The Switch announced today the appointment of David Zhao in the position of General Manager for China. This hiring of Zhao underpins The Switch’s long-term ambitions to establish itself as the preferred partner in permanent magnet generators and full-power converters in a market in which The Switch has been extremely strong.
The gear and generator combination, now in commercial production for DeWind, is a joint effort of The Switch and gear supplier Moventas. FusionDrive® is the most advanced gear and generator combination in the world, with an astonishing efficiency. The overall drive train efficiency with both partial loads and nominal output has proven to be best in class and will lower the cost of wind energy.
The Switch, a Finland-based supplier of permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages, announced today that its first 5 MW high-speed drive trains installed in the field in China for CSIC Haizhuang Windpower Equipment Co., Ltd, a Chinese wind power equipment manufacturer, are now successfully operating.
The EWEA Annual Event 2013 buzzed with talk about how the wind industry can become more competitive. The wind industry has taken a beating. But much progress, too, has been made.
Thank you for stopping by to see us at our stand.
Let’s compete better – together!
The Switch offers a taste of working life in a dynamic and international company that offers excellent opportunities for internships or future employment.
We are looking for approximately 20 summer workers for our sites in Finland.
As the year opens to new opportunities for the wind power industry, our flexible business approach gives you the best way to move ahead.
Visit us at the EWEA Annual Event 2013 in Hall A, stand A20, and learn how to better compete:
• Lower risks and gain more value.
• Enhance your core competences.
• Develop a responsive supply chain.
• Move from fixed costs to controlled overhead with measurable operations.
Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen, President and CEO, will be participating in the CEO Panel “Tough times – Strategies of wind turbine manufacturers” during the EWEA 2013 Conference.
CEO Panel: Tough times – Strategies of wind turbine manufacturers
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Valentin Dzhankhotov, R&D Engineer, will be presenting his poster on “Phase-to-ground voltage estimation at wind turbine generator terminals” at the poster session of the EWEA 2013 Conference.
Poster session: Scientific – Large wind farm power systems
Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Time: 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen has been invited to become a member on the EWEA Board of Directors. His responsibilities in this new role began already at the start of November 2012. This gives The Switch a stronger opportunity to influence European policies and communicate with other main players within the wind power industry.
We are looking for an experienced, customer-oriented project management professional to join our Technical Account Management team. You will take the lead of the technical part in our sales projects from the quotation phase up to the development and delivery of our converters. Our products are tailored to individual customer needs for different applications in wind power.
The Switch not only had an exhibition stand at Wind Power India 2012, but also Jussi Vanhanen, Director, Sales and Marketing, was invited to speak on “Future drive train concepts to lower the cost of energy” at the accompanying conference.
You’re invited to see how we are lowering the cost of energy. At Wind Power India 2012, we will introduce the industry’s smartest gear and generator combination, FusionDrive®.
Date: Thursday, November 29, 2012
Time: 2:00 pm
Place: Launch Pad area, hall 3
