Wärtsilä to supply Germany with groundbreaking biohybrid plant
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Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 20 December 2016 at 10 am EET
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply a biohybrid production plant to
the German energy company, Erdgas Südwest GmbH. The new plant will produce both
bioLNG (liquefied biogas) and LNG. The contract with Wärtsilä was signed in
December, and delivery will be made on a fast-track basis.
The Wärtsilä delivery will include the company's unique liquefaction system.
Moreover, the system is specially designed to clean and liquefy both biogas and
pipeline gas streams. In the process, the liquid is cooled to a temperature of
minus 160° C before being stored in a fully insulated tank. The ability to clean
both biogas and pipeline gas is new to the market and groundbreaking in terms of
flexibility and energy storage.
"The contract award is based upon Wärtsilä's compact and proven technology, and
on our capabilities in adapting the system to the customer's specific needs.
Biogas and pipeline gas compositions can vary substantially, and Wärtsilä Gas
Solutions' advanced technology can handle both," says Timo Koponen, Vice
President, Flow & Gas Solutions, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions.
The technology for this plant represents a new and unique response to market
needs to liquefy and store methane-based streams. Both gas cleaning and
liquefaction are cost- and energy efficient, thereby making profitable projects
possible even for smaller gas streams. This is especially important within the
European Union where the target is to have 10 percent of the fuel produced from
renewable sources by 2020.
The new biohybrid solution will be integrated into the customer's existing
biowaste-to-biogas production, whilst LNG production will be part of the
customer's existing pipeline gas infrastructure. Everything will be located at a
single site in southern Germany.
"This is a very important milestone for us at Erdgas Südwest. It is a completely
new concept adapted to the future needs of the German energy market, and we see
a great future for this storage solution," says Oliver Auras, Project Director,
Erdgas Südwest GmbH.
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Caption: The Wärtsilä biohybrid plant represents a new and unique response to
market needs.
Media contacts:
Mr Arne Jakobsen
Product Manager, Business unit mid-stream
Wärtsilä Marine Solutions
Tel: +47 926 31868
arne.jakobsen(at)wartsila.com
Ms Marit Holmlund-Sund
Senior Manager Marketing, Communications, Marine Solutions
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: +358 10 709 1439
marit.holmlund-sund(at)wartsila.com
Ms Susanne Freitag
Public Relations Manager
Erdgas Südwest GmbH
Tel: +49 7243 216-403
S.Freitag(at)erdgas-suedwest.de
Wärtsilä in brief:
Wärtsilä is a global leader in advanced technologies and complete lifecycle
solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable
innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and
economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers.
In 2015, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 5 billion with approximately 18,800
employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 70
countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
www.wartsila.com
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Source: Wärtsilä Oyj Abp via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 20.12.2016 - 09:00 Uhr
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