{"id":86735,"date":"2024-09-18T15:05:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T19:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/?p=86735"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:42:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:42:18","slug":"wartsila-and-aqualectra-partner-to-support-curacaos-decarbonisation-with-new-power-plant-to-balance-renewabl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/wartsila-and-aqualectra-partner-to-support-curacaos-decarbonisation-with-new-power-plant-to-balance-renewabl\/","title":{"rendered":"W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 and Aqualectra partner to support Cura\u00e7ao\u2019s decarbonisation with new power plant to balance renewables"},"content":{"rendered":"
W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Corporation,\u00a0<\/span>Press release\u00a0<\/span>18 September 2024 at 09:00 UTC+2<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Technology group W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 has again been contracted by Aqualectra, Cura\u04abao\u2019s government owned utilities company, to provide Engineering, Procurement and Construction in support of the country\u2019s decarbonisation programme. This latest order is for a new 38.4 MW power plant that will be capable of providing efficient grid balancing as the level of renewable energy in the system continues to increase. The order was booked by W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 in Q3 2024.<\/p>\n

The new Salu Power Plant is being supplied on a full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis. Initially, the plant will provide baseload power but will be later utilised in a grid balancing role as part of the utility\u2019s decarbonisation focus. It will operate with four W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 20V32 engines and will immediately become one of Aqualectra\u2019s most fuel-efficient power plants.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year,\u00a0Aqualectra placed an order with W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)<\/a>, as well as W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4\u2019s GEMS Digital Energy Platform. The combined system will enable the expansion of renewable energy capacity, representing an important step towards a sustainable energy future for the island.<\/p>\n

\u201cAqualectra immensely values the continued partnership with W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 and their availability to hold discussions, exchange and build bridges so that, on this occasion, we could again sign a significant agreement for the island and people of Cura\u00e7ao,” says Mrs. Neysa Isenia, CFO at Aqualectra.<\/p>\n

The combination of W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4\u2019s BESS and GEMS solutions, supported by the new power plant, will provide grid stability and reliability, reduce unserved energy, and help mitigate the risk of brownouts and blackouts. In addition, the W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 solutions will allow Aqualectra to expand their decarbonisation vision while smoothing the intermittency of renewables.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have worked closely with Aqualectra in developing their long-term roadmap,\u201d explains Risto Paldanius, Vice President, Americas at W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Energy. \u201cThis involved a detailed analysis and modelling of their system, as well as verifying their own modelling. Aqualectra\u2019s strategic objective is to provide the community with affordable, sustainable, and reliable electricity. W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4\u2019s solutions will support all of these objectives through reducing the cost of generation, enabling the integration of renewables, while providing high reliability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Delivery of the W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 equipment and construction of the power plant is being carried out on a fast-track basis, and the plant is expected to be fully operational by Q4 2025.
\nAqualectra produces and distributes water and electricity to over 80,000 households and companies on Cura\u04abao Island. The company is an existing and valued W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 customer with three W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 engine power plants operating with a combined total of 16 W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 engines.<\/p>\n

Media contact for more information on this release:
\nKatri Pehkonen
\nCommunications Manager
\nW\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Energy
\nMob: +358 50 591 6180
\nkatri.pehkonen@wartsila.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Image caption:\u00a0Front: Mathias West, CFO Neysa Isenia, Tganni Louisy. Back: Minister Charles Cooper, Chairman of the Board Renny Oehlers, Joseph Everon and Rudolf Garmes \u00a9 Aqualectra<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Corporation,\u00a0Press release\u00a018 September 2024 at 09:00 UTC+2 Technology group W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 has again been contracted by Aqualectra, Cura\u04abao\u2019s government owned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":165,"featured_media":86737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-member-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Wartsila-Aqualectra.jpg","month_date":"Sep","day_date":"18","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/165"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/86737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}