Cat® chooses The Switch technology for Twin Fin bulk carriers
Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch has signed a contract with Caterpillar®(Cat) to deliver an innovative package of electric drive train technology for a series of bulk carriers.
New energy storage solution has huge potential
Peter Stolpe from Vaasa Insider takes a look at an exciting new technology for energy storage.
Vision becomes reality with new testing facility
We are putting the finishing touches to a unique facility in Lappeenranta, enabling the testing and production of a new breed of large multi-megawatt-class drives for customers in the wind, marine and turbo industries.
Powering superyachts at the “speed of light”
What if it were possible to have all the comforts of power on a superyacht while going green?
It’s a challenging endeavor, yet one that’s more and more feasible these days.
What makes an optimal wind turbine?
During 2011, permanent magnet machine manufacturers experienced moments of fear. The prices for rare earth materials were spiraling upwards uncontrollably. Since then, the situation has stabilized to a level slightly higher than before the crisis. But what’s the overall situation right now?
Our selected business areas are supported by megatrends
We just have to ride the wave with our partners through market cycles and challenges in developing cutting-edge drive solutions.
Breezing through production
In 2018, the offshore wind market grew by 0.5% to 4.49 GW of new installations, and the total installed wind capacity saw an increase of 9.6% compared to the end of 2017. So, what kind of effect this had on our ongoing production efforts?
Large drive test center construction starts in Lappeenranta, Finland
Construction of the large drive test center has now begun in Lappeenranta, Finland. The new test center will primarily be used for the testing of large drives and product development.
Congratulations to two winners of Marine Propulsion Awards 2019!
WE Tech Solutions won the Efficiency Improvement Award and Wärtsilä won the Emissions Reduction Award.
EU grants €2.4M to Teraloop
The EU will support Finnish cutting-edge energy storage system developer Teraloop with €2.4 million to spend on the deployment of an industrial pilot for the company’s innovative technology.
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.
Ordering extensive study from Lappeenranta University of Technology
Together with Lappeenranta University of Technology, we have agreed to collaborate on an extensive study in which LUT will help develop next generation technology for power electronics.