ONS 2026
Performance that powers the energy transformation
Scaling energy systems, without compromise
How industry leaders are delivering performance-led decarbonisation in the real world
The energy transformation is no longer a strategy discussion. It is an execution challenge. Energy demand continues to grow. Systems are becoming more complex. And organisations are being asked to deliver more output while reducing emissions.
At ABB, we believe the fastest path forward is a performance-led approach: improving how energy systems operate today to enable long-term decarbonisation. At ONS 2026, the worlds most influential energy leaders, innovators and decision makers convene to share real world stategies for:
- Scaling complex energy systems reliably and cost-effectively
- Increasing energy output while reducing emissions simultaneously
- Modernising infrastructure without disrupting operations
- Integrating diverse energy sources - from renewables to offshore
- Leveraging AI and digital tools for real-time optimisation
- Building partnerships that accelerate decarbonisation
- Implementing carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) solutions
FROM AMBITION TO EXECUTION
<p>Across the energy industry, leaders face a common challenges. The result is unprecedented operational complexity.</p> <p>Progress now depends on execution, not ambition.</p>
Challenge 1
<p>Increasing energy demand across all sectors</p>Challenge 2
<p>Expanding and integrating new energy sources</p>Challenge 3
<p>Maintaining reliability, affordability, and safety</p>Challenge 4
<p>Reducing emissions without compromising performance</p>PERFORMANCE IS THE FASTEST PATH TO DECARBONISATION
<p>Decarbonisation does not happen in isolation. It is the result of improving how systems operate.</p>
Organisations that focus on:
Efficiency | Reliability | Asset Performance
Are able to:
Increase Output | Reduce Cost | Slow Emissions Intensity
All at the same time.
OPTIMISING TODAY. ENABLING TOMORROW.
ABB supports industrial operators by connecting:
- Automation - reliable, optimised operations
- Digital solutions - real-time, AI enabled insights; optimisation and decision support.
- Electrification - integration of new and lower-carbon energy sources
Together, these enable systems to operate closer to optimal performance, scale more effectively and deliver measurable improvements without disruption
ABB Solutions at ONS 2026
Automation - reliable, optimised operations
Electrification - integration of new and lower-carbon energy sources
Digital solutions - real-time insights and optimisation
WHAT “PERFORMANCE-LED” LOOKS LIKE IN PRACTICE
You can expect:
- Improved visibility of energy usage within weeks
- Measurable efficiency gains within months
- Reduced peak demand and improved stability
- Continuous optimisation as systems evolve
- AI-assisted optimisation
- Predictive performance improvements
- Faster operational decision-making
JOIN THE CONVERSATION AT ONS 2026
At ONS, ABB will bring together industry leaders to explore a simple but critical question:
How do we scale energy systems in practice?
The challenge is no longer defining the transformation. It’s delivering it, in real operations, with real constraints, and increasing complexity.
ABB is a major presence at ONS 2026, hosting multiple stage sessions, leading technical discussions, and showcasing solutions across automation, decarbonization, CCUS, and digital transformation.
Our CEO will address the conference, and ABB experts will share insights on energy transition challenges and solutions.
Discover the ONS 2026 program - 1
Power in partnership: The real engine of net zero
The energy transition is increasingly defined by one core reality: progress towards net zero depends on collaboration. As ambitions rise, delivery relies on partnerships across sectors, technologies, and value chains—from large-scale infrastructure serving multiple emitters, to digital platforms enabling cross-sector coordination, to multi-stakeholder initiatives addressing complex ocean and energy challenges. By sharing resources, infrastructure, and knowledge, these partnerships are enabling solutions to move from ideas to implementation. This session will examine how collaboration can accelerate progress, reduce barriers, and create the scale and resilience needed to deliver the energy transition.
Monday 24 August, 13:45–14:30, Hall 3, ABB Stage
Leadership Dialogue with Morten Wierød
Morten Wierød is the CEO of ABB, a global technology leader in electrification and automation.
Tuesday 25 August, 12:00 - 12:30, Clarion Hotel, Energy Hall, Room 3
Unmanned Semi Submersible Design
Jansz-Io Electrical Power system; Electrification – longer & deeper
Tuesday 25 August, 10:00 – 12:00, Hall 5, Room 1
Pushing the Limits of Subsea Electrification: Long Step-Out Power for Ormen Lange Phase 3 Gas Compression
Pushing the Limits of Subsea Electrification: Long Step-Out Power for Ormen Lange Phase 3 Gas Compression
Tuesday 25 August, 10:00 – 12:00, Hall 5, Room 3
From ambition to execution: what it really takes to scale the energy transition
There is no shortage of ambition across the industry. Organisations have targets, roadmaps and investment plans. The real challenge is execution. As energy demand grows and systems become more interconnected, companies must deliver new capacity, integrate emerging energy sources, maintain reliability and reduce emissions - all at the same time. This executive discussion brings together industry leaders to share practical experiences from the front line of the energy transformation. The conversation will explore how organizations are reducing project risk, improving productivity and accelerating delivery through digitalisation, collaboration and new ways of working. Achieving energy transition goals is no longer about setting ambitions. It is about delivering measurable results at scale.
