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BP oil company to select ABB’s HVDC Light technology to supply electric power from Norway

BP is the second major oil company to select ABB’s HVDC Light technology to supply electric power from mainland Norway to an offshore oil and gas complex in the North Sea. The solution will reduce annual operating costs by millions of dollars and cut CO2 emissions by 300,000 tons a year.

25 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB helps give The Wall Street Journal a new look

An ABB automation solution for 17 printing plants will enable the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal to appear in a new, slimmer format that will save publishers Dow Jones millions of dollars in annual production costs and secure print quality.

24 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

The world’s first mount it anywhere videographic recorder

The SM500F, the world’s first field-mountable videographic data recorder, is taking the market by storm as customers all over the world recognize the benefits of on-the-spot access to critical process data in hostile environments.

23 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

Australian utilities select ABB switchgear

Australia’s power utilities are revamping their power distribution networks and placing an estimated three out of every four orders for secondary distribution switchgear with ABB.

22 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB analyzer systems keep power plants running

According to the U.S. Electric Power Research Institute, half of the forced outages in power plants are caused by contaminated water corroding the boiler. ABB has the answer to this problem.

21 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB UniGear, the toughest switchgear in the world

UniGear is the world’s leading medium-voltage switchgear, and the only one able to withstand the component-crunching effects of earthquakes, 1,500-kilogram power hammers, and the endless grind of ship vibrations.

20 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

Ensuring power in storm season

ABB will protect the island of Barbados from hurricane blackouts with underground transmission cables. Barbados lies in a hurricane belt in the Caribbean, where underground power cables by ABB will soon provide a hurricane-safe transmission grid, more space for future road work, and reliable, maintenance-free transmission for more than 40 years.

19 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB drives bring water to China’s driest regions

ABB drive packages will power the heart of a key pumping station in the middle route of China’s enormous south-to-north water diversion project. Eight sets of ABB drive packages at the Huinanzhuang pump station near Beijing will pump water up a 60 meter slope at 60 cubic meters per second and bring safe, stable and sanitary supplies to the capital of Beijing and the surrounding region.

18 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB launches newest paint robot in Berlin

A few days after the World Cup final ended, another band of world class players entered Berlin to take part in the fifth International Strategy Conference on Car Body Painting.

17 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB drives raising the roof in Phoenix

ABB variable speed drives are controlling the retractable roof at a new first-of-its-kind stadium in the United States. “We wanted to have a capability that none of the manufacturers, except ABB, could guarantee,” says the designer.

16 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB automation event marks new success in Brazil

ABB held its first major conference in Brazil focusing on plant and factory automation, giving customers in the country a chance to take a closer look at solutions to increase productivity and save energy.

15 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB unveils new products for oil and gas industry

ABB is the world’s leading supplier of automation, safety, electrification and telecommunications solutions for the oil and gas industry. Under the banner “Power and productivity for a better world,” ABB will present a broad range of products, technologies and capabilities that improve the performance and lower the environmental impact of oil and gas platforms and onshore processing plants worldwide.

14 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

New wastewater technology needs ABB reliability

An ABB drives and motor control solution ensures round-the-clock reliability for pioneering wastewater processing technology in the United Kingdom. “We chose the ABB solution because reliability is paramount,” says the customer.

13 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB is key partner in major North Sea oil and gas projects

ABB is a key supplier to some of the world's biggest and most technologically advanced oil and gas projects which were in the spotlight at this year's Offshore Northern Seas conference and exhibition.

12 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB substation one of the best in Asia

ABB has successfully delivered a state-of-the-art substation to secure power reliability in the central business district of Makati City, the financial capital of the Philippines. “This substation is one of the best in Asia,” says the customer’s CEO.

11 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB innovation promises cheaper, more reliable switchgear communication

Curiosity is what drives many visitors to the display of ABB's innovation for switchgear communications at this week's power technologies show in Paris. The waveguide, as it is known, may just look like a silvery metal tube but the simplicity is the key to its advantages.

10 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB breaks new ground in substation automation

Like the fuses in your home, substation automation devices are small but play a crucial role in protecting the whole electricity network and guaranteeing a reliable supply. At the Cigré power technology show in Paris, ABB has showed why it's at the forefront of a revolution in substation automation.

09 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB cable factory working overtime

ABB's cable factory in Sweden is reaping the benefits of demand for the company's power transmission technologies that strengthen grid reliability and use energy more efficiently.

08 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB systems help harness the fires down below

The Philippines and Indonesia are two of the largest producers of geothermal energy in the world. Both countries have selected ABB distributed control systems to ensure that new geothermal power plants operate efficiently and economically.

07 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

Heinz raises energy efficiency with ABB drives

A new energy centre for a Heinz factory will be 14 percent more efficient thanks to help from ABB drives. The energy centre has four boilers and replaces the existing boiler plant, which is now at the end of its operational life. Each boiler has two gas-fired burners supplied by Hamworthy Combustion, fitted with fans to push air into the flame.

06 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

A helping hand for the deaf and blind

ABB technology has helped Italian students develop a unique, hand-shaped keyboard that lets deaf and blind people send electronic messages that can be read on a computer display. Within a year, the keyboard will be equipped to accept and display return messages as well.

05 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB lights up Bangkok’s new airport

Asia’s largest airport opened on September 28, powered and automated by an extensive range of ABB products, including an energy-efficient intelligent installation system that controls and monitors every single light in the world’s largest airport terminal.

04 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB equips the drilling vessel boom

Demand for drilling vessels is booming world-wide as oil companies search for new fields in ever-deeper waters. Of 24 new rigs and drill ships ordered in the past year, more than half will be equipped with ABB electrical, thruster and drives systems.

04 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

Breathtaking technology tames the ulcer

A simple breath test using ABB analyzer technology can flag a potentially destructive but readily treatable stomach irritant before it turns into an ulcer, or worse.

03 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 

ABB supports growing wind power market in China

China invests more money in renewable energy than any other country, and a significant amount is being spent to develop wind power. If present trends continue, China could become the world’s biggest wind power market by 2020, with help from ABB.

03 March 2007: ABB Automation Technologies

 
 
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