Torsten Büssow

Managing Director, Wärtsilä Corporation

Dr Torsten Büssow leads Wärtsilä’s Electric and Power Systems business, overseeing solutions that span electric drives, hybrid and zero-emission propulsion, shaft generators, and shore connection systems. With over sixteen years of experience advancing digital and technological innovation in the maritime industry at DNV GL and Wärtsilä, he has played a key role in shaping the sector’s transition towards smarter and more sustainable operations.

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Electrifying the future of maritime

As the maritime industry works to decarbonise, electrification is proving to be one of the most practical and immediate solutions. Wärtsilä’s Torsten Büssow explains how batteries...

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Hybrid-electric propulsion system by Wärtsilä for CSL vessel

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a hybrid-electric propulsion system for an 11,000 dwt Limestone Carrier. The vessel was contracted by Montreal-based CSL Group (“CSL”) with...

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