Yaskawa Environmental Energy/The Switch

Are shipyards short-sighted? Why shipping needs to change focus for a sustainable future

Asbjørn Halsebakke, Product Manager, Yaskawa Environmental Energy

Are shipyards short-sighted? Why shipping needs to change focus for a sustainable future

Asbjørn Halsebakke, Director, Technical Solutions, Marine, Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch, argues that shipyards, and the industry that supports them, must shift away from a blinkered approach to CAPEX. By expanding our horizons beyond cost, and considering benefits and value, he says, all of shipping’s stakeholders can reap huge...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/09/14/are-shipyards-short-sighted-why-shipping-needs-to-change-focus-for-a-sustainable-future/

Two-in-one solution trounces ‘tandem machine’ approach

Ville Parpala

Two-in-one solution trounces ‘tandem machine’ approach

23 June 2020

Mulling a drive-train investment for a newbuilding or vessel upgrade? You might have been considering two motors running in tandem, but in my opinion there’s a much better way to save fuel, space and weight. Ville Parpala, Director, Product Marketing, Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch, explains why separate power drives feeding one larger machine with multiple windings provides a competitive alternative

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https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/06/23/two-in-one-solution-trounces-tandem-machine-approach/

Cat® chooses Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch for Twin Fin bulk carriers

Cat® chooses Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch for Twin Fin bulk carriers

Finland, June 1, 2020 – 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. The ships will feature Cat Marine’s Twin Fin concept, offering optimal reliability, efficiency and performance, with The Switch technology at the heart of the environmentally and OPEX friendly solution.

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https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/06/01/cat-chooses-yaskawa-environmental-energy-the-switch-for-twin-fin-bulk-carriers/

Sailing beyond corona – investing in a sustainable future for shipping

Asbjørn Halsebakke, Product Manager, Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch
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Sailing beyond corona – investing in a sustainable future for shipping

A new reality demands a new approach. Here Asbjørn Halsebakke, Product Manager, Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch, argues that we can’t afford to let the greatest opportunity within the current crisis slip away…

We can’t celebrate a pandemic. People are dying. Economies are crashing. Unemployment rates are rocketing. We are distanced – from...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/05/14/sailing-beyond-corona-investing-in-a-sustainable-future-for-shipping/