Wärtsilä's success in liquid bio-fuelled powe...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 21 October 2009

Wärtsilä, a leading supplier of flexible power plants and services to
the decentralized power generation market, has been contracted to
supply the engineering and equipment for a new bio-fuelled power
plant being built in Gorizia, in northern Italy. The 34 MWe power
plant will generate baseload electricity for the national grid, as
well as heat to be supplied to a steam turbine for further
electricity production.

This order, when delivered, will bring the total output of
electricity in Italy generated by Wärtsilä equipment to more than
1300 MW. Some 800 MW of this output is running on liquid biofuel,
which represents a considerable contribution towards reducing the
country's reliance on fossil fuels.

"Our presence in Italy is already substantial, and this latest
contract is a continuation of this success," comments Marco
Gollinelli, Vice President, Wärtsilä Power Plants in Italy in
announcing this order.

Wärtsilä has many years of experience in using biofuels in its
engines. Wärtsilä first began testing the use of liquid biofuels in
1995, using rapeseed oil as the fuel source. Since that time tests
have continued and expanded, with the first commercial operation for
Wärtsilä engines running on liquid biofuel taking place in 2003 in
Italy.

Today, Wärtsilä has a market share of more than 95 per cent for power
generation from liquid biofuels in Italy.

Delivery of all equipment to the Gorizia power plant is scheduled for
May 2010, and the plant is expected to be in full operation by next
autumn. The order was placed in September by Energia Pulita S.p.A of
Italy, and comprises two Wärtsilä 18V46 engines running on liquid
biofuel, as well as liquid biofuel auxiliaries, the control system
and radiators.

Energia Pulita is a member of the Italian Setramar Group, a company
active in a number of industry segments including energy production.
Wärtsilä has enjoyed good co-operation and strong ties with the
company, and was involved at a very early stage in the planning for
the Gorizia power plant project.

Wärtsilä Power Plants can operate on several types of liquid biofuels

Today, Wärtsilä power plants can operate on vegetable oils such as
palm oil and oil from the jatropha plant, a non-edible, high energy
fruit grown on semi-arid or marginal land in Asia, Africa and Latin
America.

Earlier this year, the VTT  Technical Research Centre of Finland
successfully conducted tests demonstrating the ability of Wärtsilä
engines to operate on animal, as well as vegetable-based, oils. In
particular, fish oil and chicken oil were found to be particularly
suitable as sources of renewable energy. With fuel supply
infrastructures for vegetable and animal-based fuels being developed
at an increasing pace, Wärtsilä's technology for using these new
fuels demonstrates clearly that the chain from source to fuel exists.


For further information, please contact:

Ms Tuula Franck
Senior Manager, External Communications
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel:  [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for
the marine and energy markets. By emphasising technological
innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental
and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its
customers.
In 2008, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with 19,000
employees. The company has operations in 160 locations in 70
countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki, Finland.
www.wartsila.com


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