Wärtsilä has signed a large multi-year supply agreement with EVE Energy, a battery cell supplier to supply its pipeline of battery energy storage system orders across key markets.
Wärtsilä currently has more than 3.5GW and more than 7GWh of energy storage capacity awarded, contracted, or in deployment across six continents.
“Our partnership with EVE Energy is one of several strategic measures Wärtsilä is taking to diversify and strengthen our supply chain in response to industry-wide disruptions over the last few years,” said Andrew Tang, Vice President of Energy Storage & Optimisation at Wärtsilä.
“We are constantly pursuing new opportunities to optimise our operations and ensure that we can continue to lead the transition towards a 100 percent renewable energy future.”
Steven Chen, President of EVE, added: “This cooperation with Wärtsilä is a significant step in EVE’s globalisation, and will further enhance our ability to serve overseas high-end customer markets.
“Previously, EVE’s products have been recognised by several internationally renowned customers and have entered their supply chains. In the future, we will continue to enhance our global service capabilities and make significant contributions to the new energy industry of mankind.”
EVE Energy will supply lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells for Wärtsilä’s GridSolv Quantum energy storage system, a fully integrated modular and compact solution that supports the integration of storage into electricity grids and the increase of renewable energy.