Wärtsilä is now pioneering a milestone-testing programme for its balancing gas engines to be converted to use green hydrogen as fuel. xWärtsilä’s gas engines are currently used for flexible balancing power generation for power systems with high levels of renewables. According to Wärtsilä’s energy system modelling, over 11,000 GW of wind and solar power is required in the G20 alone to create 100 per cent renewable energy systems. Many countries are investing in new, highly efficient engines to support the sustainable acceleration of renewable energy. “Our modelling shows that a significant amount of thermal balancing is required by the middle of this century to achieve the transition to 100 per cent renewable energy.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2021 03:45 UTC