ABB's contribution to the Desertec project

ABB participates in Desertec industry initiative

The idea of generating clean electricity in the world’s deserts is making progress: European companies, including ABB, met in Munich to sign a memorandum of understanding on the Desertec industry initiative.

HVDC: technology for energy efficiency and grid reliability (PDF, 25 kB)

Since power sources are rarely near the places that need power, classic high voltage direct current (HVDC) is an excellent technology for transmitting large amounts of electricity over hundreds or even thousands of kilometers to where it is needed.
German version available (PDF, 26 kB)

HVDC is the key to an integrated European power network (PDF, 54 kB)

The goal of European energy policy is to provide a secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply for all European citizens and companies.
German version available (PDF, 52 kB)

ABB delivers longest underwater power link

Sept 12, 2008: Press release: ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, helped TenneT and Stattnet, the Dutch and Norwegian transmission system operators, officially open a 580-kilometer power link between the two countries.

ABB wins orders worth $440 million in China for world’s longest power link

Dec. 18, 2007: Press release ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth $440 million from the State Grid Corporation of China and other partners to provide new ultrahigh-voltage technology for the world’s longest power transmission link.

Cutting-edge power cable from ABB

ABB’s high-voltage power cable factory in Sweden is one of the most modern cable factories in the world, and has supplied dozens of power projects around the world, including the 580-km long link that now connects the power grids of Norway and the Netherlands. NorNed, the world’s longest submarine power link, passed operational tests at the end of June.

Press release from Münchner Rück on inaugural meeting