ABB has a massive installed base for its products, systems and services around the world. This section provides stories detailing ways in which ABB's power and automation technologies are meeting customers' needs.
2012-05-14: Poland’s two largest electric utilities have both selected ABB amorphous core distribution transformers to reduce energy losses in their power distribution networks. The transformers cut no-load energy losses by up to 70 percent compared to international reference standards – an energy efficiency level that is unequaled by any other type of distribution transformer.
2012-05-07: ABB is helping the Democratic Republic of the Congo to modernize its electrical infrastructure and transport much-needed electricity from the vast hydropower resources of the Inga Falls to the country’s mining heartland, 1,700 km to the south.
2012-04-02: A project to upgrade the Air Handling Units (AHUs) at Manchester Airport with ABB low voltage drives and ABB high-efficiency IE2 motors is saving annually 4,000 MWh, as well as cutting CO2 emissions by over 2,000 metric tons a year.
2012-03-26: Millions of people around the world will switch off the lights for Earth Hour, a global initiative to demonstrate concern about climate change. ABB supports efforts to conserve energy, increase the integration of renewable energy and protect the environment – and increasingly works with partners to develop practical solutions.