Customer story 2023-06-26 Latest technology in railway modernization leads to energy efficient and zero-emission operation A comprehensive modernization of the Sierre – Montana funicular railway creates new opportunities to generate, store and re-use solar and braking energy to save up to 50 percent of electricity sourced from the national grid.
U.S. Press Release 2023-06-19 ABB invests $6 million in new Virginia manufacturing facility ABB announced today it has opened a new, manufacturing, distribution, and repair center in Mechanicsville, Virginia, to support its Motion Traction business. ABB’s Motion Traction division offers a comprehensive range of high-performance products for use in passenger railway cars and e-mobility commercial vehicles. From individual components to highly integrated traction systems, the product
Press release 2023-06-05 ABB rail technologies meeting the steepest of challenges on Pilatus Bahn • ABB traction converters powering new rack and pinion trains up the world’s steepest cogwheel railway • Latest ABB technology with a compact, lightweight and reliable solution that uses 30 percent less energy Pilatus Bahnen, operator of the world’s steepest cogwheel railway with a gradiant of up to 48 percent, has put a new, more energy-efficiency fleet of eight railcars and one freight car into
Press release 2023-05-11 ABB partners with First Mode to power fleet of zero-emission mining haulage trucks Earlier this year, ABB was awarded an order by global carbon reduction company, First Mode to supply energy storage systems (ESS) for a fleet of zero-emission mining haulage trucks. The project will demonstrate ABB’s capability to help companies electrify transportation to eliminate the use of diesel fuel in even the most challenging of operations. First Mode’s order for 80 ABB BORDLINE® ESS based
Web story 2022-12-01 Maritime Partner set to reduce emissions with new all-electric catamaran powered by ABB Electric propulsion for vessels offers emission-free and super quiet operation. It is the ideal solution for sustainable marine transportation, especially in sensitive environments like Norway’s Lofoten Islands.
Group web story 2022-10-31 Electrifying rail for sustainable transport ABB has a track record of providing innovative and energy-efficient technologies to the rail sector, manufacturing and servicing all components and subsystems in all networks for rail infrastructure and rolling stock.
Group press release 2022-10-04 ABB wins $170 million in orders to enhance Europe’s railway network ABB has been awarded from Stadler Valencia orders worth $170 million to power more than 300 new trains and locomotives with highly energy-efficient traction technologies. They will be used in different European railway networks to modernize and reinforce train transportation in countries such as Spain, Portugal, UK, Germany or Austria, as well as in some European railway corridors. The majority of
Article 2022-09-12 The first hydrogen-powered locomotive hit the tracks. Effective alliance of PESA and ABB Hydrogen is bursting into the alternative fuels market. Soon, it may revolutionize transport and contribute to environmental protection. The European Union is betting on hydrogen, while we have created the "Polish Hydrogen Strategy until 2030".
Press release 2022-08-29 Department for Infrastructure and Transport in South Australia selects ABB for Australia’s first diesel-hybrid train fleet conversion The Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) works as part of the Government of South Australia to support their community by delivering effective planning policy, efficient transport, and valuable social and economic infrastructure. DIT had been seeking a solution to improve passenger experience on their Adelaide Metro trains on which 15.6 million passengers travel annually. For their
Web story 2022-07-04 ABB to facilitate world record attempt for longest passenger train ABB partners with Swiss Rhaetian Railway (RhB) in an attempt to run the world’s longest passenger train on the UNESCO World Heritage Albula/Bernina line.