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ABB WINS $32 MILLION TRANSFORMER ORDER IN BELGIUM
13 January 2005 - ABB (Power Technologies)
| ABB has won an order worth $32 million for three phase-shifting transformers from the Belgian grid operator Elia. The transformers will control power flow between Belgium and The Netherlands. It is ABB's largest single order for this kind of technology. The throughput rating of 1,400 MVA (Megavolt amperes) makes the transformers among the largest in the world. 'Our transformers will be critical components for an important part of the Belgian and European power grid,' says Peter Smits, head of ABB's Power Technologies division. 'They will stabilize the grid and increase its transmission efficiency.' |
ABB has won an order worth $32 million for three phase-shifting transformers from the Belgian grid operator Elia. The transformers will control power flow between Belgium and The Netherlands. It is ABB's largest single order for this kind of technology. The throughput rating of 1,400 MVA (Megavolt amperes) makes the transformers among the largest in the world. 'Our transformers will be critical components for an important part of the Belgian and European power grid,' says Peter Smits, head of ABB's Power Technologies division. 'They will stabilize the grid and increase its transmission efficiency.' Phase-shifting transformers control the quantity and direction of electricity between power networks, which means the networks can be kept stable. The three ABB transformers each weigh 1,200 tons, and will be deployed at the substations of Zandvliet and van Eyck in Belgium for Elia's 400 kV (Kilovolt) transmission grid. The transformers will be loaded onto a pontoon at the ABB factory in Germany and transported to Belgium along the River Rhine and canals. The contract was awarded in late 2004. ABB's most recent installation for phase-shifting transformers was with the Italian grid company TERNA for its site at Rondissone in 2003.
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About: ABB (Power Technologies)
ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impacts. ABB in the UK operates from more than 20 locations nationally and employs around 2,500 people. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 105,000 people.Power Technologies
The Power Technologies division serves industrial and commercial customers, as well as electric, gas and water utilities, with a broad range of products, services and solutions for power transmission and distribution. The portfolio includes transformers, switchgear, breakers, capacitors and cables, as well as high- and medium-voltage applications, many of which are also sold through external channel partners like distributors, system integrators, contractors and original equipment manufacturers. Automation Technologies
The Automation Technologies division serves the automotive, building, chemicals, consumer, electronics, life sciences, manufacturing, marine, metals, minerals, paper, petroleum, transportation, turbocharging and utility industries. Key technologies include control, drives, enterprise software, instrumentation, low-voltage products, motors, robots and turbochargers. These offerings are supported by field maintenance and asset management services, and are sold both directly and through channel partners.
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