ABB to Bolster Germany’s Renewable Energy Integration

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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 the potential to offer savings of more than $110 (€100 million), over 3 years. Power generated by windfarms is unpredictable. To keep the grid stable, electricity produced in... ... More: Official Press Release ABB

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ABB, Amprion, transmission grid, Germany, order, PST, power flow, renewable energy, grid, phase-shifting transformers