28 April 2026 ABB has launched a new generation of compact permanent magnet (PM) motors with water-jacket cooling, that can be mounted either vertically or horizontally to… Read More
27 November 2025 The UK transformer manufacturer Electro-Wind is supplying a series of large transformers for a vessel that will be used to support offshore renewable energy… Read More
31 May 2023 ABB has announced a “revolutionary” electric motor-driven marine propulsion system that, it claims, breaks new ground for efficiency in the marine industry. Inspired by the… Read More
3 January 2020 Yaskawa Electric is making a “significant” investment to build a centre for testing large drives at its Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch business in… Read More
3 September 2018 Danfoss is buying Axco-Motors, a Finnish manufacturer of large electric motors and generators – in ratings from 250kW up to 6MW – for applications such… Read More
3 October 2016 The Switch, the Finnish specialist in advanced drivetrain technology which is owned by Yaskawa, is buying Wärtsilä’s marine drives business which produces Megawatt-scale drives for… Read More
14 July 2014 Siemens has announced a series of medium-voltage drives in which low-voltage cells are linked together to build the MV power output. This allows the Sinamics… Read More
18 March 2014 Siemens Industry has developed a Web-based tool that uses an online simulation of an island to show how and where drives can be used in… Read More
5 February 2014 Engineers working for Danfoss in Denmark have developed a function that allows a single frequency converter to control winches that are designed to be driven… Read More
21 May 2013 A 3MW medium-voltage drive and a 3.26MW 12-pole motor are providing the motive power for the world’s first facility dedicated to testing drivetrains for marine-based… Read More
