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2015
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05/13/2015
Altia’s Rajamäki plant continues to rely on ABB protection relays

ABB was recently able to add yet another relay type to its Relay Hall of Fame: two SCAU-type relays. These relays have gone above and beyond the line of duty - performing perfectly for 40 years.
04/13/2015
ABB to modernize Turkish power distribution network

One of the largest utilities in Turkey has selected ABB’s Relion® 615 series protection and control relays to upgrade its distribution grid and make it more reliable.
04/23/2015
ABB wins $30 million orders to provide power infrastructure for wind farms in Brazil

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $30 million from Casa dos Ventos, a leading renewables company in Brazil.
04/09/2015
UniGear Digital - Memorable highlights of the success story

It has been just one year since UniGear Digital was launched and started its success-lined journey to its customers.
Please join us in our brief flashback and see the highlights of this amazing journey.
04/22/2015
ABB to strengthen manufacturing footprint in Czech Republic

ABB today announced the inauguration of new $50 million manufacturing facilities in the Czech Republic for air-insulated medium voltage switchgear, instrument transformers and substation automation systems.
03/11/2015
Celebrating the 200,000th Relion 615 series relay

ABB celebrates delivering the 200,000th Relion® 615 series relay to LG Chem in South Korea.
04/13/2015
DS1, the first indoor transient-free diode-based capacitor switch

We are pleased to announce the release of the new transient-free capacitor switch DS1.
01/15/2015
Groundbreakers

A look at some of ABB’s most extreme projects around the world
Memorable Power moments 2014

Look back on an eventful 2014 across ABB’s Power Products and Power Systems divisions, by browsing through our highlights from business, innovation, anniversaries, awards, events and more.
10/09/2014
UniGear Digital powers research center

ABB's UniGear Digital powers a research center in the Czech Republic.
The innovative concept in MV switchgear supports researchers in their work.
08/05/2014
ABB provides switchgear retrofit service to London substations

Programme will deliver a cost-effective, fast-track 20+ year lifetime extension for legacy QA/QF 11 kilovolt (kV) switchgear
09/17/2014
New motor protection to Relion® product family

ABB introduces a new member in the Relion® protection and control product family as part of its 605 series
06/16/2014
Bringing power to the World Cup

Formally known as the Estadio Governador Placido Castelo, the Castelão was originally built in 1973, but underwent a series of upgrades (beginning in 2011) in preparation for this year’s World Cup.
14/11/2014
Sundom smart grid pilot wins an INKA award

The Sundom smart grid pilot project in Vaasa, Finland and the city of Oulu have been given the INKA award for the best implementation of the objectives of the Innovative Cities (INKA)

27/8/2014
Asian utilities explore ABB’s solutions for smarter grids

Asian Utility Week 2014 (ASUW14) -– ABB introduced solutions for more efficient and reliable power grids to Asian power utilities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Innovative service solutions

Protecting assets, extending operating life and maximizing return on investment.
05/22/2014
Replacing a 20-year-old protection relay

Replacing a 20-year old protection relay with a new one might not be be as easy as you might think
05/19/2014
New ABB medium-voltage technology wins Amper Award

UniGear Digital, ABB’s new MV switchgear concept uses integrated current and voltage sensors
22/10/2014
UniGear Digital wins another award

UniGear Digital was granted the Gold medal award for the most innovative product in ENERGETAB 2014, Poland.
ABB wins major contract

ABB wins major medium voltage circuit breaker contract for Network Rail's East Coast Main Line power upgrade project
05/19/2014
ABB supplies medium-voltage products for project in Italy

Smart electricity distribution system to reduce outages and speed up restoration
07/01/2014
ABB participates in international conference

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, participated in the 20th edition of the International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE) in Bergamo, Italy with a workshop on advanced services in industrial and power systems.
23/09/2014
ABB delivers the latest smart grid technologies

ABB is joining forces with the University of Vaasa and companies from the energy and ICT sectors in the Vaasa region to pilot the latest smart grid technologies in Finland.
06/18/2014
ABB inaugurates new factory in Bulgaria

Plant in Rakovski to manufacture medium-voltage and low-voltage products
06/05/2014
When safety and reliability are not optional

Investing in arc resistant switchgear.
Arc resistant switchgear has a huge role to play, especially in critical, complex, and large continuous operations such as data centers, power generation plants, petrochemicals, refineries and hospitals.

05/22/2014
ABB introduces new power distribution technologies

Latest compact secondary substation and retrofit offering to enable a smarter power network
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