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Wärtsilä to enhance the reliability of world’s largest offshore wind farm

The technology group Wärtsilä signed in January a contract with Babcock International Group plc to design and build a number of switchboards and distribution boards for the world’s first offshore reactive compensation station, a vital part of transmitting to shore the electricity produced sustainably by the offshore wind farm. The Hornsea Project One offshore wind … Continue reading Wärtsilä to enhance the reliability of world’s largest offshore wind farm

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Wärtsilä Ship Designs increasingly important for wind farm operations

Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the ship design for the ‘Vestland Cygnus’, a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) owned by Norway based Norside AS that is to be converted to serve as an offshore wind farm service vessel. The conversion will take place at the Fjellstrand yard in Norway. The contract with Wärtsilä was signed … Continue reading Wärtsilä Ship Designs increasingly important for wind farm operations

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Wind power plant supplied by Wärtsilä now operational in Oregon, USA

The Port Westward Unit 2 power plant, supplied by Wärtsilä for Portland General Electric (PGE), reached commercial operation near Clatskanie, Oregon on December 30, 2014. The 220 MW Smart Power Generation plant is designed to balance wind and solar energy, as well as provide load-following and peaking services. “With the growing amount of variable renewable … Continue reading Wind power plant supplied by Wärtsilä now operational in Oregon, USA

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Wärtsilä supplies flexible capacity to integrate wind power and solar energy in Oklahoma

Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply a 56 MW Smart Power Generation power plant to the Stillwater Utilities Authority (SUA) in Oklahoma, USA. The contract was signed in September 2014 and the equipment delivery will begin in November 2015. The power station will be used to balance wind and solar generation in Oklahoma. “When the … Continue reading Wärtsilä supplies flexible capacity to integrate wind power and solar energy in Oklahoma

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