Wärtsilä to lead development in autonomous zero-emission balancing solutions

In Finland, technology group Wärtsilä said it will lead a five-year collaboration of more than 200 Finnish companies, industrial organizations, research institutes, and universities. The partners in this “Wide & Intelligent Sustainable Energy” (WISE) project will together develop innovative clean energy concepts. The consortium intends to strengthen the Finnish energy sector to become a world-leader in energy innovation by building a scalable ecosystem and by introducing secure and autonomous zero-emission balancing power generation, the company said.

Wärtsilä said its goal is to offer flexible autonomous power plant concepts with the capability to operate with 100% e-fuel, such as green hydrogen and its derivatives, by the end of 2028.

“A decarbonized energy sector is inevitable in the future. The only question is when we will get there. The WISE initiative brings together industry expertise plus research and academic know-how to accelerate the trend. It gives us a unique opportunity to become the leading powerhouse for the energy transition,” said Anders Lindberg, President, Wärtsilä Energy.

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