Research reveals G20 needs over 3,500 GW of flexibility to enable 100% renewable electricity, as Wärtsilä launches grid balancing technology
Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade press release, 31 March 2021 at 9:00 AM EESTThe technology group Wärtsilä has today launched grid balancing technology - capable of ramping up to 10+ MW in two minutes - to bridge utilities to a 100% renewable energy future at the lowest cost. The launch comes as the company has highlighted a striking need to scale up flexibility worldwide, with G20 countries requiring 3,526 GW of flexible assets, in the form of energy storage and flexible gas technology, to enable their energy systems to run on 100% renewable electricity.The capacity needed to balance the G20’s