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Product
 | April 5, 2012

Utility-Scale Inverter for Wind and Solar Applications

Four-quadrant features high efficiency and low-voltage ride through.
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Austrian Automation Merger
News
 | April 4, 2012

Bachmann Acquires HMI SCADA Maker Certec

Austrian automation company focused on renewable energies gains maker of Web-based HMI and SCADA systems.
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Wind Energy Research
News
 | January 10, 2012

GE Software Powers IIT Wind Energy Research

Goal of project is to illustrate how advanced and automated predictive diagnostics can improve the availability, reliability and cost performance of wind power generation.
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Electric Vehicle Build Out
News
 | January 9, 2012

Estonia Wants to Lead the World in Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

The roll out of EV charging infrastructure solutions is gaining momentum, driving a global market opportunity for charging stations, sophisticated monitoring systems and software to support the electr
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Solar Snapshot
News
 | January 6, 2012

Solar Industry Snapshot

2011 was a good year for solar panel manufacturers, and the world's solar power capacity.
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Perspective
 | October 1, 2011

Renewable Energy: An Island Project

Off the coast of Spain, the island of El Hierro will soon supply all its own power via renewable energy.
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News
 | April 1, 2011

New ISA99 Task Group Targets Cyber Threat Gaps

In the wake of Stuxnet, the new group will aim to identify what, if any, changes are needed in the ISA99 cyber-security standards to protect industrial control systems against such sophisticated attac
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Blog entry | March 18, 2011

Bullish On Manufacturing And Automation Personnel Moves

I received a couple of press releases this week that offered optimistic views about the state of manufacturing at present in the U.S.
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News
 | March 1, 2011

Bosch Rexroth Signs On as ODVA Principal Member

Increased support from another well-known automation vendor provides additional momentum for EtherNet/IP and other networks based on the Common Industrial Protocol, or CIP.
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Case Application
 | March 1, 2011

Wind Power: Going for the Wind Above the Turbines

The problem with traditional wind turbines is wind. Sometimes, the turbines turn and sometimes, they don’t.
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Column
 | March 1, 2011

Integrators Link Wind Farms to the Grid

Wind farms are considered to be the modern face of energy in the United States, although such energy has been generated for centuries using windmills.
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The acquisition of Baldor and subsequent integration into ABB's motors and drives product line gives ABB a complete product offe
News
 | January 11, 2011

ABB Acquisition of Baldor to Create Synergies

The $4.2 billion deal is expected to improve ABB access to North American industrial customers, while strengthening its position in the market for energy-efficient industrial motion products.
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