6 MW Wärtsilä Energy Storage System Demonstrates Phased Increase of Renewable Energy Penetration 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 accommodate peak demand during tourist season. ContourGlobal’s entire island grid is managed and operated by Greensmith GEMS advanced so...
Wärtsilä Engines Will Support Modernising of Michigan State University’s Power System
The technology group Wärtsilä has been chosen to provide a flexible power generation solution based on three gas fueled Wärtsilä 34SG engines to ensure operational flexibility in the power generation system of Michigan State University’s (MSU) East Lansing campus in USA. The solution will help the university to achieve its energy modernisation plans and support the growing need for efficient energy on the campus. The Engineered Equipment Delivery (EEQ) has been awarded by The Christman Compan...
Political Inaction on Sustainable Energy Policies to Blame for Lack of Progress on UN Climate & Development Goals
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 – Paris: Renewable energy is increasingly powering the world, but erratic policy making is holding the sector back from its potential contribution to cutting carbon pollution and meeting climate and development targets, according to REN21’s Renewables 2019 Global Status Report (GSR), released today. The report confirms that for the fourth consecutive year, more renewable power capacity was installed than fossil fuel and nuclear power combined - 100 gigawatts (GW) of sola...
Wärtsilä and Summit sign Bangladesh’s biggest ever service agreement to maintain Summit’s 464 MW power plants
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed two major Maintenance management and operational advisory agreements with Summit Group, the largest independent power producer (IPP) in Bangladesh and longstanding partner. The seven-year agreements represent the biggest ever signed service deals, in terms of MW generation, in the Bangladesh energy sector. The orders were booked by Wärtsilä in Q2, 2019. The lifecycle solution agreements cover two power plants located in Gazipur, Dhaka owned by Summit G...
11 Million People Employed in Renewable Energy Worldwide in 2018
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018 according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This compares with 10.3 million in 2017[1]. As more and more countries manufacture, trade and install renewable energy technologies, the latest Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review finds that renewables jobs grew to their highest level despite slower growth in key renewable energy markets including...
Wärtsilä Launches Modular Solution for Providing Ready-to-go Power Plants
The Wärtsilä Modular Block power plant solution is a pre-fabricated, modularly configured, and expandable enclosure for Wärtsilä medium-speed 34SG gas engine generators. Aside from the gas engine generator, the Wärtsilä Modular Block concept’s enclosure also incorporates engine-specific auxiliary units. The solution enables to reduce the on-site installation time from several months to a few weeks, depending on the full scope of supply. The concept thus makes Wärtsilä’s advanced medium-speed eng...
Welcome to Zero Island
Neste’s Zero Island project cuts emissions on Lidö by 78%. Sweden is aiming to become climate neutral by 2045. However, it has been estimated by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that we may have as little as twelve years to tackle climate change. To examine what it takes to reduce CO2 emissions as fast as possible, Neste and its partners set to turn the island of Lidö in the Swedish archipelago into a climate neutral Zero Island in just twelve months. As a result of the...
Global Smart Meters Market Set to Reach US$7.06bn in 2023, says GlobalData
The global smart meters market is estimated to be worth US$7.06bn in 2023, increasing from US$5.8bn in 2018, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report: ‘Smart Meters, Update 2019 – Global Market Size, Competitive Landscape and Key Country Analysis to 2023’ reveals that this growth will be driven by evolving information and communications technology (ICT) standards, entry into new markets, replacement of outdated meters: both advanced metering i...
Wärtsilä’s GEMS technology delivers long-term grid stability in Northern Germany with the commissioning of Cremzow Project
The technology group Wärtsilä has delivered its proprietary advanced software and controls platform, GEMS, to the 22MW/34.8MWh Cremzow energy storage project in Northern Germany. The project inauguration took place on 16 May, 2019. Greensmith Energy, a Wärtsilä Company, was brought into the project by Leclanché for their expertise in designing, building and intelligently managing utility-scale energy storage systems. Energy storage will play a vital part of Germany’s future as intermittent re...
Poland’s Renewable Drive Praised for Contributing to “Exceptional Year” for European Solar Energy
Despite its modest progress in terms of solar energy, the Polish government and the country’s adoption of renewables has been praised for its contribution to what has been described as “an exceptional year” for solar energy in the European Union. It is estimated that by the end of 2019, the number of solar panels installed across the EU during 2019 will increase by 81% to 20.4 GW as a result of a 2018 levy removal on imported solar panels. This was also boosted by political will shown by EU m...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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