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2012-08-08 - ABB, together with the Canton of Zurich’s power company (EKZ), has successfully installed a 1 MW capacity battery solution at the Dietikon Powerplant. The battery is integrated with ABB’s PCS100 ESS (Energy Storage System) and is the largest of its kind to be installed in the Swiss distribution network. By improving power quality and grid stabilization, the PCS100 ESS will help preserve 500 kWh of energy – the equivalent consumed by a four-person household in 40 days.

ABB’s power electronics team based in Napier has provided a turn-key solution comprising of a PCS100 Active Voltage Conditioner (AVC) for a leading mass transport, railway and industrial company, Gülermak in Turkey. This innovative solution will help protect the company’s CNC machines from production shutdown, minimising material costs.

In May 2012 a new survey to test key trends and issues in the electricity industry was launched by ABB and Energy News.

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully installed two PCS100 UPS-I units of 2100 kVA, to protect two individual production lines at Karlskrona Cable Factory in Sweeden, against grid disturbances.

US becomes ABB’s largest market with about $6.6 billion in annual revenue and 19,000 employees

A new survey to test key trends and issues in the electricity industry has been launched by ABB and Energy News.

ABB’s advanced PCS100 static frequency conversion technology, developed in Napier, is part of an e-house building package designed to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions for Bumi Armada - the largest owner and operator of offshore support vessels in Malaysia.

Zurich, Switzerland, April 25, 2012 - ABB reported higher orders and revenues in the first quarter of 2012, led by growth in North America. Operational EBITDA declined 7 percent compared to the same quarter a year earlier while net income was up 5 percent.Orders were 2 percent above the very high levels in the first quarter of 2011, driven mainly by utility investments in power distribution and

Hamilton City Council has achieved a 50% reduction in machine faults as well as annual savings of $30,000 in machine overhauls, courtesy of a comprehensive condition monitoring and preventive maintenance programme from ABB.

ABB is providing power and production protection that saves space, cost and energy for Toshiba Mobile Display Co. Ltd’s new manufacturing facility in Ishikawa, Japan. This is the first installation for ABB’s power quality products in Japan. The technology is being provided by ABB’s power electronics team based in Napier, New Zealand with support from ABB in Japan.