Rolls-Royce unveiled modular gas engine power plants
A new modular solution for gas engine power plants is provided by Rolls-Royce Power Systems
The relationship between Rolls-Royce and methane gas is long-standing, finding its primary application in stationary power and, secondarily, in the commercial marine sector. Rolls-Royce’s strategy is now accelerating with a modular solution for gas engine power plants that will provide security of supply and accelerate the implementation of the German Government’s Power Plant Strategy.
Gas Running Rolls-Royce Engines for the German Government’s Power Plant Strategy
Rolls-Royce is launching a new modular solution for gas engine power plants that will provide security of supply and accelerate the implementation of the German Government’s Power Plant Strategy. The turnkey plants deliver between five and several hundred megawatts of power, depending on requirements and are H2-ready solutions suitable for the future use of hydrogen. Thanks to preconfigured, factory-tested modules with 10, 20 and 30 megawatts each, the power plants can be connected to the grid within 12 to 18 months of ordering.
The power generation plants are available as backup and compensate for fluctuations in the feed-in from wind and solar energy. This is particularly important during periods of low wind and low sunlight, when gaps of between 10 hours and several weeks need to be bridged. In some applications, they can also act as a bridging solution – providing continuous power until a connection can be made to the grid, or another power source such as nuclear, at which point the gensets can switch to providing backup power.
Quoting Rolls-Royce Power Systems Managers
“With our modular gas engine power plants, we are implementing the German Government’s Power Plant Strategy quickly and economically. Our partner network ensures speed and local value creation. Utilities and data centers around the world rely on our solutions – more than 17 gigawatts of installed capacity speak for themselves,” explained Tobias Ostermaier, President Stationary Power Solutions at Rolls-Royce Power Systems.
“True resilience comes from decentralization, not centralization. An energy system based on many distributed, modular generation units is less susceptible to large-scale disruptions and bottlenecks. Modular gas engine power plants offer exactly this structure,” said Michael Stipa, Senior Vice President Strategy, Business and Product Development Stationary Energy Solutions at Rolls-Royce Power Systems.
