Next wave of new energy

This is my first opportunity to write in our newsletter as the Division President of Yaskawa Environmental Energy (EED) and Chairman of the Board of The Switch. Needless to say, I am pretty excited about this new and challenging role at the company.

Changing the world, together

Asbjørn Halsebakke of Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch shares his opinion about climate change with Malcolm Latarch of ShipInsight.

Milligram accuracy in turbo machine balancing

Yaskawa Environmental Energy has invested in a rotor balancing machine for our factory in Lappeenranta. The new machine helps us meet tougher quality regulations for our customers by finding the perfect balance for their rotor.

Protection with ballast wall

Yaskawa Environmental Energy has invested in a new ballast wall to raise the level of safety of our employees when testing high-speed machines in the Lappeenranta factory.

Innovative testing center in Norway

Paul Atherton, General Manager at Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch Norway, introduces our innovative testing and verification center for marine.

Driving energy efficiency for newbuild Donsötank tankers

Swedish shipowner Rederi AB Donsötank has chosen the WE Drive™ variable frequency drive and The Switch PM shaft generators for significant efficiency gains, lower emissions and decreased costs for its two advanced ice-class 1A tankers.

Teekay

Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch signed its largest marine contract to date to provide 16 DC-Hubs and 32 frequency converters for anew shuttle tanker concept developed by Teekay and Wärtsilä.