Wärtsilä and US partners have succeeded with world’s first-of-its-kind power plant fuel tests using blended hydrogen at a power plant in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The testing of hydrogen blended fuel carried out by Wärtsilä in collaboration with WEC Energy Group, EPRI, Burns & McDonnell and Certarus has been concluded at WEC’s AJ Mihm power plant in US.The testing of hydrogen blended fuel carried out by the technology group Wärtsilä in collaboration with WEC Energy Group, EPRI and Burns & McDonnell has been concluded. The tests were made at WEC Energy Group’s 55 MW AJ Mihm power plant in Michigan, USA using an unmodified 18 MW Wärtsilä 50SG engine. The hydrogen and hydrogen blending skid was provided by Certarus. The tests were completed in October 2022.Throughout the testing period, the Wärtsilä engine continued to supply power to the grid. This is the largest internal combustion engine ever to operate continuously on a hydrogen fuel blend, representing therefore a world-first achievement. The results were in line with all expectations. The full report with details will be published early in 2023.Wärtsilä is actively carrying out the engine tests with 100 % hydrogen fuel at the company’s engine laboratory in Vaasa, Finland. Results thus far have been encouraging, and the company expects to have an engine and power plant concept for operating with pure hydrogen available by 2025.
Wärtsilä and US partners have succeeded with world’s first-of-its-kind power plant fuel tests using blended hydrogen at a power plant in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The testing of hydrogen blended fuel carried out by Wärtsilä in collaboration with WEC Energy Group, EPRI, Burns & McDonnell and Certarus has been concluded at WEC’s AJ Mihm power plant in US.The testing of hydrogen blended fuel carried out by the technology group Wärtsilä in collaboration with WEC Energy Group, EPRI and Burns & McDonnell has been concluded. The tests were made at WEC Energy Group’s 55 MW AJ Mihm power plant in Michigan, USA using an unmodified 18 MW Wärtsilä 50SG engine. The hydrogen and hydrogen blending skid was provided by Certarus. The tests were completed in October 2022.Throughout the testing period, the Wärtsilä engine continued to supply power to the grid. This is the largest internal combustion engine ever to operate continuously on a hydrogen fuel blend, representing therefore a world-first achievement. The results were in line with all expectations. The full report with details will be published early in 2023.Wärtsilä is actively carrying out the engine tests with 100 % hydrogen fuel at the company’s engine laboratory in Vaasa, Finland. Results thus far have been encouraging, and the company expects to have an engine and power plant concept for operating with pure hydrogen available by 2025.
