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EDITORIAL BY VESA RIIHIMÄKI

We are living in times of great change in the world of power generation. There is much talk these da...

MANAGING FUTURE GRID DYNAMICS: AN EXAMPLE FROM CALIFORNIA

An increased penetration of renewable energy, the emergence of greater amounts of demand response an...

FAST TRACK POWER PLANT DELIVERY TO SOUTH AFRICA

The challenges in building the Sasolburg power plant in South Africa were indeed considerable. Yet i...

ENABLING MAJOR NATIONAL SAVINGS THROUGH A NEW APPROACH TO SYSTEM SECURITY

South Korea's generating portfolio Conventional thermal and nuclear power plants dominate electrici...

PREPARED FOR ALL EMERGENCIES

Currently, there are no fast-start emergency power plants in Estonia. Emergency reserve power is pur...

COMPLETING THE LNG VALUE CHAIN

Most experts predict that natural gas demand will see strong growth in the future, growing at a comp...

THE WÄRTSILÄ GAS VALVE UNIT ENCLOSED DESIGN (GVU-ED™) FOR MARINE APPLICATIONS

The traditional choice of fuel for ships has either been marine diesel oil (MDO) or heavy fuel oil (...

NEW WÄRTSILÄ THRUSTERS – KEEPING DRILLING VESSELS SAFELY IN PLACE UNDER HARSH CONDITIONS

Wärtsilä is continuously improving its thruster portfolio in response to market demands, classificat...

A NEW DESIGN FOR PROPULSION CONTROL

In 2010, R&D activities were initiated within Wärtsilä’s Product Centre Automation with the aim ...

CONVERTING LOW QUALITY GAS INTO A VALUABLE POWER SOURCE

Associated gas, or volatile organic compounds (VOCs), cannot normally be utilized as a source of ene...