Electrifying the world with game-changing green technologies The Switch is an agile product supplier that provides custom electric machines and power electronics to system integrators (SIs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We want to grow together with our marine, renewables and industry customers who find our innovative technologies and optimized products key to their success.…

Signing the first turbo order in China

In October, we successfully signed our first turbo motor order in China with Binzhou Dongrui Machinery and recently received confirmation on the first installment. 

Growing momentum and opportunities

When I visited China Wind Power 2018 a few weeks ago, I was pleased to see how the offshore wind business was taking off. Products are being developed in China for upcoming 8 to 10 MW turbines, and the technology of choice seems to be either direct-drive or medium-speed permanent magnet generators. This confirms the…

Preparing for the pathway to grid parity

The key message of China Wind Power 2018 was “Preparing for the pathway to grid parity.” Technological innovation and lowering the cost of energy are the two main ways to tackling the challenges of grid parity.

Successful FAT for The Switch EBL

The Switch Norway is celebrating the successful completion of a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for its Electronic Bus Link breaker.

Offshore wind: big is beautiful

Large offshore turbines have reached remarkable sizes. But why does the size matter and can make remarkable difference for offshore business?

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?

Switching on frequently 02/2017

When The Switch was founded, we based our entire business idea on the fact that we wanted to help people change how they use electricity and choose how electricity is produced. So what about now?

Backing the visionaries for our future

Dear friends, When The Switch was founded, we based our entire business idea on the fact that we wanted to help people change how they use electricity and choose how electricity is produced. Now more than a decade later, we can see that energy consumption simply needs to become more efficient and production more distributed…