Finnish Technology Group Wärtsilä To Supply Brazil With Three Natural Gas-Powered Thermoelectric Plants In 2022

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Published on 20/11/2021 at 20:48

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Wärtsilä, Finnish Technology Group, Will Build Three Thermoelectric Plants in Brazil That Will Use Natural Gas, Biogas, and Synthetic Fuels

The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will provide the country with three thermoelectric plants powered by natural gas, totaling 150 MW of installed capacity. The signing of the contract came as a result of a Capacity Reserve Auction held by the Ministry of Mines and Energy last month. The thermoelectric plants will be delivered on an accelerated schedule and are scheduled to begin operations in the second quarter of next year.

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Learn More About Wärtsilä’s Thermoelectric Plants

The energy generated by the thermoelectric plants will be supplied to the country’s interconnected grid to ensure system reliability during adverse weather conditions. Wärtsilä’s contracts also include a total of 16 flexible and fast-start natural gas generator sets.

The projects will be supplied on an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) basis for the existing UTE Viana 1 and UTE Luiz Oscar Rodrigues de Melo plants, as well as a new UTE 1 plant, all located in Espírito Santo.

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Thermoelectric Plants Can Also Use Biogas and Synthetic Fuels

The flexible gas engines from Wärtsilä can use, in addition to natural gas, LPG, biogas, and synthetic fuels. The power plants, which initially operate on natural gas, can switch to decarbonized and clean fuels as these sources become available.

This feature will alleviate the risk that investments made today will become obsolete projects in the future. According to Wärtsilä Corporation President and CEO Håkan Agnevall, the company’s presence in Brazil is solid and longstanding. With the plants, Wärtsilä approaches the mark of 3 GW of installed capacity in the country and continues to meet its customers’ needs.

The company offers the best technology in the industry for electricity optimization. The high efficiency of Wärtsilä’s engines, with their rapid power increases, occurring in minutes instead of days or hours, ensures the reliability and flexibility needed in today’s energy market, which is increasingly moving toward clean energies.

Get to Know Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä arrived in Brazil in the 1990s and operates its headquarters office in Rio de Janeiro and service centers in Manaus, Niterói, and Pernambuco, employing around 400 workers.

In total, the company has more than 31 thermoelectric plants spread across Brazil, reaching an installed capacity of 2.6 GW. In the Naval sector, the company has an installed base with capacity across more than 570 ships and offshore facilities, totaling approximately 3,400 MW. The company provides auxiliary and main engines, complete solutions for power plants, and propulsion services for vessels.

Finnish Technology Group Wärtsilä To Supply Brazil With Three Natural Gas-Powered Thermoelectric Plants In 2022

Wärtsilä, Finnish Technology Group, Will Build Three Thermoelectric Plants in Brazil That Will Use Natural Gas, Biogas, and Synthetic Fuels

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Learn More About Wärtsilä’s Thermoelectric Plants

Thermoelectric Plants Can Also Use Biogas and Synthetic Fuels

Get to Know Wärtsilä

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Finnish Technology Group Wärtsilä To Supply Brazil With Three Natural Gas-Powered Thermoelectric Plants In 2022

Wärtsilä, Finnish Technology Group, Will Build Three Thermoelectric Plants in Brazil That Will Use Natural Gas, Biogas, and Synthetic Fuels

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A British company has installed in the middle of the ocean the world’s first floating platform that generates electricity 24 hours a day from the temperature difference between the surface and the depths of the Atlantic, without relying on wind or sun.

Brazil will harvest a record crop of up to 357 million tons of grains, but it does not have the capacity to store a large part of it. The storage deficit has reached the highest level in history and is equivalent to almost the entire production of Argentina.

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