Wärtsilä signs deal to decarbonise Caribbean island of Curaçao

Wärtsilä signs deal to decarbonise Caribbean island of Curaçao

Image credit: Wärtsilä Corporation Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year services agreement with Aqualectra, energy utility company of the Caribbean Island of Curaçao. Wärtsilä will work together with Aqualectra to optimise and decarbonise power generation on Curaçao, leveraging energy storage, grid balancing engines and its GEMS Digital Energy Platform to this end. The partnership

Wärtsilä signs breakthrough deal to decarbonise Curaçao

The five-year agreement will see Wärtsilä optimise the energy generation on the island in collaboration with Aqualectra, providing a significant step towards Curaçao achieving its target of moving from its current 30 percent renewable capacity to 50 percent in 2025 and 70 percent by at least 2027. To support Curaçao’s decarbonisation efforts, Wärtsilä will leverage energy storage, grid balancing engines, and its GEMS Digital Energy Platform to o…