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  • Cooperation for intelligent lighting and building solutions

    Cooperation for intelligent lighting and building solutions

    The technology company ABB and the Austrian Zumtobel Group are working together on the further development of intelligent lighting and building solutions as well as direct current applications. According to a press release, the companies will focus on integrating ABB’s building automation solutions with the Zumtobel Group’s lighting management systems.

    Both companies expect the “combined expertise” to result in “more efficient, more sustainable and more user-friendly smart building environments”. To this end, the application of sensor-based lighting solutions will be accelerated with the aim of “optimizing energy efficiency, increasing the comfort of building users and maximizing the effectiveness of heating, ventilation and air conditioning control”. The added value is intended to benefit customers in the commercial, industrial and administrative sectors.

    The cooperation is intended to promote innovations in the use of direct current technology in large-scale industrial applications. The resulting synergies should make buildings more efficient, sustainable and user-friendly. The use of modern industrial power grids would allow renewable energy to be used on a larger scale. This saves resources, reduces feed-in power and leads to stable grids and an open system for users.

    “Our partnership concept enables us to better address innovation, standardization and sustainability and to continue to play a pioneering role in new technologies,” Lucy Han, EVP for Building and Home Automation Solutions at ABB, is quoted as saying.

  • Start-up MOOST wins ABB Electrification Challenge

    Start-up MOOST wins ABB Electrification Challenge

    MOOST has won ABB ‘sSmart Buildings Challenge . The Rapperswil start-up was honored by the technology company as part of the ABB Electrification Startup Challenge 2022 .

    According to MOOST, it has transformed the not always intelligent home (smart home) into a learning home (learning home). The start-up company has “created a great concept and a plan including a proof of concept,” said Aldo Sciaccia, Global Head of Product Management and R&D, ABB Electrification , Smart Buildings, in thejury’s statement . “With the proposed solution, we are able to connect different data sources, add context and provide users with actionable insights.” It bridges the gap to advanced technology and helps even untrained end users to make “billions of better decisions”.

    According to an ABB press release , more than 100 teams from 34 countries applied for the awards. Victory in the Smart Power category went to Italian start-up i-EM . The North American start -up Pratexo won in the Distribution Solutions category.

    The winners take part in a collaborative project with ABB worth $30,000. The goal is to launch a joint solution for customers on the ABB Ability Marketplace later this year, reaching an audience in over 100 countries. They also receive mentoring support from ABB’s startup accelerator SynerLeap and from Microsoft ‘s startup advisors. Because, according to Anton Kotov, Head of Digital and Strategy at ABB Electrification, “only with some of the brightest minds in the world can we develop solutions to the world’s energy and climate problems”.

  • ABB supplies electric propulsion for luxury yachts

    ABB supplies electric propulsion for luxury yachts

    ABB and Oceanco have decided to collaborate in the field of sustainable marine propulsion. Initially, ABB will supply two 2.5 megwatt Azipod units as well as drive and control units for a super yacht from Oceanco, according to a media release .

    According to the company, the Azipod system from ABB is based "on a controllable drive system, the electric drive of which is installed in a nacelle below the ship's hull". It can reduce fuel consumption by up to 20 percent compared to conventional shaft drives.

    This first delivery is the start of a more intensive cooperation with Oceanco, as ABB writes in its press release. The company expects the sustainable electric powertrain market to grow to more than $ 10 billion by 2025.

    “We are very pleased to have signed this first contract with Oceanco and look forward to future cooperation. As an important basis of our relationship, our two companies are united by the claim to sustainably develop our business, ”said Thomas Hackman from ABB Marine & Ports.

  • ABB is building off-grid charging stations with AFC

    ABB is building off-grid charging stations with AFC

    ABB and AFC Energy have agreed on a cooperation to bring hydrogen-powered charging of electric vehicles to the global market, according to a media release from AFC, based in Carnleigh, southeast of London. The cooperation with "the world leader in electrification technologies" ABB, so the announcement, found a global market of at least 140 billion dollars by 2030 for the charging of electric vehicles.

    Both companies want to use the hydrogen fuel cell system developed and manufactured by AFC, which supplies clean electricity for on-grid and off-grid applications. Off-grid charging stations for e-vehicles are also possible with such fuel cells and deliver CO2-free electricity. The partners will jointly market the integrated product and jointly develop a communication strategy for branding and use. It should be ready for use in the UK, Europe, the United States and other countries in the second half of 2021, according to the press release.

