Global electrical product and solution and provider ABB has been selected to supply the drive and energy storage technologies that will underpin Iceland’s first electrified ferry. The 70-meter long vessel will be powered by a mind-boggling 3,000kWh battery pack with a diesel generator that will serve only to supply backup power.
ABB is making headway in India with a new train deal worth $42 million with Indian Railways. ABB will supply its traction equipment across the rail network to improve the efficiency of existing equipment and to improve the reliability of the Indian rail network.
Two-thirds of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions originate from the energy sector, and most of this is wasted. “We don’t need more, we need better.”
The electric vehicle (EV) industry was booming in 2018. It was the most booming year of a booming decade for EVs. Below is a long, long rundown of notables changes in the industry in 2018.
Elon Musk once said, “Once you solve cameras for vision, autonomy is solved; if you don’t solve vision, it’s not solved. … You can absolutely be superhuman with just cameras.” Well, that means you have problems if you are blinded by the sun.
Ships powered by electricity are appearing all around the globe as the world transitions to zero emissions from the transportation sector. Here are several examples in the news today.
After logging 60,000 hours on its first generation electric vehicles, Swedish mining equipment manufacturer Epiroc launched its second generation of electric mining vehicles this month alongside news that it would be electrifying its entire lineup in the next 5 years.
ABB announced that it has secured orders worth more than $100 million from Swiss train manufacturer Stadler.
ABB charged into the eMove360 show in Munich, Germany this week, where it unveiled a new compact 24kW DC electric vehicle charger alongside refreshed versions of its Terra DC Fast Charging stations.
ABB has won a $330 million contract to supply new high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converters that will enable the efficient transmission of electricity from hydroelectric power plants in Tajikistan to consumers in Pakistan.
