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Swiss utility optimises grid communications with Hitachi ABB technology
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Switzerland-based grid operator CKW has selected Hitachi ABB Power Grids to enhance its grid communications network.
Storage
Singapore’s first virtual power plant to use Hitachi ABB storage system
Technology firm Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been selected to provide its energy storage solution for Singapore's first virtual power plant.
Components
Turkey to expand grid network with Hitachi ABB transformers
In Turkey, transmission system operator TEİAŞ has selected Hitachi ABB Power Grid as its partner for a grid expansion project.
Digitalisation
Statkraft and ABB sign ten-year deal for Liverpool grid stability project
Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, has signed its first supplier contract for the construction of the Lister Drive Greener Grid Park in Liverpool.
Electric Vehicles
Centrica to support ABB’s transport electrification plan in the UK
UK utility and energy services company Centrica has announced that it will be helping energy solutions firm ABB to implement its transport electrification plan in the UK.
Business
Eskom and the SIU recover R1.56 billion in overpayments made
Two former executives of Eskom have already appeared in court and are being prosecuted in connection with these and other irregularities.
Energy & Grid Management
ABB helps Beirut to rebuild power infrastructure
Following the devastating explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2020, which saw loss of life and many vital services impacted, rebuild efforts have picked up pace as ABB donates products and solutions to secure the power infrastructure.
Smart Grid
Smart grid development post-COVID-19 in Latin America
This article looks at the status of smart grid technologies in Latin America and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sector.
New technology
GCC Interconnection Authority to remotely monitor substations across six Gulf countries
Hitachi ABB Power Grids' new solution has been selected by GCCIA to remotely monitor the maintenance of all their substations across the six Gulf countries.
Storage
Porto Santo to become world’s first smart fossil-free island
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has teamed up with Groupe Renault to deploy an energy storage system in the Portuguese island of Porto Santo.