Maran Gas extends optimised maintenance agreement with Wärtsilä

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a renewal of its Optimised Maintenance Agreement with the Greek shipping company Maran Gas Maritime. The new agreement will run for five additional years, and is designed to ensure operational certainty with controlled and predictable costs for Maran Gas’s fleet of 21 TFDE LNG carrier vessels. The signing took

Wärtsilä to partner with Capwatt in green hydrogen blending

The technology group Wärtsilä will collaborate with the Portuguese energy solutions provider and independent power producer Capwatt in the testing of a green hydrogen and natural gas blend fuel for Capwatt power plant located in Maia. The project will start in Q1, 2023 and it aims at testing blends of up to 10 vol.% green

Wärtsilä introduces Decarbonisation Services business model to support customers

The technology group Wärtsilä’s strategy for shaping the decarbonisation of the energy sector is strengthened with the introduction of the company’s Decarbonisation Services business model. The service utilises Wärtsilä’s sophisticated power system modelling and optimisation tools alongside in-house expertise to reduce power system emissions. It also ensures power availability with the lowest levelised cost of

‘Main challenge in the transition to zero carbon future is lack of clear pathway’

Mr Kari Hietanen, Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Legal Affairs, Wärtsilä in an exclusive interview with Future Fuels shared his thoughts green transition in Europe. Q. What are the technical solutions Wartsila offers for the green transition? Wärtsilä has a wide range of technologies enabling green transition both in marine and energy sectors. In

Wartsila offers tech support to Salamanca vessel

Wartsila will provide technical support via a 10-year service agreement for its solutions installed on Brittany Ferries’ LNG-fuelled RoPax vessel, the Salamanca. The Salamanca – which will be inaugurated on 25 March and make its first commercial sailing from Portsmouth to Bilbao on 27 March – is the first LNG-fuelled passenger ferry to operate from

Wartsila presents various options for energy’s decarbonised future

The technology group Wärtsilä has published an important paper on the role of sustainable fuels in the energy sector’s transition towards decarbonised power generation. Future carbon-neutral fuels and the use of flexible engine power plants capable of utilising such fuels, will be central to this transition. Along with the growing need to decarbonise engine power

Wartsila to deliver first dedicated methanol fuel supply system

The technology company Wartsila has developed a dedicated fuel supply system for methanol, MethanolPac, as interest grows in the methanol pathway to decarbonisation. Combined with the recently introduced Wartsila 32 Methanol engine and the company’s well-proven retrofit and system integration capabilities, MethanolPac enables Wartsila to deliver methanol-capable fuel and power systems across a wide range

The pathway for energy transition in shipping

Future Fuels in association with sponsor FuelSpec®, a combustion catalyst product, has organized first webinar on “Decarbonising Shipping – Issues and challenges” on 25th February 2022, with the participation of representatives from key stakeholders in the shipping industry including Indian Register of Shipping, INSA, MASSA, CMMI, FOSMA, Institute of Marine Engineers of India, Wartsila, and

Wartsila to support sustainable operations on Viking Line’s new climate-smart flagship

The technology group Wartsila will provide technical management for a broad scope of solutions installed on Viking Line’s new climate-smart vessel Viking Glory under a three-year contract. The agreement was signed in December 2021. Viking Glory begins its first commercial sailing this week. It features many cutting-edge technologies intended to minimise climate impact and air

Wartsila, Solstad Offshore collaborate on fleet decarbonisation ambitions

In its efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of its 90 vessel fleet, Solstad Offshore has turned to the technology company Wartsila for collaboration. The aim is to achieve a 50 percent reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030. Partnership is seen as being key to finding the right solutions. The agreement aims to identify, evaluate,