ABB wins $30m power equipment order to bolster Germany’s renewable energy integration
· High-performance phase-shifting transformers to better control integrating of offshore wind power into the electricity grid · Potential to offer savings of more than $110 million over 3 years ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from Amprion GmbH, a German transmission grid operator that provides electricity to more than 29 million people, from the Alps in South of Germany to Lower Saxony, to supply phase-shifting transformers (PSTs) that will optimize power flow in the German electricity network and help in the integration of renewable resources. These transformers have