PowerCon has for over a decade been a flexible and trustworthy partner for wind turbine OEMs and ports across the world.
Mission And Vision
Our mission is to design, build, and implement innovative, flexible, and scalable power conversion solutions and to remain the go-to partner for customers world-wide within wind and shore power.
With a vision to push technical boundaries and developing the power conversion solutions of the future, PowerCon is proud to work within sustainability with energy transition and maritime decarbonization with port electrification, aligning our daily efforts with UN’s Sustainability Development Goals (7, 9, 13, 15). We want to assist in the development and future-proofing of the energy and maritime electrical infrastructure as this is critical in improving sustainability and mitigating climate change.
Core Values
- Responsibility: we pursue a high level of responsibility and commitment relates to all our processes as we are fully aware of what it means if our products don’t perform.
- Customer focus: we come up with the most cost-effective solutions that meet each customer’s individual needs.
- Quality consciousness: we always aim for the highest possible quality level as we believe that makes the main difference “out in the field”.
- Environmental consciousness: the smarter our solutions are, the better environmental impact they will have.
- Innovation: we always incorporate the latest technology and try to think outside of the box in how we put our solutions together.
Partner Group
Kim Brøndum Larsen
Partner & CEO
Kim is a founding Partner of PowerCon and has since the beginning been a main system designer. He oversees all electrical designs besides functioning as the company’s CEO, underlining the deep technical level that characterizes the company at all levels for which he also oversees all skill, training, and tool development.
Allan Holm Jørgensen
Partner & CTO
Allan is a founding Partner of PowerCon and a main system designer from his primary focus of hands-on involvement in testing and commissioning of all projects. As technical lead, he also drives innovation efforts, both internally and with our suppliers, to push the technological boundaries of developing improved solutions.
Peter Castberg Knudsen
Partner & CFO
Peter is a Partner in PowerCon and has played a central role in all sales and commercial efforts. He has been a main driver of developing the company within the shore power segment and today he remains hands-on involved in project negotiations, management, and execution, besides overseeing the company’s finances.
Anders Lodberg Jørgensen
Partner & COO
Anders is a minority-Partner in PowerCon and ran PowerCon’s software subsidiary for 10 years. Since integrating the unit into the broader organization in 2022, Anders has taken responsibility of the various procedures and system tools to optimize our efficiency, level of quality, and general output.
Our Company
PowerCon is an international, engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Denmark who specializes in shore power solutions for ports as well as power conversion solutions for the wind turbine industry.
The Beginning
Founded in 2009 with strong ties to the world-famous Danish wind power industry, PowerCon found early success in supplying the wind turbine industry with its power conversion solutions.
Shore Power Expansion
In 2014, PowerCon started focusing on shore power for the maritime industry when an opportunity was seen in simplifying the construction of such systems and make them more compact yet still efficient, resulting in lower costs and better return on investments. With a strong focus on flexible shore power solutions that meet customers’ individual needs, PowerCon quickly became a leading supplier in the industry. Today, PowerCon continues to be a front runner, supplying its modular and efficient shore power solutions to ports around the world.
Our Team
Today, PowerCon’s team consists of over 170 employees with the majority based at our new facility in the historical town of Hobro, Denmark. The new building consists of 2500 m² (27000 sq ft) office space with an additional 3500 m² (37700 sq ft) for production, assembly, and warehousing, equipped with overhead gantry cranes as well as high and low voltage grid connections so we can test our full range of products in-house before they are shipped out.
PowerCon’s team consists largely of highly skilled and experienced hardware and software developers, engineers, and electrical system designers who with an innovative and dynamic approach develope state-of-the-art converters and shore power solutions. PowerCon also collaborates with a range of highly skilled subcontractors who help ensure that only the best materials and components are utilized in our solutions.
The PowerCon Way
Providing us with a leading edge, PowerCon was founded on doing things “the PowerCon way” which is rooted in our core capabilities:
- To cover all disciplines in-house from start to finish.
- To provide fast and predictable project development and delivery.
- To showcase robust, state-of-the-art solutions with proven reliability.
- To minimize assembly time and eliminate errors by focusing on the interaction between design and production
- To catch unexpected challenges early and minimize on-site installation time by verifying solutions in-house.
- To remain flexible and innovative to provide cost-effective solutions that maximize Return on Investments.
- To present pragmatic, easy-to-understand solutions in a complex field.
- To remain at the forefront of the latest technology and requirements.
- To be independent from big industry players and sub-suppliers to freely design the best solutions possible.
Innovation and R&D are also strong part of PowerCon’s DNA. We therefore continue to be involved in various development projects based around power conversion in our attempt to develope the solutions of tomorrow.
Certifications
PowerCon is ISO 9001 certified and also has a AAA-credit rating, underlining our well-structured and quality-focused processes and procedures throughout the organization. This is also reflected in our HSEQ initiatives and related zero-tolerance. PowerCon is constantly working to improve these efforts and is currently also working toward a ISO 45001 certification.