On Course for Kiel

65 people joined Møre Trafos floating course and conference in cooperation with Schneider Electric, departing Wednesday February 6 and returning Friday February 8. Among them were speakers, customers and suppliers such as Melbye, Nexans, El-tjeneste and Schneider. Everyone was very satisfied with the program and the technical content. There was also time to recharge the batteries socially.

Ferries and Trucks

Topics at the conference were challenges related to ferry charging, cabling and transformers, charging current for ships, local hydrogen production with high power demand, charging of Tesla trucks, and transformer development.

The technical program on Wednesday ended with the topic of acoustic noise. In the evening you got a bit more noise, but this time entertaining, in the Show Lounge before dinner in the Grand Buffet.

Electrical Challenges

After an hour of industry news, Thursday offered a chance to go ashore before heading back for lunch and more presentations. This time on future charging stations, choice of solutions by grid companies for MV installations for grid connection, and challenges for the distribution grid with new types of infrastructure, including electric ferries.

Speakers were Thore Gagnat, Møre Nett, Per Osen, Trønderenergi Nett, Geir Aabel, Otera Infra, Lars Davidsen, Hafslund Nett, André Schau, Ionity, Helge Johansen, Hafslund Nett and Kårstein Longva, Møre Trafo.

Great setup

“Like always, this was a very good setup in every possible way,” says Kåre Olav Bratberg, who has had a long and good customer relationship with Møre Trafo through NTE Nord-Trøndelag, where he worked with material deliveries and Procurement & Logistics.

He is now retired after a 30-year collaboration with Møre Trafo, a company he greatly admires – something he also expressed in his after-dinner speech.

Transformer in the Back Pocket

“A solid company with solid expertise and many fantastic people, like for example Olav Dalsbotten. That man is an institution, and I’ve often wondered if he always walks around with a transformer in his back pocket. It’s incredible what he can conjure up when someone is in a pinch, and I think that level of service is built into the walls at Møre Trafo,” says an engaged Bratberg.