New Wärtsilä-supplied power plants will accommodate broad range of operating profiles for US utility
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Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 13 November 2017 at 11 a.m. EET
The technology group Wärtsilä has received full notice to proceed with the
delivery of the engines for two new power plants being built by an investor
owned utility in the USA. The order was originally announced in June 2017.
The plants are owned by Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corporation (UMERC), a
subsidiary of WEC Energy Group one of the USA's leading energy companies. The
selection of the Wärtsilä smart power generation solution was made in order to
accommodate a broad range of operating profiles for which flexibility is a prime
requirement. The letter of intent was signed, and the order booked with Wärtsilä
in May 2017, while the full notice to proceed was given in November.
The two power plants, located in the Negaunee and Baraga townships in Michigan,
will have a combined output of 188 MW provided by a total of ten Wärtsilä 50SG
engines running on natural gas fuel. The plants will serve some 40,000
residential consumers as well as a large mining operation, which creates various
generation and balancing needs in the region. The fast starting and responsive
flexibility of the Wärtsilä solution was, therefore, cited as being an important
consideration in the award of this contract. Furthermore, by operating on clean
burning natural gas, the environmental impact of the two new plants will be
minimized.
The Wärtsilä plants will replace an existing coal-fired power plant and are
expected to provide baseload and intermittent power. Their ability to react
rapidly to the fluctuating demand from the local operations was a critical
factor for UMERC.
"Wärtsilä's Smart Power Generation solution will enable efficiency to be
maintained across a broad range of output. It requires very limited use of water
for cooling and the environmental footprint is small, plus the modularized
solution means that additional capacity can easily be accommodated if needed,"
said Mikael Backman, Regional Director, US & Canada, Wärtsilä Energy Solutions.
The Wärtsilä engines are scheduled for delivery in the latter half of 2018 and
the plants are expected to come on line in 2019.
Wärtsilä currently has an installed base of more than 3000 MW in the USA, while
its global installed base exceeds 65 GW in 177 countries.
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Caption: The two power plants, located in the Negaunee and Baraga townships in
Michigan, will have a combined output of 188 MW provided by a total of ten
Wärtsilä 50SG engines running on natural gas fuel.
For more information, please contact:
Mikael Backman
Regional Director, US & Canada
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions
Tel: +1 281-224-2920
mikael.backman(at)wartsila.com
Joshua Klopp
Business Development Manager, USA & Canada
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions
Tel: +1 612 -817-0631
joshua.klopp(at)wartsila.com
Tyler Murphy
Marketing Manager, Americas
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions
Tel: +1 832 922 7197
tyler.murphy(at)wartsila.com
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions in brief
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions is a leading global energy system integrator offering
a broad range of environmentally sound solutions. Our offering includes ultra-
flexible internal combustion engine based power plants, utility-scale solar PV
power plants, energy storage & integration solutions, as well as LNG terminals
and distribution systems. The flexible and efficient Wärtsilä solutions provide
customers with superior value and enable a transition to a more sustainable and
modern energy system. As of 2017, Wärtsilä has 65 GW of installed power plant
capacity in 177 countries around the world.
www.smartpowergeneration.com
Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in advanced technologies and complete lifecycle
solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasizing sustainable
innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximizes the environmental and
economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2016,
Wärtsilä's net sales totaled EUR 4.8 billion with approximately 18,000
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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The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Wärtsilä Oyj Abp via GlobeNewswire
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