“Hybrid Solar will allow utilities to transform the efficiency and reliability of their systems with an adaptable solar PV power plant that can support its baseload needs,” said Magnus Miemois, Director, Hybrids, Wärtsilä Energy Solutions.
As the world moves towards 100 percent renewable energy, utilities, independent power producers and other energy providers are motivated to harness its potential.
A critical component in maximizing the value of the hybrid solution is the software and controls platform that optimizes its performance. Greensmith Energy, a Wärtsilä company, develops and deploys the GEMS platform, now in its fifth-generation. GEMS ensures system optimization of both energy storage and generation assets through changes in market conditions and rate structures – effectively "future-proofing" energy storage investments for both power developers and regulated utilities.
Wärtsilä introduced the new Hybrid Solar at Intersolar Europe 2018, the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, at Messe München exhibition center in Munich.
