ABB wins Belgian wind farm order

BELGIUM - ABB has won a $125 million order to connect a wind farm 30 kilometers off the Belgian coast to the mainland grid, a further step by the Swiss engineer to capitalize on the push for green technologies.

Scheduled to begin service in 2013, the Belgian wind farm was expected to generate 1,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year — equivalent to the annual consumption of 600,000 people in Belgium, ABB said.

The order was placed by Belgian company C-Power NV.

In July, ABB, which produces equipment for utility companies, received its largest-ever such transmission order, a $700 million order to connect North Sea wind farms to the German grid.

Related News

ottawa

COVID-19 closures: It's as if Ottawa has fallen off the electricity grid

OTTAWA - It’s as if the COVID-19 epidemic had tripped a circuit breaker, shutting off all power to a city the size of Ottawa.

Virus-induced restrictions that have shut down large swaths of normal commercial life across Canada has led to a noticeable drop in demand for power in Ontario, insiders said on Friday.

Terry Young, vice-president with the Independent Electricity System Operator, said planning was underway for further declines in usage, given the delicate balance that needs to be maintained between supply and demand.

“We’re now seeing demand that is running about 1,000 to 2,000 megawatts less than we would normally see,”…

READ MORE
ev cost trend

GM president: Electric cars won't go mainstream until we fix these problems

READ MORE

hydro quebec meters

Class-action lawsuit: Hydro-Québec overcharged customers up to $1.2B

READ MORE

energy storage

'Unlayering' peak demand could accelerate energy storage adoption

READ MORE

substation

Attacks on power substations are growing. Why is the electric grid so hard to protect?

READ MORE