Dear friends,
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.
Miika Reinikka
Division President & Chairman of the Board
The electric revolution – sailing the smart green seas
What are the developments in advanced shipping technology? Will it be possible to curtail not only the environmental damage being done by shipping but also improve shipping transport conditions and lower vessel lifecycle costs? Read on.
Read moreRegulating shipping efficiency
Industrial markets tend to reward efficiency. Whether it’s planes, trains, automobiles or the latest electronic gizmo, most industries strive for ongoing performance improvements through better engineering, operations and business intelligence. Not so much with shipping. In fact, a study from the mid-2000s showed that ships were 10% less fuel efficient then than they were in the 1990s. Why is that?
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The Switch’s role at Green Energy Port in Japan
The Switch permanent magnet generators are featured in a video showing Japan’s integrated center of the offshore wind power industry in the Hibikinada area of Kitakyushu City. Watch the short video here (The Switch part starts at 01:50). A longer video is available here.
Change is coming
Maritime Journal’s November issue presents “Change is coming,” profiling Asbjørn Halsebakke’s as the man from The Switch.
“Ask who wants a change? Everybody. But ask who wants to change – the answer is usually, ‘nobody’…”
‒ Asbjørn Halsebakke, Director Technical Solutions Marine, Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch
The two “greens”
An interview with Asbjørn Halsebakke is featured as one of the lead stories in Baltic Transport Journal’s winter issue. Here, Asbjørn talks about the premium marine solutions that promise to deliver greater efficiency – especially in the field of eco-performance.
“Technology is important to our clients – that’s a given. Yet, what’s on the price tag is equally crucial…”
‒ Asbjørn Halsebakke, Director Technical Solutions Marine, Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch