Reliable power technology from ABB

ABB has the solutions for a secure transmission and distribution system

In the wake of recent blackouts around the world, we have become acutely aware of our reliance on secure electricity supplies to carry out our daily tasks. Without them, the lights go out, trains stop running and computers shut down. The knock-on effects are not only inconvenient, they are costly and, in some cases, life threatening.

With demand for electricity rising year on year and concern for the environment bringing more renewable energy sources online, transmission system operators are under increasing pressure to enhance the flexibility of their grids to improve capacity and accommodate the demands of deregulated power markets.

As the world leader in power technologies, ABB offers sustainable solutions to the challenges of today, and tomorrow. This portal provides easy access to information about ABB's power products and services, its expertise in power transmission systems and electrical optimization, grid reliability and blackout prevention.

ABB robots help recreate the Big Bang

2008-09-15: Two ABB robots performed 54 million precision welding operations to help build the two accelerator rings in the Large Hadron Collider, through which particles were beamed for the first time last week to recreate the beginnings of the universe, one billionth of a second after the Big Bang.

ABB delivers the world's longest underwater power link

2008-09-15: A new power link that ABB has built to connect the electricity grids of Norway and the Netherlands is a landmark piece of engineering that brings Europe a step closer to a secure, competitive and environmentally sustainable continent-wide electricity grid.

ABB technology revolutionizes U.S. airport radar systems

2008-09-12: Revolutionary new ABB semiconductor switches are the key component in airport radar control systems that monitor U.S. airspace and ensure the safety of millions of passengers at all 132 civilian airports throughout the country.