mtu Stories

standby power generators: The back-up for the worst case scenario

Power Generation

May 14, 2025 by Vanessa Bösch, Anika Emmerich

mtu standby power generators are in demand like never before. What they can do, where to find them and what their climate-neutral future looks like.

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When the wind falls silent and the sun goes to sleep

Power Generation / Energy Storage

May 08, 2025 by Lucie Maluck

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Energy à la Brit: Gas Generators as Silent Winter Heroes

Power Generation

February 20, 2025 by Lucie Maluck, Anika Emmerich

Great Britain shows that it can be done without coal - almost! This winter, the proportion of coal in the electricity mix fell below one percent. Instead, the country is relying on wind and solar energy, nuclear power, biomass and mtu gas gensets.

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Wood, HVO and a touch of Swedish romanticism: How to make data centers sustainable

Power Generation

November 13, 2024 by Lucie Maluck

The EcoDataCenter data centres are among the most sustainable in the world – thanks in part to HVO in the tank of the mtu gensets.

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Into the champagne powder at high speed

Power Generation

November 12, 2024 by Leslie Dagg, Lucie Maluck

In Colorado, skiers and snowboarders can not only enjoy champagne powder, but also North America's fastest cable car.

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Because it has to be really clean: That's why Vetter relies on dynamic uninterruptible power supply

Power Generation

October 23, 2024 by Lucie Maluck

If the Vetter pharmaceutical company lost power, entire batches of medication would have to be disposed of. mtu Kinetic PowerPacks prevent this.

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Direct current, alternating current, emergency power

Marine

July 30, 2024 by Lucie Maluck

There is plenty of electricity in the huge offshore wind farms. Nevertheless, mtu emergency power aggregates are indispensable. Why?

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Capacity market: A model for the whole world?

Power Generation

March 19, 2024 by Katherine Wooltorton

UK capacity market ensures security of supply

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What part can gas engines play in the energy transition?

Power Generation

March 19, 2024 by Lucie Maluck

Rolls-Royce experts explain why gas engines are a flexible and efficient alternative in Germany's power plant strategy.

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Greener power supply in the Seychelles

Power Generation / Energy Storage

February 20, 2024 by Lucie Maluck, Kerstin Hansmann

Seychelles aims to generate 15 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Three mtu EnergyPacks QL compensate for power fluctuations and thus stabilise the grid.

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From food farmer to energy farmer

Power Generation

January 30, 2024 by Lucie Maluck

That's how a circular economy works: The Energor company collects food waste and uses it to make biogas that fuels twin mtu Combined Heat and Power modules. These generate enough electrical power for some 2000 households. We take a look behind the scenes at a very smart company.

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99.9 percent energy availability thanks to microgrid

Power Generation / Energy Storage

November 16, 2023 by Katherine Wooltorton

How do you ensure sufficient power when the grid supply is constrained?’ This was the challenge facing the British energy service developer BasePower Ltd. The solution - a 2MW microgrid

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