Green. There are two types of green in the world: money and sustainable technology. Both are important. If you don’t have money, it’s a problem. Whereas if you don’t have green technology to help protect our environment, it’s even more of a problem – an existential problem.
Advantages of direct-drive permanent magnet shaft generators PM technology offers vessels unprecedented benefits, including high power density, better reliability and lower operational costs. Click here to view all our on-demand webinars and subscribe to our marine blog. For more information, please contact Ville Parpala. ville.parpala@switch-staging.exove.eu
In this 45-minute webinar, Jussi Puranen and Mikko Lönnberg will go through the advantages of permanent magnet technology and discuss how you can put this to work for you in your vessels.
In this 45-minute webinar, Asbjørn Halsebakke presents how to build ships for the future. You will learn how you can fulfill current regulations and comply with future environmental challenges.
As we come to the end of this calendar year, it is a good time to look back on our achievements and the major happenings of 2020.
Maritime Journal’s November issue presents “Change is coming,” profiling Asbjørn Halsebakke’s as the man from The Switch.
“Industry observers predict China will be a net importer of rare earth materials by the year 2015. These observers believe China will not be able to supply even their own rare earth requirements for Clean Energy. Non-Chinese participants need to realize that all the stakeholders outside of China need to cooperate with one another to create those supply chains that can be globally competitive and diverse”, said Keith Delaney, Executive Director of REITA, Rare Earth Industry and Technology Association.
The Motorship covers the story about a series of bulk carriers propelled by Caterpillar Marine’s Twin Fin propulsion packages featuring our electric drive train solution.
In the latest Motorship story, Carlo Cecchi shares his thoughts on how the Asian shipping industry is meeting the IMO’s emissions reductions objectives with modern hybrid solutions.
When North Sea Giant was delivered to North Sea Shipping in 2011, it was the world’s most advanced offshore construction vessel. The Switch DC-Hub solution is one of the reasons why this was the case. Read the full expert story from DNV GL.
In this Nor-Shipping’s Ocean Insights interview, Ville Parpala shares his vision of the road ahead.
To remain competitive, shipowners are always looking to increase efficiency while lowering operating costs. Ship designers can help by optimizing electrical generation.