Reliable power technology from ABB

ABB has the solutions for a secure transmission and distribution system

In the wake of recent blackouts around the world, we have become acutely aware of our reliance on secure electricity supplies to carry out our daily tasks. Without them, the lights go out, trains stop running and computers shut down. The knock-on effects are not only inconvenient, they are costly and, in some cases, life threatening.

With demand for electricity rising year on year and concern for the environment bringing more renewable energy sources online, transmission system operators are under increasing pressure to enhance the flexibility of their grids to improve capacity and accommodate the demands of deregulated power markets.

As the world leader in power technologies, ABB offers sustainable solutions to the challenges of today, and tomorrow. This portal provides easy access to information about ABB's power products and services, its expertise in power transmission systems and electrical optimization, grid reliability and blackout prevention.

Powering the world’s largest integrated aluminum plant

2008-01-28: ABB has delivered a vast 750 MVA substation and power transmission solution to CBA’s integrated aluminum complex in Brazil, the largest in the world. The solution provides CBA with a stable and reliable supply of energy, enough to boost production capacity by almost 20 percent to 475,000 tons of aluminum a year.

ABB power products and innovations on display

2008-01-11: All this week ABB in the U.S. will host its biggest event for the power industry, showcasing the entire line of reliable, energy efficient ABB products plus a number of innovations. Power World is also a key annual training event for the 350 people who make up ABB’s sales force in the U.S. power sector.

Compact switchgear brings peace of mind in Mexican earthquake zone

2008-01-03: CFE, Mexico’s power utility, expects that blackouts caused by earthquake damage in the coastal resort of Manzanillo will become a thing of a past after installing compact switching equipment from ABB at one of its biggest power stations.