WEG News
WEG supplies a big package of electric motors to the largest oil and gas production platform in Brazil
WEG will be supplying about 40 MV electric motors with rated output up to 13,400 kW, over 100 LV electric motors and five MV variable speed drives (three of them with 11,723 kW rated output) for the largest oil and gas platform in Brazil. These products, which are already being produced at the WEG manufacturing site […]
WEG supplies Energy Storage System and Microgrid Control to Alcântara Launch Center
WEG announces the supply of a complete Energy Storage System in Utility Scale lithium-ion Batteries and the development of a Microgrid control, powered by several energy sources, for the Alcântara Launch Center (CLA), in northern state of Maranhão. This was done in partnership with the Brazilian Air Force and the Brazilian Space Agency. Signed with […]
WEG and Vale partnership starts production of E-Houses in Minas Gerais
The new WEG manufacturing site, installed in Betim, state of Minas Gerais, will be holding the manufacture of 69 Central Solar E-Houses for the mining company Vale. The contract signed with Vale has been a key factor for WEG’s decision to invest in Minas Gerais, generating 100 new jobs and fostering technological development in the […]
WEG will supply electric traction systems for the world’s first electric pusher boats
WEG will be the electric traction system supplier for the world’s first electric pusher boats, which will be built by the integrated logistics solutions company, Hidrovias do Brasil S.A. Signed through the Brazilian Belov Shipyard, which is responsible for the construction of the boats, the contract includes solutions for two pusher units. Both boats should […]
Mississippi riverboat cruise counts on WEG Solutions
WEG is continually focused on providing solutions to as many market segments as possible. Proof of this is the package of eight special synchronous alternators recently supplied to the shipbuilding industry, which will be used on a riverboat cruise. Negotiated with a traditional shipyard, this supply is regarded as a milestone for WEG in the […]