525 kV voltage sets world record for extruded HVDC cable technology, doubling power flow and extending range to enable greater integration of distant renewables and interconnections Zurich, Switzerland, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has … Read the full press release
Enabling digital substations and smart grids Zurich, Switzerland, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced the launch of its latest generation Fiber Optic Current Sensor (FOCS-FS) to complement its portfolio of optical sensors. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, Fiber Optic Current Sensor, FOCS-FS, Giandomenico Rivetti, Harmeet Bawa
New gas mixture offers alternative to SF6 and has potential to reduce carbon footprint of GIS by up to 50 percent – technology to be deployed in a Swiss pilot project. Zurich, Switzerland, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power … Read the full press release
Orders up 13%¹; book-to-bill ratio² of 1.04x Group operational EBITDA³ impacted by loss in Power Systems (PS) Decisive step change actions implemented in PS Cash from operations up by more than $300 million Successful execution of announced portfolio pruning Zurich, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged ABB, Ulrich Spiesshofer
Industry’s first documented results from Onboard DC Grid vessel confirm considerable fuel and noise reduction Zurich, Switzerland, 16-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today released third-party verification that its Onboard DC Grid helps vessels reduce … Read the full press release
Experienced and acknowledged global communications manager becomes head of Corporate Communications effective July 1, 2014 Zurich, Switzerland, 9-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has appointed Christoph Sieder as head of Group Corporate Communications. Sieder, an … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, Christoph Sieder, Clarissa Haller, Ulrich Spiesshofer
Philips’ lighting systems will connect seamlessly with ABB’s building device controls, reducing the cost of renovation of mid-and small-sized commercial buildings Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 31-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, a leading power and automation technology provider, and Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged ABB, building automation, Eric Rondolat, Lighting systems, Lynette A Jackson, Philips, Shai Dewan, Tarak Mehta
Agreement will help to improve plant productivity and availability at world’s first coal-seam gas project – Queensland Curtis LNG Zurich, Switzerland, 20-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has signed a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with … Read the full press release
Globally experienced ABB systems business leader takes helm of division in December Zurich, Switzerland, 20-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has appointed Claudio Facchin as Executive Committee member responsible for the Power Systems division, effective … Read the full press release
– 10% more power can be brought online by measuring cable temperature in real time – 2% cut in electricity prices using wind turbines and other power sources as virtual power plants – 28% more wind power can be produced … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Technology
Tagged 50Hertz Transmission, ABB, Alstom Grid, Brussels, cable temperature, cheaper electricity, CORESO, DC circuit breaker prototype, distribution grids, Dong Energy Power, Electricité de France, electricity prices, Elia System Operator, ENERGINET.dk, EU electricity networks, EU grid networks, Europe's transmission grid, European Wind Energy Association, EWEA, Gamesa, high wind ride through, Iberdrola Renovables, Jacopo Moccia, Red Electrica de España, renewable electricity sources, Siemens Wind Power, Tennet, transmission grids, TWENTIES, TWENTIES project, Vicente González López, virtual power plants, wind power, wind turbines
Long-term service agreement improves lifecycle cost control and fleet reliability 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, signed a long-term Preventive Service™ agreement with China LNG Shipping International Co. Ltd (CLSICO) to provide maintenance services to … Read the full press release
Banerjee to leave in next few weeks; Successor to be announced in due course Zurich, Switzerland, 16-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Chief Technology Officer, Prith Banerjee, who joined ABB in 2012, has decided to leave ABB for family reasons. He will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, Chief Technology Officer, Joe Hogan, Prith Banerjee, Zurich
New joint venture to produce high voltage instrument transformers to serve growing demand Zurich, Switzerland, 13-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group has entered into an agreement with Jiangsu Jingke Smart Electric Company in China to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, CHINA, high voltage instrument transformers, Jiangsu Jingke, power products, Zurich
Date for departure has not yet been decided; successor to be announced in due course Zurich, Switzerland, 10-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB Chief Executive Officer Joe Hogan has decided to leave ABB for private reasons. A date for his departure has … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, ABB CEO, CEO, Hubertus von Grünberg, Joe Hogan, Zurich
Next generation orders to install ABB traction and onboard equipment on 76 trains Zurich, Switzerland, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has received orders worth more than $60 million from Swiss train manufacturer, Stadler … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ABB, Gelenktriebwagen, GTW, Hessische Landesbahn, light electric trains, NSB Norway, onboard equipment, onboard power equipment, Stadler Rail, Stadler Rail trains, Südtiroler Transportstrukturen, Thurbo, traction equipment, trains, Ulrich Spiesshofer, Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland, 7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $25 million to supply electrical and control systems for a new 75 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) power plant in the Northern … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, Africa, automation system, Brice Koch, carbon dioxide emissions, carbon footprint, clean solar power, electrical system, energy mix, Kalahari Desert, Kathu, Kathu PV power plant, national grid, Northern Cape, open-pit iron ore mines, photovoltaic solar plants, power plants, PV power plant, renewable energy, renewable energy developer, single-axis PV power plants, Sishen, South Africa, WBHO, Zurich
Enhanced laser capabilities expand measurement products and services in oil and gas, electric power and other industrial sectors Cary, NC, USA, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, a global leader in electric power and automation, announced today that it has agreed to acquire … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, analyzers, automation technologies, Cary, electric power, environmental monitoring, gas, instruments, isotopes, Los Gatos Research, measurements, N.C., oil, power technologies, real-time measurement, trace gases, trace isotopes
Zurich, Switzerland, 29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been recognized by MIT Technology Review for its hybrid high-voltage direct current (HVDC) breaker, placing it among the ten most important technology milestones of the past year. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, alternating current networks, breakthrough technologies, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) breaker, high-voltage direct current circuit breakers, HVDC technology, hybrid HVDC breaker, INNOVATION, interconnected HVDC transmission grids, Jason Pontin, MIT Technology Review, power grid, Zurich
Improved portfolio and geographic balance generates solid results in a mixed market Revenues steady to higher in all divisions1; Thomas & Betts on track Operational EBITDA2 and margin higher, continued solid execution on cost savings Zurich, Switzerland, 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged 1, 1000 kilowatt high-efficiency solar inverter, ABB, ABB Q1, acquisitions, Balance sheet, cash flow, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, industrial efficiency, Joe Hogan, Net debt, non-GAAP, onboard direct current, photovoltaic power generation, power electronics, power reliability, profitability, renewable energy, revenue, Thomas & Betts, truly modular uninterrupted power supply, Zurich
Converter transformers and key components for UHVDC link to enable supply of clean hydropower from southwest to the east coast of China Zurich, Switzerland, 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, automation, carbon emissions, CHINA, clean hydropower, contract, Converter transformers, converter valves, electricity, filter capacitors, power, renewable hydropower, Sichuan, UHVDC, UHVDC link, ultra-high-voltage direct current, Xiluodu-Zhexi, Yibin, Zhejiang, Zurich
The boards of ABB and Power-One have agreed to a transaction in which ABB will acquire Power-One at $6.35 per share or approximately $1 billion equity value, which includes Power-One’s net cash of $266 million Combination creates global leader in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, acquire, acquisition, Camarillo, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Credit Suisse, deal, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, EBITDA, ENERGY, energy mix, energy-efficient power conversion, equity, Gibson, global leader, Goldman Sachs & Co., grid, Joe Hogan, MERGER, net cash, power electronics, power management solutions, Power-One, PV value chain, PV-generated power, regulatory, renewable energy, renewable energy solutions, Richard J. Thompson, shareholders, Silver Lake Sumeru, solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters, Solar PV, Solar PV industry
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