Low Voltage News

ABB is entering into a strategic partnership with Direct Energy Partners (DEP), a start-up using digital technology to accelerate adoption of Direct Current (DC) microgrids. The partnership involves a minority investment in Direct Energy Partners through ABB’s venture capital unit, ABB Technology Ventures (ATV). Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. DEP focuses on local energy

ABB’s Empower eBusiness platform, the easy-to-use digital environment that brings together every step in the customer journey, saw record levels of usage among power customers to source electrification solutions in the past 12 months. While the number of unique users grew by 10 percent, average order value increased by 90%, as new configurators and functionalities enabled Empower users to achieve

• ABB and OKTO GRID will develop an innovative solution to extend the useful life of ageing electrical assets • Partnership supports the goal of both companies to accelerate the energy transition and guarantee safe, reliable and sustainable power supply ABB is investing in Danish start-up OKTO GRID to advance the development of technology that will digitalize and extend the useful life

Cables are an important part of the infrastructure that supplies society with electricity. Before they can be buried or laid on the seabed, they must first be tested – with up to 1.5 million volts. Elektrisk Drivteknik (EDT) of Kungälv, Sweden, builds the specialised power generators that do this – ABB supplies a complete range of solutions to support EDT’s testing work, from contactors and

Varanasi, the spiritual capital of India, is a historical city that is home to around 1.1 million people. As one of the most visited destinations in India, the city receives around 8.9 million visitors each year. A growing population and the year-round flow of tourists are stretching the city’s water resources beyond their capacity, affecting the sustainability of the holy Ganga (Ganges) River.

Food security is a major issue affecting Africa, where over 346 million people struggle to access food every year 1. To build resilience in the supply chain and ensure food gets to where it’s needed, Egypt’s largest potato processing factory has installed ABB MNS Low Voltage (LV) switchgear to guarantee reliable, high-quality power to its two production lines, which process 10 tons of fried

• Acquisition supports ABB strategy to provide new energy management features for further CO2 reductions and energy cost savings

ABB is launching a new solid state circuit breaker to enable the next generation of safe, energy-efficient direct current (DC) power systems. DC power distribution is at the forefront of strategies to make shipping and marine vessels more sustainable and energy efficient – the SACE Infinitus circuit breaker makes it simpler to integrate, protect and control these new DC network architectures for

With more intermittent renewable energy generation on the world’s power networks, and fossil fuel supplies experiencing major disruptions, distributed power reserves are becoming increasingly important to maintain grid stability and keep the power on 24/7. To support this transition, ABB is launching PowerExchanger, an innovative feature for its UPS products, which allows battery reserves to

For EL-Future’s Petrochemical customer, the brief was clear. The facility required a tailor-made switchgear solution, capable of improving the operational dependability of its systems by providing a reliable and continuous power supply. The bespoke adaptations also needed to intelligently measure individual loads without increasing the dimensions and footprint of the switchgear, with no system