Technology group Wärtsilä introduces GEMS 7, the latest generation of its GEMS Digital Energy Platform. GEMS is a mature software platform that monitors, controls, and optimises energy assets at both site and portfolio levels. GEMS 7 operates autonomously to support multi-gigawatt-hour-scale energy storage projects, a key advancement for operators as multi-GWh sites become more widespread. GEMS 7 also allows customers to comply with dynamic utility and market regulations quickly and easily as they adapt to renewable energy sources. GEMS has operated more than 100 projects deployed across global markets including Australia, North America, Europe, Taiwan, and Chile.

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply its recently introduced  Wärtsilä 25DF dual-fuel (LNG) engine  for two new sail-assisted luxury cruise ships. The vessels are being built at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique (CdA) shipyard in France for Orient Express Silenseas, part of French hospitality group, Accor. There is an option for an additional two vessels. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in May 2023.

With CCS-Ready scrubbers now being sold at pace, Wärtsilä’s studies across a range of vessel types come as next step in rapidly accelerating trajectory for CCS in shipping.

/INS. Technology group Wärtsilä will partner with Transworld Group to apply the most advanced decarbonisation modelling capabilities to the bulk carriers sector of Orient Express lines of Dubai, owned by Transworld Group and Managed by Transworld Ship Management (TWSM), one of India's premium private sector ship management firms. The aim of the project is to provide decision-making support by simulating the impact of efficiency upgrade technologies on the vessel’s environmental performance. The order with Wärtsilä was booked in December 2022.

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its internal combustion engine technology for two new U.S. power plants. The order was placed by a major American investor-owned utility in the Upper Midwest. The Wärtsilä engines were selected primarily for their grid-balancing capabilities as the utility expands its integration of renewable energy, notably wind and solar. The order was booked into Wärtsilä’s order intake in November 2022.