For us, the marine business is more conservative and complex than the wind industry where we started. Convincing the historically conventional stakeholders of the superiority of PM technology is challenging. Yet still, the progress made is great.
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.
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.
WE Tech Solutions won the Efficiency Improvement Award and Wärtsilä won the Emissions Reduction Award.
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.
As the calendar year comes to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on what the year has brought our way.
North Sea Giant, one of the world’s largest and most advanced subsea construction vessels (OSV), has installed an innovative cost-saving solution, based on a unique Electronic Bus Link (EBL) from Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch.
NCE Maritime CleanTech is establishing a new Norwegian catapult center to build up expertise and testing facilities and make the Norwegian marine industry greener, smarter and more innovative.
The Switch, together with Wärtsilä, held a thought-provoking session with leading maritime journalists. Together they were answering such a striking question, as how can shipowners move toward a greener future while cutting costs?
The Switch has recently received a new environmental management certificate, ISO 14001, as well as having updated its ISO 9001 quality certification.