Keeping one of Europe’s most important power transmission grids stable and...
Not only does the grid supply electricity to the country’s thriving economy with eight million people it also exchanges large quantities of power daily with neighboring France, Germany, Italy and...
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ABB keeps the lights on
Have you ever experienced an electrical fault? Perhaps you have been in darkness during a storm or in an elevator that shudders to a stop. In those moments, we hope that the electricity is restored as...
View ArticleWithout cyber security the “Internet of Everything” is nothing
Delivering on the promise of the Internet of Things (IoT) is often described as a matter of connectivity, as collecting and sharing more data. In doing so more broadly and often it will yield better,...
View ArticleHow islands become more environmentally friendly, one micro-step at a time
It has been over five decades since the world first started the fight against climate change. While the battle may often seem an uphill one, there is an energy revolution taking place. I have strong...
View ArticleEnergy efficiency is all about making the right decisions, now
As climate change talks take place in Bonn, there is an agreed consensus about the important role of the energy efficiency in the mitigation of climate change. The Paris Agreement acknowledges that...
View ArticlePowering the digitalization era
The world around us is changing at an incredible rate. Previously unconnected “things” are being integrated, devices are getting smarter, automation in the home and office is making our lives easier...
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Where technology, community and art intersect to shape a cleaner future
As you walk down the street in a northern suburb of Zurich, you might hear a substation whisper to you about clean energy. Bizarre? It’s a work of art designed by Swiss artist, Yves Netzhammer, that...
View ArticleSmart transformer design can help optimize offshore wind costs
Wind energy set a new record in Europe last month with wind sources providing nearly 25% of total electricity on October 28 – enough to power nearly 200 million households . Year-on-year, the wind...
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A new bus generation
ABB is contributing to bringing about a low-carbon future by developing technologies to encourage large-scale adoption of electric buses without the need for overhead wires. The uptake of electric...
View ArticleHow to reduce outage costs?
Imagine being the control center operator during a huge storm, power outages are spread widely all over the grid and many faults appear simultaneously on your screen. Businesses, schools, shopping...
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The Energy Internet
Those in Puerto Rico who are still without electricity as a result of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria could be forgiven for not seeing the crisis as “a big opportunity”. However, with the...
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A 600-kilometer balancing act
Mark Twain famously said, “climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.” The climate of Northern Europe is predictably wet and windy, but the weather is famously unreliable. Yet one thing that...
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Feeding the data beast
Trying to get your head around the amount of data that is produced by modern society can be mind-boggling. Billions of devices and machines are getting connected to the internet, sending and receiving...
View ArticleABB technology helps bring power to the people of Africa
About 1.4 billion people worldwide still have no access to electricity. Almost half of them live in Africa. In some cases, accessing electricity can be life-saving, like the village that can finally...
View ArticleABB technology helps power and protect the Vatican
Vatican City, one of the busiest travel destinations in the world, is well-known for many reasons. It’s where the Pope lives and addresses visitors every Wednesday. It’s the only foreign country where...
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ABB technology helps smooth the ride for commuters and travelers in France
The ABB FIA Formula E Championship series is expected to bring more than 20,000 spectators to Paris to view the event. It’s a figure that might seem overwhelming until you consider the fact that 80...
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ABB helps power the Reichstag in Berlin
The Reichstag building has always held a lot of sway. When the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude famously “wrapped” it in silver cloth in 1995, it became a worldwide phenomenon, drawing five million...
View ArticleDigital road to the energy revolution
Electric utilities are facing an unprecedented set of opportunities and challenges in the emerging energy revolution. They need to squeeze every ounce of productivity out of their aging and regulated...
View ArticleProtection relays can provide the brains for complete automatic...
Controlling participating generators to be able to close a non-generator circuit breaker isn’t an easy task. Or, wasn’t in the past. Now ABB has something new to offer. My guess is that power system...
View ArticleEven the Swiss need timekeepers
When a train is late in Switzerland, it’s big news. Even the meaning of “late,” which the Swiss authorities define as “three minutes or more,” is stricter here than most other countries that roll with...
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