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    Following the latest rounds in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in New York City, the series has crossed the Atlantic in a return to the ExCeL London exhibition center. With changes in surface and elevation, in addition to a shift in lighting, the drivers are in for another challenging race weekend in London. The ExCeL circuit will again see the field move from indoors to outdoors on the

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    As part of ambitious plans to decarbonize its network by 2040, Northern Powergrid, which provides power to 3.9 million homes and businesses in northern England, is piloting ABB’s eco-efficient Medium Voltage (MV) switchgear. The innovative solution replaces harmful SF6 with alternative insulation gases, AirPlus™ and dry air, with almost zero global warming impact (GWP). Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)

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    • Norwegian pulp plant replaces oil with electricity to eliminate 14,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually • ABB power controllers provide precise control of the new air heaters while minimizing their impact on the grid • Decarbonization effort equivalent to taking 7,000 cars off the road Vafos Pulp, a Norwegian producer of unbleached pulp for cardboard manufacturing, will switch

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    ABB has announced a new grid scale battery project in partnership with Ecotricity. A first-of-its-kind collaboration between one of the UK’s greenest energy companies and global technology innovator ABB Electrification will help pave the way for the National Grid’s journey to Net Zero by 2050. ABB’s grid scale Battery Energy Storage Solution (BESS), which will be installed at Ecotricity’s existing

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    ABB has been awarded a new contract by long-term customer, sustainable packaging company DS Smith, to fulfil a vision of highly automated, connected, and secure operations at their Kemsley Mill in the UK. The Kent mill is the second largest recovered fiber-based paper operation in Europe, boasting an annual production capacity of over 840,000 tons. Aligning with the company’s focus on recycling

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    Finalists in UN-Habitat’s Climate Smart Cities Challenge vie for 100,000 Euros per team, calling on the expertise of partner ABB to help develop pilot demonstrations for the future of affordable, zero-carbon housing, starting in Bristol, UK.

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