ZURICH, Switzerland (18 December 2014)—ABB Chairman Hubertus von Grünberg and Michael Treschow have decided not to stand for re-election to the board of directors at the next Annual General Meeting (AGM). The board of directors of ABB unanimously nominated Peter Voser to succeed Hubertus von Grünberg as chairman. David Constable will stand for election at the AGM, as previously announced, and all other members of the board will stand for re-election.
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Dec. 18, 2014) – Xylem Inc. has been recognized with a Swedish business magazine’s Swedish Innovation Prize for its Flygt SmartRun intelligent pump controller.
Working in tandem with Xylem’s Flygt Experior wastewater pumping solution, SmartRun can reduce a wastewater pump station’s energy usage by up to 50 percent.
HOUSTON, Texas, USA (17 December 2014)--FMC Technologies, Inc., announced that it has received an order from Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (a Chevron company), operator of the Agbami field, to provide subsea equipment for operations in the Agbami field, offshore Nigeria.
(17 December 2014) — Abengoa has been awarded the third prize for excellence awarded by the African Development Bank for the combined cycle plant of Ain Beni Mathar. The objective of this award is to recognize excellence in projects that contribute to sustainable development in Africa.
SaaS platforms break down IT infrastructure barriers for designers and engineers.
TOKYO and ZURICH (Dec. 16, 2014) – ABB and Hitachi announced an agreement to form a joint venture for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system solutions in Japan. The new entity, to be based in Tokyo, will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply and after-sales services related to the DC system of HVDC projects, bringing ABB's latest technologies to the Japanese market where Hitachi will be the prime contractor.
Solar pumps and integrated systems are among the technologies driving global agricultural growth.
Level sensor and pump liner flaws increase avoidable costs for mining facilities.
BALTIMORE (Dec. 12, 2014) – Danfoss has been recognized by a panel of ASHRAE members with a 2015 AHR Expo Innovation Award, green building category, for its Turbocor VTT series of oil-free, variable speed, magnetic bearing centrifugal compressors. The company also received an honorable mention in the cooling category for its new ETS Colibri electronic expansion valve.