The Switch permanent magnet generators are featured in a video showing Japan’s integrated center of the offshore wind power industry in the Hibikinada area of Kitakyushu City.
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Taking action on green shipping
Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch is one of four companies in Norway to push green shipping forward by taking action in the Norwegian Catapult’s program to develop test centers.
Shipyards miss a trick in focusing on the upfront price of ships
In the latest TradeWinds from September 23, Asbjørn Halsebakke urges shipbuilders to look beyond capex to achieve long-term opex and sustainability.
The Switch’s lead story in EME Outlook
Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch is featured as one of the lead stories in the latest EME Outlook magazine, one of the largest and most respected business publications in the Europe and Middle East region.
A historical day for our Large Drive Test Center
August 26 marked a huge next step for our Large Drive Test Center in Lappeenranta. The first factory acceptance test for three marine permanent magnet (PM) shaft generators started off.
High-speed motor for turbo applications – setting the new standard
We have delivered thousands of high-speed motors in serial production to several world leaders for their specialized turbo pump and compressors applications. Now, the same technology is introducing motors paired with drives, offering unrivaled cost and size advantages in powers of 100 to 630 kW and speeds of 6,000 to 20,000 rpm.
Reaching the 500th medium-speed PM wind generator milestone
This July, we will be delivering our 500th medium-speed permanent magnet generator for wind. This special milestone PMM 1500 generator will be heading to an offshore location where the wind is plentiful.
Milla Häggblom appointed Division Controller / VP Finance, Environmental Energy Division
We are pleased to announce that Milla Häggblom has been nominated Division Controller / VP Finance for the Environmental Energy Division (EED) / The Switch of the YEU Group.
The Switch package for Twin Fin bulk carriers as covered in The Motorship
The Motorship covers the story about a series of bulk carriers propelled by Caterpillar Marine’s Twin Fin propulsion packages featuring our electric drive train solution.
Miika Reinikka as next CEO
Miika Reinikka has been selected as the next CEO of Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch to take over the role from Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen from July 1, 2020.
Meeting the power challenge in Asia
In the latest Motorship story, Carlo Cecchi shares his thoughts on how the Asian shipping industry is meeting the IMO’s emissions reductions objectives with modern hybrid solutions.
Cat® chooses The Switch technology for Twin Fin bulk carriers
Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch has signed a contract with Caterpillar®(Cat) to deliver an innovative package of electric drive train technology for a series of bulk carriers.