Wärtsilä, a global provider of innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets, announced it will collaborate with Capwatt, a Portuguese energy solutions provider and independent power producer, in testing of a green hydrogen and natural gas blend fuel for the Capwatt power plant located in Maia, Portugal. The project, which will start in Q1 2023, aims at testing blends of up to 10% volume green hydrogen, and will be one of the first cases where green hydrogen is used to lessen the carbon footprint of an existing gas-fueled Wärtsilä engine.
The study of progressive integration of hydrogen in cogeneration units will take place in Capwatt’s CHP plant in Maia, Portugal. (Photo: Capwatt)
The combined heat and power plant in Maia, which provides energy for Sonae Campus and the national grid, currently operates with a natural…