This fall has been very busy finalizing new developments and bringing new products to the market. As the general market growth is slowing down, we have been grateful that our business has continued to proceed quite well.
Today, two market conditions mark the ROPAX industry as ready for environmentally friendly innovations, such as permanent magnet machines. First, fuel prices have gone up.
The local entrepreneur association in Ostrobothnia, Finland, has awarded The Switch as “The Entrepreneur of The Year 2010”. The recognition was given for the company’s tremendous growth, internationalization and societal impact especially in Vaasa, one of the Ostrobothnia municipalities.
The Switch has again taken giant leaps ahead in its chosen area of delivering megawatt-class converter and generator packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications.
Now with new and repeat orders from customers in the tens of millions of euros, The Switch dominates as technology leader in full-power converters and permanent magnet generators, and has strengthened its position as a market leading supplier.
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.
Finland’s spring has warmed up to a hotter-than-usual summer up here in the North. Likewise, our fiscal year is proving to be warmer than anticipated. Thanks to several significant orders, we are heading toward a good year.
This year, the marine buzz was louder at Nor-Shipping in Oslo. Approximately 1,000 companies at 17 national pavilions exhibited their latest portfolios to 35,000 delegates. It was a true meeting point for partners, services, innovations and expertise.
WE Tech Solutions won the Efficiency Improvement Award and Wärtsilä won the Emissions Reduction Award.
Meet Yaskawa at Hannover Messe: Hall 17, Stand B50.
At the show, Yaskawa will present concrete solutions relating to the topic of “easy” automation.
As the calendar year comes to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on what the year has brought our way.
If your goal is to produce, transfer and consume energy in the most efficient way, here are 5 benefits The Switch DC-Hub brings to ships.
Yaskawa Environmental Energy division provides the marine industry with the smartest solution for a multi-megawatt DC power system with The Switch DC-Hub. What it delivers is fuel and cost savings and reliability.