Switzerland, Oct 6, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids today announced that it is the lead in a consortium that has been awarded a major contract worth several hundreds of millions of US dollars from the Saudi Electricity Company and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company. The award is for the... » read more
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Jul 2, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids today announced that it will be evolving to become Hitachi Energy from October 2021. The decision to change name has board and shareholder consent and coincides with the business’ first-year anniversary since it started operations on 1 July, 2020. Hitachi... » read more
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Jun 25, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids has joined the 450 MHz Alliance which brings together carriers; spectrum owners; and equipment, terminal and solution vendors to drive development of mobile networks in the 450 MHz frequency band. As natural disasters and cyber threats increase, wireless communication solutions... » read more
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Jun 24, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids announced today it has signed a memorandum of understanding with BW Ideol, a global leader and internationally recognized pioneer in floating offshore wind. The agreement relates to the global acceleration of delivering a market-ready floating substation offering and solution. A... » read more
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Jun 7, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids today launched a portfolio of transformer products for offshore floating applications, designed to overcome the challenging offshore environment and withstand the physically demanding conditions on floating structures. The portfolio will enable much greater volumes of wind to be efficiently harvested... » read more
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Jun 3, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids today announced Sustainability 2030 – its strategic plan for sustainability. Through Sustainability 2030 the global technology leader has outlined its main commitments to act and drive business in a sustainable way. Based around four pillars – Planet, People, Peace and... » read more
Raleigh, N.C., May 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids announced the successful commissioning of a 500 kV – 1400 MVAr series capacitor bank, one of the largest in the world, on March 31, 2021 for Minnesota Power’s Great Northern Transmission Line project, helping ensure the delivery of more clean... » read more
TOKYO, Apr 1, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) announced that the operations of the Hida-Shinano frequency conversion facility have commenced, enabling the Shin-Shinano Substation of TEPCO Power Grid, Inc. (TEPCO) to be connected to the Hida Converter Station of Chubu Electric Power Grid Co., Inc. (Chubu Electric Power), to... » read more
TOKYO, Dec 17, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced the launch of the RTU530, an all-new Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) that builds on the established reliability and efficiency of the RTU500 series. The RTU introduces new advanced functionality, including faster processing capabilities and a simple and user-friendly interface. With its... » read more
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Dec 10, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids today announced the energization of the NordLink project, a 623-km long high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electricity interconnection that for the first time links German and Norwegian power markets. NordLink is the world’s first HVDC Light bi-pole installation to perform at a record... » read more
TOKYO, Dec 7, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids has launched a year-long trial of the world’s first hybrid solution, which combines a STATCOM (static compensator) with a synchronous condenser, working with SP Energy Networks, the University of Strathclyde and the Technical University of Denmark. This innovative new technology is set to... » read more
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Oct 14, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids, as part of its ongoing work with UK Power Networks Services to help manage existing traction power assets on High Speed 1 (HS1), has been awarded a contract worth around $6.6 million to upgrade the Static Var Compensator (SVC) Control systems and... » read more