    Frank Muehlon, head of global e-mobility infrastructure solutions business at ABB, is quoted as saying, “ABB is a leader in e-mobility solutions and is proud to have played a key role in promoting e-vehicles around the world. The partnership with AFC Energy enables us to push the boundaries of e-mobility, especially with regard to off-grid applications, and thus enable a much greater range of e-mobility based on clean energy. ”Adam Bond, CEO of AFC Energy: "Today marks a historic milestone in the commercialization of our proprietary hydrogen fuel cell, as we begin a long-term collaboration with ABB." ABB offers strong and credible access to important customer channels in Europe and overseas.

    According to the announcement, the partnership will focus on the joint use of integrated high-performance EV charging systems in ABB's key markets. These are private users such as logistics companies and urban transport. The systems could also be used to supply power to ships and vertical take-off and landing vehicles (VTOL) because they are not connected to the grid.

  • ABB supplies chargers to Chinese electric car factory

    ABB supplies chargers to Chinese electric car factory

    ABB chargers ensure the charging capacity for up to 120,000 vehicles in an e-car factory owned by the Chinese Dongfeng Motor Group and the Japanese Honda Motor Company . Dongfeng Honda will use it to equip the assembly and test lines in its more than 980,000 square meter plant in Wuhan.

    As the company writes in a press release , Dongfeng Honda has selected a range of different chargers “based on its previous positive experience with low and medium voltage products from ABB”.

    As part of its industrial development plan for energy-efficient and new-energy vehicles by 2035, China expects that one in four new vehicles sold in the country will be an electric car by 2025. More than 64 million are expected to be on Chinese roads by 2030.

    "The development of charging capacity must go hand in hand with the booming sales figures for electric cars," said Frank Mühlon, Head of E-Mobility Infrastructure Solutions at ABB. "We are excited to support Dongfeng Honda in implementing their electric vehicle strategy."

  • ABB Switzerland modernizes SBB locomotives

    ABB Switzerland modernizes SBB locomotives

    As part of the new order, 18 SBB locomotives of the latest generation will be modernized with traction converters from ABB, according to a press release. The Zurich-based and internationally active technology group has its Swiss headquarters in Baden and manufactures traction converters in its plant in Turgi AG. In 2014, ABB received an order from SBB to modernize locomotives with traction converters. With the follow-up order now received, ABB will modernize the entire Re 460 fleet. These are the locomotives of most intercity trains.

    SBB is implementing a modernization program for the fleet, which will extend its service life by 20 years. The new traction converters and additional technical measures can save around 30 gigawatt hours of energy annually, "that's five gigawatt hours more than originally expected," says ABB. According to the report, these energy savings correspond to the “average electricity consumption of 10,000 Swiss households”. For this purpose, the power electronics based on the technology of the 90s are being replaced by energy-efficient, water-cooled IGBT traction converters (insulated-gate bipolar transistor). This retrofit and cooling systems operated with water instead of oil can reduce energy consumption.

    "We are pleased that we are a partner in this major modernization project in the Swiss home market with our drive solution and that we are working closely with SBB to ensure that the vehicles continue to be operated in an energy-efficient manner," said Robert Itschner, Country Managing Director at ABB Switzerland.

  • RVBW plans to use four e-buses

    RVBW plans to use four e-buses

    Four electric buses will be operating on RVBW Line 5 from March 2021. They will transport passengers between Baldegg via Baden train station to Ennetbaden. The new buses are equipped with innovative technology from ABB Switzerland. The canton of Aargau announced this in a media release as the customer for the public transport services.

    The project will be carried out in close cooperation with ABB. The Federal Office of Energy has classified it as a flagship project worth supporting. The drive technology is developed at the ABB site in Turgi. The charging station is also from ABB. The batteries are produced in Baden.

    A charging station will be installed at each of the two terminal stops. There buses can be charged in up to six minutes. The canton is contributing almost 1.5 million francs to the investment costs for the charging infrastructure.

    RVBW line 8 between Neuenhof and Wettingen has been operated with an electric bus on a trial basis for two years since mid-December 2019. On these two lines, the RVBW wants to gain initial operational experience with the use of e-buses. In the future, RVBW intends to operate all city bus routes electrically. The switch from internal combustion to electric motors is to take place gradually.