ABB wins $1B order for offshore wind power connection

wirecableSeptember 14, 2011September 15, 2011

September 14, 2011September 15, 2011

5 August, 2011 ABB has won an order worth around $1 billion from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to supply a power link connecting offshore North Sea wind farms to the German mainland grid. It will deploy the world’s largest offshore HVDC (high-voltage direct current) system with a rating......

ABB wins USD 20 million subsea power cable order

wirecableJuly 27, 2011July 29, 2011

July 27, 2011July 29, 2011

13 May, 2011 ABB has won an order worth about $20 million from EMAS AMC, the deepwater services arm of Ezra Holdings Limited, to supply power cables for Statoil’s Gudrun North Sea oil and gas field, located off the coast of Norway. ABB will deliver 55 kilometers of 52 kilovolts......

ABB to deliver ultrahigh-voltage transmission system

wirecableMay 26, 2011May 26, 2011

May 26, 2011May 26, 2011

Power and automation technology group ABB has secured a contract from the Power Grid Corporation of India to deliver an ultrahigh-voltage transmission system, worth about $900m. The power link will supply hydropower from northeast India to the city of Agra over a distance of 1,728 kms. ABB will execute the north-east Agra transmission project......