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Siemens gets order for combined power, control and field instruments from Novus

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Submitted by waltboyes on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 20:12.

Clearly showing that ABB isn't the only people who can automate all of the controls, both electric and process, in a plant, Siemens released this press release today:

NOVUS ENERGY SELECTS SIEMENS FOR BIOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION PLANTS

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Oops! We Missed a Birthday

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Submitted by nbartels on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 15:40.

Tidying up my email in box tis morning--always a daunting task--and I found the release below. Happy Belated Birthday to commercial HVDC light. Who knew?

HVDC Light, the technology that made remote offshore wind farms possible, turns 10

Zurich, Switzerland, Nov.19, 2009 - ABB today celebrates the 10th anniversary of the world's first commercial HVDC Light installation, a technological innovation that opened up new possibilities in power transmission.

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Space Based Power? Mitsubishi is putting together a consortium

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Submitted by waltboyes on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 16:54.

Mitsubishi, IHI to Join $21 Bln Space Solar Project

Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and IHI Corp. will join a 2 trillion yen ($21 billion) Japanese project intending to build a giant solar-power generator in space within three decades and beam electricity to earth.

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ABB Builds Solar Power Plant for Spain

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Submitted by waltboyes on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 15:38.

ABB seems to be determined to show just how fruitful the collaboration between automation and power can be. Here's a new release describing a solar power plant in Spain. Apparently the sun in Spain falls mainly on the plain, too.


ABB delivers photovoltaic solar power plant solution in record time
 
High efficiency modular solution for Totana in Spain

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