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TECH FILES: MARINE PROPULSION

Yaskawa Ups Investment in The Switch

Yaskawa Corporation said it will make a multimillion-euro investment to strengthen the R&D capabilities of The

The Switch has received orders for

Switch and purchase new equipment at 35 permanent magnet shaft genera- the company’s factory in Lappeenranta, tors through WE Tech, which cut costs

Finland.

when powering onboard electric net-

The investment will enable drive train works.

testing of up to 15 MW. The Switch will now become Yaskawa European’s En- vironmental Energy Division, leading most high-powered, ef? cient technol- the Japanese company’s global business ogy to its global customer base.

in the marine, wind and turbo/industry

With the move to create the Environ- segments.

mental Energy Division, Yaskawa EU

The Switch produces a portfolio of (YEU) has formed the third of its busi- technology enabling shipowners and ness divisions, alongside Drives Motion operators to both optimize energy con-

The Switch

Control and Robotics. The company sumption and generate energy in a sus- alongside 35 permanent magnet shaft the few in the world with the capacity to will now strengthen its direct sales force tainable manner. During the past 10 generators to next-generation ships that test advanced electrical drive trains up in Europe, as well as work in closer co- years, the ? rm has delivered over 1,000 are future-proo? ng operations. to 15 MW – an essential development operation with Yaskawa’s System Engi-

Power Drives to hundreds of vessels,

The new testing center will be one of for a ? rm focused on delivering the neering Division in Japan.

cruise vessels, with an option for a fur- service, on the renowned passenger and

Hurtigruten Invests ther three. The ships will completely cargo route from Bergen in the south-

Norwegian cruise ferry operator Hur- tigruten signed a Letter of Intent with change their power system with the west to Kirkenes in the north, has 34 installation of new Rolls-Royce LNG- stops. One of the key requirements from

Rolls-Royce for an major environmen- tal upgrade program to hybrid power. engines as part of a new hybrid system. the Government of the route’s operator

The main engines on up to nine cruise The upgrade will enable the former die- was a reduction in CO2-emissions. ships will switch from diesel to gas sel-powered ships to reduce CO2-emis- sions by at least 25 percent. Hurtigruten

Optimized Maintenance power and the upgrade will also include was recently awarded licenses by the Wärtsilä and Viking Line signed an installation of a hybrid battery system.

The deal comprises the supply of Norwegian Government for seven out of Optimized Maintenance agreement for equipment to six existing passenger 11 coastal ferry routes. The year-round the Wärtsilä LNGPac system onboard

Carsten Pedersen Hurtigruten passenger ferry Viking Grace, the ? rst

Optimized Maintenance agreement ever made for Wärtsilä LNGPac, a complete gas handling system for ships fueled by lique? ed natural gas (LNG). Viking

Grace was the ? rst passenger ferry to utilize LNG as a fuel source. The agree- ment also includes Condition Based

Maintenance (CBM) and online support for the Wärtsilä LNGPac system. Ad- ditionally, Wärtsilä extends its existing

Optimized Maintenance agreement for

Viking Line’s Viking Grace ferry for another ? ve years. Viking Grace can accommodate 2,800 passengers, and it sails between Turku, Finland and Stock- holm, Sweden in the Baltic Sea.

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