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  • Korea: ABB Delivers Propulsion Systems for Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    19 October 2012

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently delivered four Azipod C propulsion systems for the Blue Ocean II Wind Turbine Installation Vessel built by Samsung Shipyard in Korea. This is a repeat order from Samsung Shipyard, following a similar scope for the first Blue Ocean Wind Turbine Installation Vessel delivered in September, 2011. […]

  • Equity Stake in Scottish Tidal Turbine Company Strengthens ABB’s Renewables Assets

    13 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Technology

    ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has led a $12 million investment in Scotrenewables Tidal Power, a provider of tidal turbine systems, to support the rollout of a new hydrokinetic device and to expand ABB’s renewable energy assets. ABB’s participation was made through its venture capital unit, ABB Technology Ventures (ATV), which invests […]

  • ABB to Invest USD 400 Million in High-voltage Cables Manufacturing Facility in Sweden

    8 December 2011
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will invest over $ 400 million to double the capacity of its high-voltage cables manufacturing facility in Karlskrona, Sweden, to meet growing demand for subsea cables. The investment plan includes construction of new buildings and installation of additional manufacturing lines at the existing plant. The expansion will […]

  • German Chancellor Gets Insight into ABB’s Hybrid HVDC Breaker

    11 April 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Technology

    On her visit to Germany’s Hannover Messe 2014, Chancellor Angela Merkel got a glimpse of ABB’s new hybrid HVDC (high-voltage direct current) circuit breaker, a critical technology in enabling the transition to renewable energy. “Let’s get started with building the new power grid!” Merkel told ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer, who was briefing her on how […]

  • ABB Acquires Powercorp (Switzerland)

    12 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Powercorp. Powercorp’s portfolio includes automation and control technologies to manage the integration of renewable energy into isolated grids and keep generation in balance with consumption. The company also supplies systems that dynamically store and release energy in response […]

  • ABB and Aibel Forge Offshore Wind Links

    4 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    ABB and Aibel have formed a strategic partnership to deliver offshore wind integration solutions. ABB will focus on its 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 partners will collaborate on the design, engineering and […]

  • Switzerland: ABB Appoints New Member of Executive Committee

    5 April 2012

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has appointed Prith Banerjee to its Executive Committee in the role of Chief Technology Officer. Banerjee, 51, will start midyear 2012 and will be based in Zurich. He joins ABB from Hewlett Packard, where he was Senior Vice President of Research and Director of HP Labs. Prior […]

  • ABB Gear for DolWin5

    5 March 2020
    Grid Connection, Technology

    ABB has won a EUR 10.6 million order for ABB Ability™ digital products and services at TenneT’ DolWin5 (Epsilon) grid connection in the German North Sea. Under the order, ABB will provide a system for IT infrastructure, OT1 security, plant-wide condition monitoring, SCADA2, and remote access services to facilitate stable power transmission to the German […]

  • ABB Wins Order Worth USD 1 Billion for Offshore Wind Power Connection (Germany)

    2 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

        ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $1 billion from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to supply a power link connecting offshore North Sea wind farms to the German mainland grid. This is the largest power transmission order in ABB’s history. It will deploy the […]

  • ABB Power Pack for Hornsea Project Two SOV

    30 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has awarded ABB with a contract to equip a wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) which once built will operate on the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Denmark: ABB Shows Portfolio for Wind Industry at EWEA 2012

    11 April 2012
    Grid Connection

    As energy cost reduction has become a buzzword in the renewables industry and a hot topic during European’s major wind fair EWEA 2012 starting from April 16, ABB brings to this event its complete wind portfolio as well as latest technologies to address the issue. One of the highlights of ABB’s booth is its offering […]

  • ABB Acquires Trasfor Group (Switzerland)

    11 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

      ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire the Trasfor Group to expand its offering of specialty transformers and address fast growing markets and applications. Trasfor is a leading manufacturer of dry-type transformers and inductors for low-voltage and medium-voltage applications. It provides specialty products for drives, railway rolling stock, offshore […]

  • ABB to Showcase Its Capabilities at UK’s Wind Energy Event

    12 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, is showcasing its capabilities and several innovative technologies for future grid integration of offshore wind power, at the Global Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition in London, from June 13-14, 2012. ABB is also the core sponsor of the event. Offshore wind integration projects are extremely complex as […]

  • ABB and NKT Complete High Voltage Cable Business Deal

    1 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Vessels

    ABB completed the divestment of its high-voltage cables and cable accessories businesses to NKT Cables, on Wednesday, 1 March.

