Wärtsilä to support integration of renewables into Japan’s power mix with delivery of gas engine generating capacity
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 13 October 2022 at 08:00 AM EESTThe technology group Wärtsilä will supply the gas fuelled engines for a new 100 MW Japanese power plant. The fast-starting engines will provide the grid balancing and peaking capabilities needed as Japan increases its share of energy from renewable sources. This is one of the pioneering cases in Japan where a major power producer and supplier has opted for gas engine technology for a utility-scale power plant with the main purpose of hedging market price fluctuations, and the plant will also enable participation in the