New Wärtsilä power plant to halve carbon emissions at Minnesota utility site
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 30 December 2015 at 9.30 am EET
Wärtsilä will supply a 47 MW Smart Power Generation power plant to Rochester
Public Utilities (RPU) in Minnesota, USA. The order includes five Wärtsilä 34SG
engines running on natural gas. The equipment will be delivered in the autumn of
2017, and the plant is expected to be fully operational in May 2018.
"Wärtsilä engines are an important piece of RPU's diversified portfolio which
also includes various forms of renewable generation. This facility will help
meet RPU's capacity obligation with the reliability and reduced emissions of a
natural gas powered plant. Compared to the aged coal and gas turbine based
capacity it will replace, the power plant will nearly double the efficiency and
reduce hourly carbon emissions by 50 percent," says Walter Schlink, Director of
Power Resources at RPU.
According to Schlink, being able to produce RPU-owned, low-cost energy provides
a hedge against the risk of volatile electricity prices when RPU markets the
unit within the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO). The quick-start
attributes of this facility will allow RPU to take advantage of market
opportunities and offer products into MISO outside of just energy, such as
reserves and regulation.
Fast load-following capacity will also be needed to support the use of wind and
solar energy in Minnesota. The state's Renewable Energy Standard is one of the
strongest in the USA: 25 percent of the total electrical generation should come
from renewable sources by 2025.
Wärtsilä's installed power generation base in the United States is approximately
2800 MW and globally 58 GW.
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Learn more about the market opportunities of fast-starting generation in the
USA: http://www.smartpowergeneration.com/spp
Gary Groninger
Business Development Manager
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions
Tel: +1 913 523 5126
gary.groninger(at)wartsila.com
Jussi Laitinen
Communications Manager
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions
Tel: +358 50 4042006
jussi.laitinen_external(at)wartsila.com
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions in brief
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions is a leading global supplier of flexible baseload
power plants of up to 600 MW operating on various gaseous and liquid fuels. Our
portfolio includes unique solutions for peaking, reserve and load-following
power generation, as well as for balancing intermittent power production.
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions also provides LNG terminals and distribution systems.
As of 2015, Wärtsilä has 58 GW of installed power plant capacity in 175
countries around the world.
www.smartpowergeneration.com
Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximizes the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2014, Wärtsilä's net sales
totalled EUR 4.8 billion with approximately 17,700 employees. The company has
operations in more than 200 locations in nearly 70 countries around the world.
Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
www.wartsila.com
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