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ABB today announced that it has agreed to acquire Canadian company Real Tech, a leading supplier of innovative optical sensor technology that enables real-time water monitoring and testing. Through the acquisition, ABB will expand its strong presence in the water segment and complement its product portfolio with optical technology critical for smart water management. Financial terms of the

In its continual efforts to enhance customer experience, ABB is investing in Lumin, the US-based pioneer and leading provider of responsive energy management solutions, to bring new smart and sustainable technologies to homes in North America. ABB led the strategic investment with participation from Lumin's primary institutional investor, Carbon Drawdown Collective, and its other incumbent

ABB has signed an agreement with UK-based gravity energy storage firm Gravitricity to explore how hoist expertise and technologies can accelerate the development and implementation of gravity energy storage systems in former mines. Gravitricity has developed GraviStore, an innovative gravity energy storage system that raises and lowers heavy weights in underground shafts – to offer some of the

ABB has earned this year’s Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award in the global emissions monitoring systems industry. Frost & Sullivan’s global team of Growth Pipeline experts chose ABB based on its visionary understanding of future world challenges, the deployment of best practices and strategic analytics, as well as innovation and technical expertise in emissions monitoring and methane gas

Setting a new standard for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, ABB’s Terra AC Wallbox product family is now available through select ABB Installation Product electrical distribution partners across Canada. The solutions offer tailored, intelligent, and networked charging for business, home and a wide range of locations such as commercial or public facilities, workplaces, multifamily

Future focus on consistency in operating model, accelerating growthand continuous improvements

ABB has secured a third contract with GHGSat, the global leader in high-resolution greenhouse gas monitoring from space, to manufacture optical sensors for their C12, C13, C14 and C15 satellites set to launch into orbit in 2024. The new satellites will join GHGSat’s expanding constellation which detects and quantifies industrial gas leaks from space. ABB has built the payloads – the instruments

Delivering easy-to-use and seamless payment options for consumers is one of the most criticalcomponents in accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles (EV). ABB E-mobility has enhanced its customer offering with the acquisition of Vourity, a Swedish start-up with award-winning cloud-basedtechnology for payment of EV charging. Vourity’s technology simplifies the driver’s life at the charging

ABB has been awarded a contract by EV infrastructure company Polara to provide e-mobility Compact Secondary Substation (CSS) skid-mounted power distribution units to charge and electrify vehicle fleets in Canada and the United States. As part of the exclusive collaboration, ABB is supplying power distribution skids for the Polara CHRGPK™, an optimized modular design unit that will offer various

ABB and Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) have signed a long-term partnership agreement to collaborate on continued operational excellence and ship performance across the cruise company’s fleet using systematic maintenance planning, critical spares management, and cutting-edge digital solutions for condition monitoring. The contract was booked in Q3 2023. The 15-year agreement

On Earth Day, ABB presents some of its newest technologies and solutions that contribute to a low-carbon society.

ABB for UN World Water Day 2021

The highly dexterous collaborative robot can quickly and reliably label up to 20 bulk food containers in just one minute

People are using more data, more often, which means data center uptime is more critical than ever. Today’s data center operators are looking to ABB technology to gain a competitive edge, meet global standards on sustainability and handle bigger workloads, faster, better and more efficiently through smart electrification.

Home automation technology from ABB not only brings comfort and convenience to homeowners, but also reduces a home’s energy consumption and impact on the environment, ultimately helping in the move toward sustainable urban development.

Well-run hospitals are essential for all cities. Increasingly, they must be more cost-efficient in energy and resource use processes while delivering more effective and ever-improving patient experiences. Here we spotlight a new hospital in South Australia, which is using ABB building automation solutions to deliver critical support to staff and patients.

The theme of World Cities Day 2020 is “Better City Better Life” with a focus on addressing the challenges of urbanization and contributing to sustainable urban development around the world. As a way of bringing awareness to the day, October 31, we begin a series of Smart Cities stories to highlight some ways ABB is helping cities meet the challenges of supporting sustainable development.

ABB provides data centers with solutions to ensure continuous availability while helping to improve performance in a productive and sustainable way. In the first of a series of articles on data centers, we take a look at keeping centers cool while reducing energy consumption.

For more than a century, ABB has been investing in Canadian technologies and products to support the development of local businesses.

Since 2010, ABB has powered forward the global e-mobility transition with a host of technological achievements. We list some of the most notable highlights here.