Rolls-Royce launches modular gas engine power plants
25/03/2026
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 MW, 20 MW and 30 MW each, the power plants can be connected to the grid within 12-18 months of ordering. | ||
| The modular solution ensures power supply to provide a strong backbone for the energy transition and is H2-ready for the future use of hydrogen |
The power generation plants are available as back-up 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 ten 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 back-up power.
Tobias Ostermaier, President of Stationary Power Solutions at Rolls-Royce Power Systems, explained: “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 centres around the world rely on our solutions; more than 17 GW of installed capacity speak for themselves.”
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| Modular gas engine power plants can be ready for use in 12-18 months thanks to preconfigured modules |
Since 2014, the UK has been relying on a capacity market to switch its energy supply from coal to renewable and gas-fired power plants. Rolls-Royce has been supporting the British energy transition with highly efficient gas gensets ever since; around 500 mtu gas gensets are now in use to support the power grid.
Decentralised gas engine power plants increase grid resilience and support the further integration of renewable energies into the grid. Instead of a few large centralised units, they rely on many smaller units that can be switched on or off individually as needed and always operate at optimum efficiency, a plus for economic efficiency and climate protection, especially when using biomethane and biogas.
Michael Stipa, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Business and Product Development Stationary Energy Solutions at Rolls-Royce Power Systems, said: “True resilience comes from decentralisation, not centralisation. 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.”
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