Americas installed 11.9 GW of onshore wind capacity in 2018, an increase of 12%
The Global Wind Energy Council’s latest data shows the Americas installed 11.9 GW more onshore wind capacity in 2018, an increase of 12% on last year.
The local impact of wind energy in the spotlight on Global Wind Day
Today, on Friday, June 15, is Global Wind Day, an opportunity for citizens around the world to learn more about the wind power. For example, did you know that the wind industry provides 260,000 quality high-skilled jobs in Europe? On a global scale, that figure is now 1.15 million.
The Switch becomes Yaskawa’s Environmental Energy Division
As part of the long-term strategy of Yaskawa Corporation, The Switch will become Yaskawa European’s Environmental Energy Division.
Switching on frequently 03/2017
The Switch has come far as the result of hard work and reached several new milestones over the past few months. So what are they?
The Switch recruits Parpala to help drive marine growth
The Switch has recruited Ville Parpala as Director, Product Marketing, Marine Solutions, as it targets its ambition of achieving growth of 200% in the marine segment across the next five years.
We made it! Together.
The business environment in wind power has stabilized during the last few years. We have endured the challenging times and have turned the company back onto a profitable growth path. Another one of our target businesses now is marine, where we have been able to break into the sector with better technology even though the…
The Switch Norway in Disruptive Sustainability hall
The Switch Norway is among 7 key players in the Norwegian NCE Maritime CleanTech cluster to sign up for Nor-Shipping’s ground-breaking Disruptive Sustainability exhibition hall.
10 years of advancing permanent performance
The Switch participated at WindEnergy Hamburg 2016 – and celebrated its first 10 years of successful operation.
The Switch permanent magnet shaft generator passes bench test, ready for true marine fuel savings
The Switch has successfully tested its PM shaft generator in a rigorous bench test in Vaasa. The PMM 1000 direct-drive marine shaft generator certified by Lloyds marks the first of its kind to take advantage of PM technology, allowing ships to gain greater efficiency over the entire speed range.
Tradeoffs in China
When working in the manufacturing industry, there are many variables to juggle. Three most common ones are the price of the product, the quality of the product, and the speed of delivery.
See you at EWEA Offshore 2013
We are looking forward to meet you at EWEA Offshore 2013 and to discuss how we can lower the cost of energy for your turbine!
Lower your cost of energy with an optimized PMG and FPC package
Wind turbine manufacturers, owners and operators are seeking the ideal drive train configuration to increase annual energy production, minimize total life cycle costs and fulfill the strictest grid code requirements.
The Switch Drive™ is a fully optimized permanent magnet generator and full-power converter package, enabling high reliability, better overall efficiency and fault ride-through capability.