Special distinction for Panu in China
Panu Kurronen has been nominated as an emeritus by the National Engineering Research Center for Offshore Windpower.
A special visit to Finland
September 7, 2015 – Junji Tsuda, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Yaskawa, and Manfred Stern, President and CEO of Yaskawa Europe GmbH, came to Finland to visit The Switch both at its Vaasa facility and new Helsinki office. During the visit, J. Tsuda presented his thoughts to The Switch: Yaskawa Group and The Switch have…
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.
Large Drive Test Center: Finalizing the floor
Large Drive Test Center is moving ahead. The latest step has been to complete the special heavy-duty floor. With its unique construction, the floor can hold the weight up to 80 tons, and will weigh approximately 1 million kg.
Multi-country tour of Yaskawa Environmental Energy
In the beginning of June, a special international delegation from Yaskawa came to visit four Yaskawa Environmental Energy facilities across two countries to become more familiar with our company and what makes us so unique.
Danes’ Christmas wish met – 100% green wind power
2017 was a record year for wind energy in Denmark, where wind energy on average covered 43.6 percent of Danish electricity consumption. However, Christmas was something very special, because Danes could enjoy their traditional Christmas duck prepared with 100% wind power!
The Switch part of the anniversary edition of CWP
On October 17–19, China Wind Power celebrated its very special 10th anniversary. Of course, this year again The Switch was there too – to celebrate this festive edition together.
Latest eye-opening propulsion news
At Nor-Shipping, The Switch and Steerprop held a special morning wake-up Power Boost event where a new joint eco-friendly solution was presented to public.
Signs of growth
Last month’s HUSUM WindEnergy exhibition gave us firm proof that the wind power business is moving ahead again. We’re seeing movement from all different directions and positive signs that the worst may now be over. Bigger and better turbines are currently being developed to respond to future market requirements.
PROKON and The Switch sign major direct-drive 3 MW permanent magnet generator and full-power converter deal
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.
Part 2: What does it take to build a high-speed electric machine?
In Panu Hava’s previous blog, he discussed the latest technologies and trends in high-speed electric machines in today’s market. In this blog, I would like to describe how The Switch applies these innovations and organizes its processes to successfully build premium electric motors.
The Switch at Energy House Day 2025 – “A vessel on land”
On April 24, The Switch took part in the third edition of Energy House Day 2025 in Stord, Norway. Held at the cutting-edge Energy House test center, the event offered a hands-on look at groundbreaking developments in areas such as green shipping, sustainable energy systems and future fuels. This year’s event was a total full…