When you buy highly technical products, you’re looking first for product performance and durability and then at considerations like cost, delivery times and location. But you know this isn’t all that’s needed for the ultimate success of your highly customized, time-consuming and expensive projects. Beyond the technical Other less-quantifiable factors count heavily toward a project’s…
Decarbonizing shipping is one of the greatest challenges facing the maritime industry today. While much of the debate has focused on alternative fuels, the truth is that the future fleet will also require far more efficient and flexible energy systems. This is precisely the focus of STEESMAT – a consortium of 13 European partners, including The Switch.
Commissioning is the final handover of The Switch PM shaft generator to the system integrator at the shipyard. Multiple stakeholders and many participants are involved in these projects. Typically, they include: Although we at The Switch contribute only one component, how we do our part affects many others. Our focus from the beginning is to…
Europe often takes the spotlight for advancements in maritime industry electrification. Countries like Norway and Finland are already operating over a hundred electric vessels, driving the global shift toward sustainable shipping. Japan, on the other hand, has been comparatively quiet – with just around 10 electric vessels currently in operation. But behind the scenes, Japan…
