Power and automation technology group, ABB will acquire electrical, electronic, mechanical and utility products manufacturer Thomas & Betts for $3.9 billion.
01/02/2012
The new model eliminates the potential for contamination of the manufacturing area and the components being processed.
ABB, 4R Energy, Nissan North America, (NNA) and Sumitomo Corporation of America have formed a partnership to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs that power the Nissan LEAF, the all-electric car designed for the mass market.
20/01/2012
ABB has launched a new concept for turnkey concentrating solar power plants (CSP) based on a low-cost, highly efficient and highly scalable technology that uses considerably less material, land and water than any other CSP technology.
30/11/2011
The acquisition is expected to strengthen ABB’s portfolio of control technologies used to manage the integration of renewable energy sources.
18/11/2011
ABB says it is aiming to grow faster than its markets over the period 2011 to 2015, in an upgraded 5-year strategy.
17/11/2011
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