)
• David Flin

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Wärtsilä has announced that it is launching engines+storage, a combination of hybrid power plants and energy storage to power markets globally. Wärtsilä also announced that it would be offering stand-alone energy storage solutions.

Last year, in April 2016, Wärtsilä introduced its solar PV power plants and engines+solar PV hybrid power plants. These are being further extended with energy storage technology. Hybrid solutions including energy storage are increasingly becoming financially attractive, for example, in areas where fuel prices are high and the penetration of renewable power sources is significant.

Wärtsilä has also introduced energy management system (EMS) to the hybrid power plants. In July 2016, Wärtsilä announced its cooperation with Greensmith, a leading provider of EMS software. Greensmith’s GEMS platform is the most widely deployed energy storage software solution enabling the most advanced and proven energy storage systems in the world. With GEMS, hybrid power plants run in an optimal way at all times.