A new order for a new bio-fuelled power plant in Gorizia in Italy keeps the success of Wartsila continues. Wartsila is a leading supplier of flexible power plants and services to the decentralized power generation market. The 34 MWe power plant in southern Italy will generate baseload electricity for the national grid, as well as heat to be supplied to a steam turbine for further electricity production.
It is said that this order will bring the total output of electricity in Italy generated by Wärtsilä equipment to more than 1300 MW. Some 800 MW of this output is running on liquid biofuel, which represents a considerable contribution towards reducing the country’s reliance on fossil fuels. Marco Gollinelli, Vice President, Wärtsilä Power Plants in Italy announces this order saying that their presence in Italy is already substantial, and this latest contract is a continuation of this success.
Today, Wärtsilä has a market share of more than 95 per cent for power generation from liquid biofuels in Italy. Delivery of all equipment to the Gorizia power plant is scheduled for May 2010, and the plant is expected to be in full operation by next autumn. The order was placed in September by Energia Pulita S.p.A of Italy, and comprises two Wärtsilä 18V46 engines running on liquid biofuel, as well as liquid biofuel auxiliaries, the control system and radiators.
Today, Wärtsilä power plants can operate on vegetable oils such as palm oil and oil from the jatropha plant, a non-edible, high energy fruit grown on semi-arid or marginal land in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
