ABB has won an order worth approx. €270 million from the UK grid operator National Grid and Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE), the French network owner and operator, to provide key HVDC (high-voltage direct current) technology that will help interconnect the electricity networks of France and the UK.

ABB has launched a new longer-life distribution transformer called TXtreme, featuring a special coating that protects the transformer from corrosion in the most severe environments. Distribution transformers are key assets in power transmission and distribution networks, and are currently designed to operate 20 to 30 years. However, harsh operating conditions containing salt, moisture, or chemicals can…

With the recent commercial launch of more than 180 solutions and services, ABB is unlocking value for customers in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

ABB announced the launch of the world’s first digital distribution transformer at its ABB Customer World event in Houston, Texas. Integrated sensing and monitoring technology in ABB’s new TXpert transformer will provide intelligence to maximize reliability, optimize operating and maintenance costs, and manage the asset more efficiently. This latest innovation builds on the ABB Ability…

ABB unveiled its latest electrical innovations for the U.S. market, resulting from research and development, and operational investments of more than $60 million. The investments for power distribution and protection, and residential circuit protection, complete ABB’s portfolio extending its broad range of installation products from Thomas & Betts, the business ABB acquired in 2012. This…

ABB will showcase a range of products, systems, software, and service solutions including some of its latest innovations, at its flagship U.S. customer event (ABB Customer World) in Houston, Texas, from March 12 to 16, 2017. A key focus this year will be on digital technologies for a smarter transmission and distribution grid, which lies…

The increased spotlight on renewable energy makes battery energy storage a practical option, and increasing production of electric vehicles is driving cost improvements that make battery storage a viable solution.

ABB announced the successful commissioning of Denmark’s first urban energy storage system. The lithium-ion based battery energy storage system (BESS) will be integrated with the local electricity grid in the new harbor district of Nordhavn, Copenhagen. The system has been commissioned for Radius, DONG Energy’s electrical grid division. “We are delighted to implement this innovative…

ABB will provide an innovative microgrid that’s designed to test scalability and improve power stability for around 300,000 people in Anchorage, Alaska. The small-scale project will combine battery and flywheel-based storage, and was initiated by Chugach Electric Association. The new project aims to identify technologies that will enable the integration of more renewables. This will…

Whether a utility is adding conventional or renewable distributed energy resources to their system, successful integration requires a fundamentally different approach than when adding conventional base load generation.

ABB has completed a major upgrade of the 350-MW Madawaska high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link that connects the grids of Québec and New Brunswick in southeast Canada. The back-to-back converter station has been in operation for more than 30 years, and the modernization is expected to significantly improve grid reliability and help reduce maintenance…

ABB has won an order worth more than $100 million from the U.S. utility Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), to modernize the existing Sylmar HVDC (high-voltage direct current) converter station in California. This station is an important part of the electricity link between the Pacific Northwest and southern California commissioned in 1970.…

Many utilities are making the transition to a condition based maintenance strategy.

Armor steel shielding of transformers and power equipment is part of the “hardening” process to provide components with advanced ballistic-level protection against physical attack.

ABB announced a modular and scalable plug-and-play microgrid solution to address the globally growing demand for flexible technology in the developing market for distributed power generation. The cost-efficient, containerized system is designed for mature and emerging countries, and can help maximize the use of renewable energy sources while reducing dependence on fossil fuels used by generator sets. ABB’s…

ABB and Fluor have formed a global strategic partnership for the execution of large turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects for electrical substations. By combining ABB’s technology and market leadership position in power transmission and distribution with Fluor’s expertise and experience in delivering large EPC projects, the partnership will help meet the evolving need…

ABB and Aibel announced a strategic partnership to deliver state-of-the-art offshore wind integration solutions. ABB will focus on its proven high voltage direct current (HVDC) technology, while Aibel will take turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) responsibility for the design, construction, installation and commissioning of the offshore platforms. The partnership will combine the core competencies…

ABB has won orders worth over $85 million from Canadian utility Hydro-Québec (HQ) to upgrade its 800-kilovolt air-insulated switchgear (AIS) substations and transmission grid with state-of-the-art circuit breakers, power transformers and shunt reactors. The upgrade is driven by the increasing demand for power and the need to integrate new sources of renewable energy.  HQ operates one…

Topaz Energy and Marine, an offshore support vessel company, announced the renewal of its long-standing contract with ABB for the Topaz Installer, a specialized cable-laying vessel. Under the terms of the contract, the Topaz Installer will provide ABB, a high-voltage cable and power transmission supplier, with cable-laying services in support of wind farms in the North Sea…

ABB is set to supply a secure wireless communications system to connect closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at two new substations being supplied by ABB for the Pen y Cymoedd wind energy project. This project is being developed in south Wales by Vattenfall, a leading European utility. The 76-turbine development, for which ABB is also providing the…