The latest test at the Utah mega-project marks the third U.S. entry into electrolysis, storage and the use of carbon-free fuel. Green hydrogen is both an untested and a potentially vital way for renewable-energy-powered grids to store their intermittent power for later use, not just for hours at a time, but for days, weeks or […]
Wärtsilä providing energy storage system in Scotland
Wärtsilä will provide grid balancing services and reserve power to Scotland’s Shetland Islands with the supply of its advanced energy storage system. The system is being supplied to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution, which belongs to the regulated businesses of SSE plc, one of the UK’s largest utilities. The system will deliver 8 […]
Wärtsilä gas engines to burn 100% hydrogen
The technology group Wärtsilä is developing the combustion process in its gas engines to enable them to burn 100% hydrogen fuel.Wärtsilä has researched hydrogen as a fuel for 20 years, and has tested its engines with blends of up to 60% hydrogen and 40% natural gas. This development is part of the company’s strategy to […]
From Science Project to Money Maker: Energy Storage Hits Inflection Point
Lower costs, more revenue streams and deeper industry experience are making energy storage an integral part of electric grids around the world. In 2014, the vast majority of storage projects Greensmith Energy was working on might have best been described as science projects, often dependent on grants or utility R&D budgets devoted to figuring out […]
Wärtsilä signs 100 MW/100 MWh energy storage system project deal in South East Asia
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 25 July 2019 at 12 pm EEST The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a 100 MW/100 MWh total capacity energy storage project in South East Asia. The energy storage system facility, including the Greensmith GEMS advanced software platform and GridSolv, will be used […]
6 MW Wärtsilä Energy storage system installed on the island of Bonaire
The technology group Wärtsilä has commissioned its 6 MW/6 MWh energy management and storage system project for its customer ContourGlobal Bonaire on the Caribbean island of Bonaire. With Phase One complete, the island no longer has to curtail wind resources. It has nearly doubled renewable energy penetration, and prepared the system for additional capacity to […]
Wartsila’s New Battery Business Is Ready to Go Globe-Trotting
The former Greensmith is leaning hard into fast-moving international markets. Greensmith burst onto the scene as an early storage integrator, capable of making disparate technologies work well with new batteries. Months after it delivered a 20-megawatt system in four months for the Aliso Canyon gas leak response, it joined the wave of U.S. storage startups […]
