Wärtsilä invites discussion on future power scenarios
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade Press release, 8 December 2009Wärtsilä's scenarios provide alternative views on the future of powergeneration in a complex and changing global environment.Wärtsilä, a leading provider of decentralised power generationsolutions, has published a scenario report on future alternatives forglobal power and electricity production. Wärtsilä has spent more than8,000 hours analyzing how electricity is likely to be produced andconsumed in 2023. The project brought together the views ofacademics, non-governmental organizations, business leaders,government representatives and other experts, and resulted in threepossible future scenarios being predicted. These have been calledGreen Earth, Blue Globe and Grey World.The discussions with the various experts in attempting to anticipatelikely future trends turned out to be so fascinating that Wärtsilädecided to share the results. Indeed, the very nature of forming ascenario is that of a multi-dimensional discussion. Governments,companies, and individual citizens all have the power to make choicesthat affect our common future.We at Wärtsilä hope that the below scenarios will provide a usefulcontribution to the worldwide debate on power sector issues. Wetherefore invite you to read more about our scenarios, to share yourviews, challenge us and give us feedback atwww.wartsila.com/scenarios or by e-mail topowerscenarios(at)wartsila.com or at Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Power-scenarios-2023/189333649301.We are also happy to invite you to visit us at the Bright Greenexhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark, 12-13 December, booth number 71,or at the PowerGen International exhibition in Las Vegas, USA, 8-10December, booth number C4-323.Wärtsilä's scenarios: Green, Blue and GrayThe Green Earth scenario is shaped by individual citizens who havedecided to tackle the challenge posed by climate change. The worldeconomy grows at a modest pace, and the use of renewable energysources increases. People accept the scarcity of resources and livesustainably.The Blue Globe is a market-oriented, prosperous world, powered bylarge utilities. Policy is driven by two key factors: the need foreconomic growth and curbing emissions. Carbon capture and storageallows us to continue using coal.The Grey World is ruled by governments. Scarcity of resources andenergy security are major issues - climate change is not. Scarcityleads to considerable changes within society, and political tensionsrun high due to the uneven geographical distribution of energyresources.Future power generation - a global issue of great importanceCreating scenarios is one powerful means for making sense of acomplex and changing environment. Scenarios are fact-based,challenging, but plausible descriptions of what might lie ahead. Theyprovide alternative views of the future, taking into considerationsignificant trends, events and actors, and try to model how theymight interact.Today, two major global challenges top the economic, social, andenvironmental agenda of the world. On the one hand we have to produceenough electricity to improve the living standards of a growingpopulation. On the other hand, we must curb climate change. Theseissues are highly topical since the United Nations Climate ChangeConference in Copenhagen is now underway.These issues are also more than relevant for Wärtsilä, as we believethat the power sector has a key role to play in solving thesechallenges. As a provider of complete lifecycle power solutions forour customers, we need to make the right decisions regardinglong-term product development in order to be the preferred partnerfor future investments.For further information, please contact:Pauliina TenniläGeneral Manager, Scenarios & Business IntelligenceWärtsilä Power PlantsTel: +358 10 709 5498e-mail: pauliina.tennila(at)wartsila.comMaria NystrandPublicity Manager,Wärtsilä Power PlantsTel: +358 10 709 1456e-mail: maria.nystrand(at)wartsila.comWärtsilä in briefWärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions forthe marine and energy markets. By emphasising technologicalinnovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmentaland economic performance of the vessels and power plants of itscustomers.In 2008, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with 19,000employees. The company has operations in 160 locations in 70countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMXHelsinki, Finland.www.wartsila.comThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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