By Greentech Lead
America: ABB, a supplier of electrical products and solutions to the wind
power industry, announced several major technological developments at the
annual AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 conference and exhibition.
Ventyx, an ABB company based in Atlanta, demonstrates its
Ventyx Energy Portfolio Management (EPM) solutions, which focus on the siting,
curtailment, and uncertainty of forecasting and valuation of wind
generators.
ABB and Ventyx demonstrate the power industry’s latest
and most comprehensive offering of integrated information and operations
technology for wind.
Ventyx also demonstrated its Demand Response Management
System (DRMS) supports the commercial and retail utility operations.
Ventyx’ wind advisory services, help to identify, among
other things, the transmission risks associated with particular wind sites.
ABB’s EcoDry dry-type distribution transformers provide the
inherent benefits of a dry type transformer, including fire safety and
environmental friendliness.
BIOTEMP transformers contain a complete and sustainable
transformer fluid solution for distribution and power transformers combining
environmental friendliness (biodegradability), safety (superior fire
resistance), reliability (longer lifetime), and efficiency (higher overload
capacity) for many wind applications.
Green-R-Pad distribution transformers combine the benefits
of amorphous metal cores for up to 70 percent lower no-load losses, with the
benefits of BIOTEMP environmentally friendly transformer fluid, to provide the
ultimate transformer solution for wind and other renewable energy applications.
ABB is offering low voltage drives, a full line of wind
turbine converter solutions covering the complete wind market, including small,
community and utility-scale wind farms.
ABB is making nine recurring in-booth presentations in the
ABB Smart Grid Theater all centered around five key wind farm developer issues
such as delivery, efficiency, reliability, risk management and safety.
“We are pleased to again be a part of the AWEA
Windpower experience as we continue to introduce ourselves as not only a power
and automation products provider, but as an experienced technology solutions
provider for the wind industry,” said Dennis McKinley, director of wind power
solutions in North America for ABB.
ABB signs agreement to acquire Tropos Networks
Recently, ABB agreed to acquire Tropos Networks.
The acquisition will expand ABB’s communications systems offering for customers
in the power, transportation, mining and public infrastructure sectors. The
transaction is expected to close in the third quarter.