Wärtsilä is supplying 27 units of Wärtsilä GridSolv Quantum energy modular storage system for the development of a 25 MW/27 MWh advanced energy storage project for Bahamas Power and Light Company (BPL), located at the Bluehills Power Station in Nassau, Bahamas. Wärtsilä also signed a full engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract. The system is anticipated to be fully operational by mid-2022.
In combination with a 132 MW power plant operating on seven Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines supplied to BPL in 2019, the integrated Wärtsilä solution will provide the Bahamas with an optimized energy system that meets Bahama’s spinning reserve requirements, while significantly improving generation efficiency and system reliability for the island’s grid.
The order was booked in Wärtsilä’s order intake in the third quarter of 2021. The combination of flexible power generation and energy storage utilizing Wärtsilä’s unique GEMS Digital Energy Platform will support the Government of the Bahamas’ plans to increase its share of renewable sources, notably solar, by 30 percent by 2030.
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May 16, 2018
Seabased to develop 40 MW wave energy project in the Caribbean
Seabased AB of Lysekil, Sweden, has announced that it is developing two 20 MW wave energy parks in the Caribbean, which will be owned by Bermuda General Agency Ltd.
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