#ABB

Sweden, Piteå: ABB is closing ABB Composites in Piteå, Sweden, a manufacturer of insulating components made of fiber composite materials for power and high voltage applications.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has been selected to implement a rural smart grid project on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.

France, Paris: French group Schneider Electric plans to move production of its biggest-selling power transformers to Poland and cut as many as 170 domestic jobs, reports Reuters citing the French daily Les Echos.

UK, London: Technavio has published a new Global Transformer Monitoring Solutions Market Analysis and Forecast 2015-2019.

USA, New York: A new research report Global Power Transformer Market 2015-2019, published by Market Research Reports, provides information on pricing, market analysis, shares, forecast, and company profiles for key industry participants.

Russia, Moscow: ABB participated in the 21st Annual Meeting of the Association of Russian Energy Cities, Progress Elektro, held from 25-26 March in the Government House of Moscow Oblast.

Australia, Western Australia: ABB has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide a substation upgrade solution for a new power station being constructed by TransAlta in South Hedland, Western Australia.

Australia, Western Australia: ABB has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide a substation upgrade solution for a new power station being constructed by TransAlta in South Hedland, Western Australia.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has launched Transformer Intelligence™, new sensor based monitoring solution for transformer assets, at its US Automation and Power World event in Houston, Texas.

USA, Illinois: The City Council of Rochelle, Illinois, has approved a purchase of a two-winding power transformer from ABB for a total price of $775,400.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has been awarded a $24 million Nairobi substation upgrade project by Kenya Power, the national electric utility and the country’s largest power transmission and distribution company.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has signed a contract worth around $50 million with Bombardier Transportation South Africa for the supply of traction transformers and associated products for 240 freight locomotives that will form South Africa’s electric rail fleet.

USA, California: Global Industry Analysts has released a comprehensive global report on power transformers “Power Transformers: A Global Strategic Business Report”.

Ireland, Dublin: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Transformer Market in India 2015-2019” report to their offering.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won a $28 million order to supply an electrical Balance-of-Plant (eBoP) solution for a new independent water and power producer (IWPP) project in the United Arab Emirates.

Switzerland, Zurich: Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail has placed orders worth $40 million with ABB for train projects in Europe and the United States.

Switzerland, Baden/Landquart: A specially-equipped Rhaetian Railway (RhB) train will be featuring a new look matching that of ABB branding to mark a hundred years of collaboration between the two companies.

Zurich, Switzerland: ABB has won an order worth about $40 million from Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to supply new 220 kV substations and upgrade an existing substation in Sri Lanka.

UAE, Dubai: ABB has secured a contract worth $55 million from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) to build a substation that will integrate power from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park.

Lithuania, Klaipeda: The first two transformers for the NordBalt power interconnection connecting Lithuania with Sweden have been unloaded from the vessel by a floating crane.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won orders worth $55 million from public utilities, Bihar Grid Corporation Limited (BGCL) and West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (WBSETCL).

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has designed, manufactured, installed and commissioned a new hybrid switchgear solution with a 1,200 kV circuit breaker – the highest AC voltage level in the world.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB and Ansaldo Energia consortium is providing a turnkey solution for grid development plans of the Italian TSO (Transmission System Operator) on the island of Sardinia.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB received multiple contracts from Italy-based power generation plants and related services provider – Ansaldo Energia.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won orders worth around $16 million to supply traction substations and auxiliary power supply for a new rail corridor in Ethiopia.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has successfully commissioned a power solution to control the flow of power and enhance grid stability in Michigan.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB will soon present some of its new power technology products and solutions which will include digital substation enabling products, fiber-optic and wireless communication technologies.

Switzerland, Zurich: An underground transformer station installed by ABB in Caishikou in downtown Beijing started operating.