Bigger and better batteries for marine use were on display at the E&H Marine Expo in June this year. For example, battery suppliers such as Corvus Energy now offer large cruise vessels the possibility of operating a day or more in a zero-emission ocean location – a huge benefit. Shipowners and regulatory bodies are welcoming…
A record number of attendees and exhibitors came together last month at the Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo in Amsterdam to discuss the future of the marine industry. What a relief to be able to network face-to-face after the hiatus of the past few years! We were glad to have the chance to exchange information and catch up on important developments in person.
Summer – the long-awaited season – is here again! And we managed to open this season with our traditional Summer Party after the long COVID-19 era. It was great to see most of our team members together celebrating the official opening of our Large Drive Test Center (LDTC) in Lappeenranta and having a good party together.
On May 28, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT) awarded 16 new honorary doctorates as part of its past doctoral conferment ceremony. Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen, former President and CEO of Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch, is named one of the Honorary Doctors of Technology. “I was very honored to receive this title,” says Jukka-Pekka. “It shows…
What counts is the total cost, not purchase cost. This was one of the main themes that was identified at the international IQPC Wind Turbine Supply Chain management conference in August in Germany. Speaking about The Switch agility to meet market demand fluctuations at the conference, Simon Hewitt, Global Sourcing Manager at The Switch, discussed demands for greater manufacturing flexibility, an effective risk management strategy and ways to adapt the wind turbine supply chain to demand fluctuations.
We are in a paradigm shift today. We can’t build ships as we have in the past. Learn the steps to take now to be ready for the future of shipping. In this 45-minute webinar with Q&As, you will learn how Techsol Marine in Canada and Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch have jointly succeeded…
In this webinar, you will learn the key features and applications of direct-drive permanent magnet shaft generators.Our presenters go through the advantages of permanent magnet technology and discuss how you can put this to work for you in your vessels. For more information, please contact Juha Tennivaara at [email protected]. The information provided in this webinar…
In this presentation, Ville Parpala and José Gálvez discover how you can reach greater savings, access zero-emission areas and increase the comfort on a superyacht or an arctic explorer. José also presents some proven ideas for using power electronics in a smarter way. Our experts cover the following topics: • Save weight and space by…
If you are interested in learning more about the green electrification and hydrogen economy, this is your chance. On Monday, September 13, Mikko Lönnberg presented our company’s view of the future of electrification in marine-based applications that are also suitable for land. He also joined the panel discussion later in the afternoon. The main objective…
Electric & Hybrid Marine Virtual ‘Live’ Asbjørn Halsebakke from Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch highlights the trending developments in marine power electronics. This includes looking into how to tackle the challenges when electrifying large-scale projects in marine, such as hybrid or fully electric vessels where redundancy and safety must be the greatest…
Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo USA & Canada Virtual ‘Live’ Asbjørn Halsebakke, Manager, Technical Solutions at Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch, presented new concepts for powering electric vessels and his views of how the world can become a better place to pass on to future generations. How are we prepared for the future? How are…
– hosted by Turbomachinery International With high-speed electrical motors, there is a clear gap between running applications below 200 kW with induction or permanent magnet machines and other applications developed in-house that run at multi-megawatt powers. This webinar, hosted by Turbomachinery International, takes a look at how solid-rotor technology extends the capabilities of standard induction…