  • ABB to Provide Maintenance Services for DolWin2 Link (Germany)

    18 October 2011
    Grid Connection

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from the Dutch-German transmission system operator, TenneT to provide maintenance services for the DolWin2 link bringing power from offshore wind farms, located in the North Sea, to the mainland German grid. This contract follows ABB’s success earlier this year when it won an […]

  • Germany: ABB Wins USD 30 Million Orders from AREVA Wind for Global Tech I Offshore Wind Park

    23 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth more than $30 million to supply frequency converters for the offshore wind park, Global Tech I, in Germany’s North Sea. The order was booked in the second quarter. ABB is supplying a range of medium-voltage frequency converters that are specifically designed for […]

  • VIDEO: ABB’s 7 MW Offshore Wind Generator

    4 February 2013
    Technology

    ABB has delivered over 30 000 wind power generators during the past 30 years, corresponding to about 30 GW of wind power. The company makes generators for all drivetrain concepts, gearless or geared, both doubly-fed and full converter type. ABB introduced doubly-fed generators in 1997. The first direct drive permanent magnet (PM) generator was manufactured […]

  • ABB wins order for offshore wind power connection worth around $ 700 million (Germany)

    18 July 2010
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    HVDC Light transmission link will connect three North Sea wind farms to German power grid. ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $700 million, from the German transmission grid operator, transpower, to supply an 800-megawatt (MW) power link that will connect more offshore wind farms in the DolWin1cluster, […]

  • ABB to Deliver Kriegers Flak HVDC Converter Station

    10 March 2016
    Grid Connection

    ABB has received an order worth around $140 million from Energinet.dk in Denmark and 50Hertz Transmission in Germany to design, supply and install an HVDC converter station in Bentwisch, Northern Germany. The company will provide the complete HVDC station including transformers, converter valves, cooling systems, control and protection and other related equipment at the converter station. […]

  • Germany: ABB’s Presence in Offshore Wind Industry

    7 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    Over the past three years, ABB’s wind power business has grown on average over 50 percent a year, but historically there have been difficulties associated with wind farms, such as the amount of space they occupy, the importance of their siting (without obstructions such as trees or hills), their noise and the threat to birds […]

  • Ørsted Taps ABB for Hornsea Two Grid Connection

    11 July 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    ABB has won orders worth over USD 150 million from Danish energy company Ørsted to supply a range of technologies that will help integrate and transmit energy from the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm to the UK grid.

  • Germany: ABB’s Offshore Wind Projects to Proceed as Planned

    27 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    According to the Financial Times Deutschland, Swiss engineering compay  ABB is expecting its offshore wind projects to advance as planned, without  delays. Peter Terwiesch, head of ABB in Germany, said that profit margins for the projects are in a “normal development corridor.” Contrary to Siemens whose power-transmission unit reported a loss of EUR 169 million […]

  • Switzerland: ABB Repositions Power Systems Division

    14 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    ABB said that following its strategic review of the Power Systems (PS) division it is repositioning the business to secure higher and more consistent profitability. The review, which was communicated following ABB’s Q3 results, was triggered by performance that has been volatile and below management expectations, despite significant investments made during the past three years. […]

  • New York Offshore Wind Developers Ask for Inflation-Related Price Relief, NYSERDA Argues Some Requests ‘Not Tied to Inflationary Pressures’

    1 September 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    This summer, the developers of the Sunrise Wind (Ørsted and Eversource) and Empire Wind 1 & 2 and Beacon Wind projects (Equinor and BP) filed petitions with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC), seeking price adjustments to their contracts with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). In response to […]

  • ABB Backs Belgian Grid

    12 February 2015
    Grid Connection

    ABB has won an order worth around EUR 30.8 million from Belgian electricity transmission system operator Elia for Stevin project. The company will supply gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) and shunt reactors, helping stabilize and expand the country’s power grid to accommodate more wind energy. Elia is undertaking the Stevin project, including a new 47-kilometer, double 380-kilovolt (kV) high-voltage […]

  • Offshore Construction Begins on RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    4 September 2023
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore construction has started on RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea off the northeast coast of the UK. The offshore works are kicking off with the laying of the first section of high voltage direct current (HVDC) export cable which will be done by Prysmian’s Leonardo […]