ABB Fast “Opportunity Chargers” Enable Nonstop Electric Bus Service In Harrogate (UK)
ABB has won the contract to provide fast chargers that will support the 8 fully electric Volvo buses being brought to the city of Harrogate in northern England.
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ABB & EVgo Partner To Install First (Non-Tesla) “High-Power” Fast Charger In US
Earlier today, EVgo and ABB unveiled the first “High-Power” fast charger for EVs in the US in Fremont, California. Fremont is well known in EV circles as the home to Tesla and as such, is quickly becoming the epicenter of EV activity, as evidenced by this installation.
2 Belgian Cities Dive Into Electrified Transit, Order 90 Electric Hybrid Buses From Volvo
It seems that Volvo and ABB can’t stop, won’t stop, rolling out electrified transit solutions in Europe. The team over at Volvo reached out to us to share that the Belgian cities of Charleroi and Namur have put in orders totaling 90 Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid buses paired with 12 fast charging stations from ABB.
Luxembourg City Electrifies Bus Routes With New ABB Fast Chargers
ABB announced on Tuesday that it has brought two new fast chargers to Luxembourg City’s central station as part of the rollout of a new plug-in hybrid bus system in the city.
ABB Wins $40 Million South China Power Link Contract To Export Yunnan Hydro
ABB, the Swedish-Swiss multinational technology company, has been awarded the $40 million contract to help develop a transmission link in China which will facilitate the transmission of 5 GW of clean hydro between provinces.
ABB Doubles Solar Inverter Manufacturing Capacity In Estonia
ABB has doubled the production capacity of its solar inverter manufacturing facility in Jüri, Estonia, according to a recent press release. The manufacturing capacity expansion is the result of growing global demand for the company’s central inverters, according to the Managing Director of ABB’s Power Conversion business unit, Robert Itschner. … [continued]
Volvo Buses & ABB Electric Bus Charging Station Based On OppCharge Interface
An electric bus charging station based on the new open OppCharge interface has been installed in Arendal, Gothenburg (Sweden) by Volvo Buses and ABB, according to an email sent to CleanTechnica.
New Plug & Play Microgrid Systems Launched By ABB
Originally published on Solar Love. On October 10th, ABB, a pioneer and world leader in microgrid technology, announced a new range of microgrid solutions to enhance and promote distributed power generation. These modular and scalable “plug and play” products are designed expressly to address the needs of remote areas that are … [continued]
Clean Transport & Energy News Roundup (Molten Silicon, BMW Electric Motorcycle, Plug-N-Play Microgrids…)
In this edition of the clean transport and energy news roundup, we’ve got stories about molten silicon as energy storage medium, the first utility-scale solar installation on Native American land, the largest solar install in New Mexico, a plug-and-play containerized microgrid system, the “two-wheeled tour de force” BMW Motorrad Vision … [continued]
47 Top CleanTechnica Interviews (Akon, Michael Liebreich, BYD’s Wang Chuanfu …)
We’ve interviewed a lot of great cleantech experts, celebrities, presidents, etc., over the years. I wanted to do a better job of 1) featuring some of these interviews, and 2) creating a spot where I can easily find them. So, here we are. Below (and on the following pages) are dozens … [continued]
