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As of November 1, 2012, Risto Ahvo has been appointed to the position of General Manager for The Switch office in Hudson, New Hampshire, in the US.

When: November 28 – 30, 2012
Where: Chennai Trade Center, Chennai, India

Visit us at booth #A40 in hall 2 to learn more about how The Switch permanent magnet generators and full-power converters can lower the cost of energy!

With a focus on harvesting the greatest amount of energy from wind power, it is easy to jump to conclusions that turbine manufacturers are turning to permanent magnet generators as their best response to better annual energy production. Yet, is that all that stands behind the selection of this technology?

We are looking for an experienced project management professional with a sharp customer focus to join our Technical Account team. You will take the lead in our sales projects from the quotation phase through to the development and delivery of electrical machines. Our products are tailored to individual customer needs for different applications in wind power, marine and process industries.

PROKON placed another order with The Switch for 10 units of direct-drive 3 MW permanent magnet generator and full-power converters. This contract follows a previous one for 2 direct-drive prototypes in the same class that will be ready for testing by the end of 2012. These orders strengthen PROKON’s position as a single-source power park provider.

On September 18, 2012 the actual, real-life sized 3 MW FusionDrive® was unveiled in front of a large audience at the joint The Switch and Moventas stand at Husum WindEnergy 2012.


Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen, President and CEO of The Switch, and Arto Lahtela, Senior Vice President, Sales of Moventas, explained why FusionDrive® is the smartest gear and generator combination in the market and were available for further discussions.

When: November 15 – 17, 2012
Where: New China International Exhibition Center, Beijing, China

Visit us at booth #WD16 to learn more about how The Switch permanent magnet generators and full-power converters can lower the cost of energy!

Moventas, one of the industry’s leading wind gear manufacturers, and The Switch, a leading supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages, will today reveal a showpiece of the industry’s smartest wind gear and generator combination, FusionDrive®.

The real-life size, 3 MW FusionDrive® will be on show at the joint stand of Moventas and The Switch during the Husum WindEnergy 2012 event.

The Switch has taken a closer look at how to decrease the cost of energy. The formula for lowering the cost of energy is ultimately very simple: Lower overall investment and O&M costs, while extending equipment lifetime and boosting the amount of energy generated.

Visit us at Husum WindEnergy 2012 at booth 2F06 and see how to lower the cost of energy for your turbine!

The Switch has been selected as one of the 30 finalists of the 2012 Global Cleantech Later Stage Award organized by the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA). Along with Eniram and Forchem, two other Finnish companies, The Switch leads a list of more than 4,500 cleantech companies.

Now you can see and measure precisely how we are lowering the cost of energy. At Husum WindEnergy 2012, we will display our actual 3 MW FusionDrive® in real-life size at our stand 2F06.

We are looking for an experienced Key Account Manager to establish, maintain and improve customer relationships. Your primary responsibility will be to develop business opportunities for our permanent magnet generators and full-power converters, mainly used in wind and solar power applications. An additional business we are developing is applications for marine.