Converteam: Press Releases

Converteam Power for Korean ADD
Thursday, July 29, 2010 by Converteam Converteam, the power conversion specialist, has been awarded an approximately £3.4 million contract for key electrical equipment for the propulsion, automation and positioning of a new...

Major Technology Leap for Propulsion Motors
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 by Converteam Under a £7.3M contract for the UK Ministry of Defence, Converteam UK Ltd is to design and build a 15MW demonstrator of a potential new generation of compact ship propulsion motor based upon...

Converteam Celebrates Success of EMKIT trial
Friday, September 12, 2008 by Converteam Converteam, the power conversion specialist, has completed trials of the latest high speed acceleration technical demonstrator for the launch of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from...

Converteam and BAE Systems Celebrate Monumental Year for Type 45
Tuesday, January 08, 2008 by Converteam In a year that has witnessed two launches and the commencement of sea trials, the Type 45 warship project is at a key stage of the program. These milestones in naval engineering have been...

DD(X) Propulsion Motor Achieves Full Power
Tuesday, November 08, 2005 by Converteam ALSTOM Power Conversion Incorporated (APCI) reports that the DD(X) Integrated Power System (IPS) Test Team has achieved full torque of over 1,000,000 foot pounds on the Advanced Induction...

€80 Million Contract for Integrated Power and Propulsion System for UK's T45 Destroyer Programme
Monday, October 25, 2004 by Converteam ALSTOM has won a second order of around €80 million (£54 million) to supply an integrated electric power and propulsion system for the Royal Navy’s Anti-Air Warfare Type 45...

VIP Launch for ALSTOM'S Electric Ship Technology Demonstrator
Tuesday, September 17, 2002 by Converteam High ranking officers from the British, French and US navies are attending today’s official opening in Leicestershire, UK, of the Electric Ship Technology Demonstrator, developed and built...