Wärtsilä energy storage system to support Taiwan’s ambitious renewable energy targets
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 10 August 2021 at 9:00 AM EESTThe technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 5.2 MW / 5.2 MWh energy storage system to provide the frequency regulation in the ancillary service market for the Taiwanese grid as Taiwan seeks to achieve 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025. The order was placed in August 2021 by Shangfa Construction who will build the energy storage facility on behalf of North-Star International Co., Ltd. Taiwan’s state-owned integrated utility, Taiwan Power Company, has opened a day-ahead ancillary service market,