Tuesday 25 August, 08:00 – 09:30, ABB Stage, Net Zero Hall 3
Discover the ONS 2026 program - 2
Building better CCS value chains: what can industry do differently to help more projects cross the FID line?
Europe is entering a critical phase for CCS. A small number of pioneering value chains are moving from concept into execution, while many others are still working towards investment decisions. The challenge is not only to deliver these first projects successfully, but to understand what needs to be repeated, what needs to be challenged, and what needs to change if many more projects are to cross the FID line.
Tuesday 25 August, 11:15 - 12:15, Hall 3, ABB Stage
Carbon innovation frontiers: AI-driven transformation - Unlocking the potential of CCUS value chains
This session explores how artificial intelligence is revolutionising carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) across the entire value chain. Industry leaders and technology experts will share practical insights on how AI is enhancing site selection, project planning, operational efficiency, and real-time monitoring. The discussion will highlight innovative business models, integration strategies, and the orchestration of complex CCS workflows from source to transport to storage.
Tuesday 25 August, 15:45 - 16:30, Hall 3, ABB Stage
Strategic positioning of the Norwegian CO2 storage landscape
Norway has ambitions to become Europe’s preferred CO₂ storage partner, with sufficient long term storage capacity available in the North Sea. However, current solutions remain inaccessible and uneconomic for small and medium emitters, limiting domestic CO₂ capture incentives. The absence of coordinated transport and storage infrastructure for both Norwegian and European volumes further constrain deployment. If this situation persists, will Norway risks losing competitiveness with Europe in the rapidly evolving CCS market?
Tuesday 25 August, 12:30 - 13:30, Hall 3, ABB Stage
Turning Complexity into Competitive Advantage – Designing the Next Generation of Integrated Energy Systems
The session explores how flexibility, system integration and digitalization can accelerate the journey from concept to execution.
Wednesday 26 August, 08:00 – 09:30, ABB Stage, Net Zero Hall 3
The power of collaboration
Energy is not delivered by any one company, technology, or business model alone. It demands a new kind of collaboration – one that cuts across traditional boundaries between operators, suppliers, and the standards that hold it all together. But real collaboration is harder than it looks. What does it actual-ly take to make partnerships work – not just on paper, but in the technical and operational reality of delivering energy? This session puts speakers on stage for a candid conversation about what collaboration in the energy sector really demands.
Thursday 27 August, 10:00 - 10:30, Hall 9, Centre Court
The Nuclear Conference: Framing, bottlenecks and hurdles: how does the supply chain look like?
Scaling nuclear requires a robust and predictable supply chain. This session explores manufacturing capacity, workforce constraints, licensing timelines and critical components. Are we ready for rapid deployment, and where are the main bottlenecks?
Thursday 27 August, 11:15 - 11:45, Hall 3, ABB Stage
Securing skills for the energy transition: People, AI and the race for future competence
The challenge is clear: we are accelerating the transition using yesterday’s workforce models, while tomorrow’s skill needs are evolving faster than we can keep up. In this session, industry leaders, policymakers and experts come together to explore how we can close the skills gap and enable the energy transition at scale. Through insights, real-world examples and discussion, we will address how to rethink talent, reskilling and workforce transformation in an increasingly digital landscape.
Thursday 27 August, 10:00 - 12:00, Hall 7, Vindafjord
<p>Across all areas of our stand, the focus is the same – helping you to move from ambition to execution.</p> <p>Not always through one big step, but through continuous improvement across systems, assets and operations.</p> <p>At our stand, we’ll show you what this looks like in practice, from system-level thinking to measurable results.</p>
Get straight to the results
<p>See how operators are improving performance today - not through large transformation programmes, but by focusing on practical improvements:</p> <ul> <li>making energy use visible</li> <li>identifying inefficiencies</li> <li>optimising operations in real time </li> <li>deliver measurable gains in performance, cost and emissions within existing systems</li> </ul>Future-ready control with continuity
<p>Explore how automation is evolving to manage increasingly complex energy systems:</p> <ul> <li>integrating multiple energy sources</li> <li>connecting systems and processes</li> <li>enabling continuous optimisation</li> <li>enabling offshore wind integration and future energy systems</li> <li>build a foundation that performs today and is ready for what comes next</li> </ul>Reduce risk, without disruption
<p>Many systems are stable, but the risk behind them is growing.</p> <p>Discover how operators are modernising step by step:</p> <ul> <li>extending asset life</li> <li>reducing operational and cybersecurity risk</li> <li>enabling new capabilities without major disruption. </li> <li>Strengthening resilience of critical energy infrastructure</li> <li>protect what works, while preparing for the future</li> </ul>COLLABORATION X: CONNECTING PEOPLE, SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS
At ONS 2026, ABB will introduce Collaboration X, a new approach to operational collaboration that brings together people, digital workflows and control room environments in a single connected experience. Designed to extend collaboration beyond the control room, Collaboration X enables real-time interaction across teams, locations and operational systems, helping organisations make faster, better-informed decisions.
See it live on the ABB stand
Experience a live demonstration of Collaboration X and discover how connected operations can improve collaboration, situational awareness, safety and performance across complex industrial environments.
Join us at Stavanger Forum
Location:
Stavanger Forum, Hall 9, Stand 9180, Stavanger, Norway
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