About
Founded in 2009, PowerCon A/S is a limited company headquartered in Hobro, Denmark with approximately 201-500 employees specializing in Wind, Other.
PowerCon is a Danish engineering and manufacturing company specialised in electrical power conversion. It designs, produces and installs containerized high and low voltage shore power systems for ports, which let ships at berth plug into the grid and shut down auxiliary engines. It also supplies power conversion solutions and customised test equipment for the wind turbine industry, including converters, converter controllers and generator test benches. Founded in 2009 by Kim B. Larsen and Allan H. Jørgensen, the company has its headquarters and production facility in Hobro, Denmark, and reports over 200 employees. Its website notes that PowerCon was acquired by a company owned by A.P. Moller Holding, while continuing to operate as an independent unit.
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Service areas (2)
Shore power
Design, manufacture, installation and service of high and low voltage containerized shore power systems for ports.
Wind power
Power conversion solutions and customized test equipment for wind turbine OEMs and industry.
Locations
Headquarters
Mariagervej 58A, 9500, Hobro, Denmark
Operating locations (1)
- Jyllandsvej 21, door 4, Hobro, Denmark
Service regions
Projects
7Port of Kristiansand shore power
Containerized 16 MVA shore power system for cruise ships, PowerCon's pilot project for this concept.
Eurogate and Altenwerder container terminals
Two 8 MVA shore power installations, each covering 3 berths, with energy chain CMS from Igus.
Steinwerder cruise terminal shore power
16 MVA end-to-end shore power installation supplying one ship at a time, with a building equipped with solar panels.
PortMiami shore power
5 x 16 MVA shore power project for cruise ships, the largest installation in North America at the time.
Port of Rotterdam shore power
16 MVA shore power solution with PowerCon's own CMS solution and seawater-cooled containers.
Southampton cruise shore power
16 MVA installation covering 2 berths, the first with looped underground cable trenches and connection boxes.
Bergen shore power
Shore power installation of 3 systems of 16 MVA for cruise ships plus 2 MVA low voltage for OSVs and similar vessels.
Credentials & affiliations
Certifications
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
Partnerships
Igus, Cavotec, Stemmann-Technik, Zinus, Shore-Link, KK Wind Solutions