54-461: Burbo Bank may refer to: Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm , in the Mersey estuary SS Burbo Bank , a cargo ship built in 1902 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Burbo Bank . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
108-499: A Round 1 offshore wind farm site. The site, located on Burbo Flats in Liverpool bay (~7 km northwest of Wirral and ~6 km west of the Sefton coastline) was selected due to shallow water depths (0.5 to 8m at low tide), high wind speeds ~7 m/s (23 ft/s), and a generally favourable location including proximity to an electrical grid connection. Initial expectations were for
162-623: A San Francisco -based developer of charging stations and power storage technologies, to enter North America's electric vehicle charging market. On 1 July of that year, the company announced its acquisition of Epyon B.V. of the Netherlands, an early leader in the European EV-charging infrastructure and maintenance markets. During early 2011, ABB acquired Baldor Electric in exchange for $ 4.2 billion in an all-cash transaction; this move aligned with ABB's strategy to increase its market share in
216-535: A $ 1 billion all-cash transaction, to become the leading global manufacturer of solar inverters . That same year, Fastned selected ABB to supply more than 200 Terra fast-charging stations along highways in the Netherlands. In 2016, ABB was awarded a contract on the TANAP gas pipeline project in Turkey to deliver the telecommunications, security and control infrastructure to contribute to safe, secure, and reliable operation of
270-414: A $ 691 million net loss for 2001. The loss was caused by ABB's decision to nearly double its provisions for settlement costs in asbestos -related litigation against its American subsidiary Combustion Engineering from $ 470 million to $ 940 million; these claims were linked to asbestos products sold by Combustion Engineering prior to its acquisition by ABB. At the same time, ABB's board announced it would seek
324-447: A 30 × 3 MW turbine wind farm, with monopile foundations on a site of approximately 10 km (3.9 sq mi). An electrical connection to the mainland grid was to be made by a seabed cable running southeast to Wirral, followed by a ~3.5 km underground cable to a substation at Wallasey . SeaScape received a capital grant of £10 million in 2003 to aid development of the project. In 2003 EDF subsidiary enXco bought
378-509: A base during the construction of the wind farm. The first 8MW turbine was installed in September 2016. The wind farm extension was commissioned in April 2017. Its levelised cost has been estimated at £147/MWh. After around 20–25 years of operation the wind farm would be expected to be decommissioned, including removal off all offshore components above seabed level. ABB Group ABB Ltd
432-502: A family of electric propulsion systems that extends below the hulls of large ships, providing both thrust and steering functions. Developed in cooperation with the Finnish shipbuilder Masa-Yards, Azipod has demonstrated the viability of hybrid-electric power in seagoing vessels, while also increasing maneuverability, fuel efficiency and space efficiency. In 1998, ABB launched the FlexPicker,
486-400: A global industrial group with revenue of approximately $ 15 billion and 160,000 employees. When ABB began operations on 5 January 1988, its core operations included power generation, transmission and distribution; electric transportation; and industrial automation and robotics. In its first year, ABB undertook some 15 acquisitions, including the environmental control group Fläkt AB of Sweden,
540-913: A long-term supply arrangement for inter array cabling with Nexans in August 2014. In January 2015 RXPE ( Rongxin Power Engineering ) was awarded the design and build contract for the Burbo 2 extension Dynamic Reactive Compensation electrical equipment (STATCOM); and Bladt Industries and EEW obtained the contract to construct wind turbine foundations and structures, with transition pieces to be manufactured by Bladt/EEW jv Offshore Structures (Britain) Ltd. (former TAG Energy Solutions plant in Billingham , UK), and by Bladt at Aalborg (Denmark) with monopiles made at EEW's factory in Rostock (Germany). In April 2015 A2SEA
594-573: A new 67,000 square metre robotics factory in Shanghai following a $ 150 million investment. In June 2023, ABB agreed to acquire smart home automation provider Eve Systems . In September 2023, ABB announced it would partner with the Well Done Foundation to monitor methane and greenhouse gas emissions from orphaned wells in the United States . In January 2024, ABB acquired Real Tech,
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#1733092789790648-511: A potential site and began consultation on a ~90 km (35 sq mi) extension westwards of the original wind farm. Between 2009 and 2010 the area of the site was reduced to the north increase clearance from the shipping lanes to the Port of Liverpool ; to the south and to the west, reducing potential impact on recreational sailing activities and on certain species of sea bird, and due to potential conflicts with ship anchoring sites; also reducing
702-473: A prominent Canadian company specializing in innovative optical sensor technology for real-time water monitoring and testing. It also acquired R&D Engineering Firm Meshmind to Expand AI and Software Capabilities In May 2024, ABB agreed to acquire the wiring accessories business of Siemens in China. This deal will give access to a distribution network across 230 cities in China. In 1990, ABB launched Azipod ,
756-549: A robot using a three-armed delta design uniquely suited to the picking and packing industry. In 2000, ABB brought to market the world's first commercial high-voltage shore-to-ship electric power, at the Swedish port of Gothenburg . Supplying electricity to berthed ships from the shore enables vessels to shut down their engines while in port, significantly reducing noise, vibrations and carbon emissions. In 2004, ABB launched its Extended Automation System 800xA, an industrial system for
810-671: A wide range of industry and utility operations, plus commercial and residential buildings. The business has strong exposure to a range of rapidly growing segments, including renewables, e-mobility, data centers and smart buildings. Its offerings include electric vehicle chargers , solar inverters , modular substations , distribution automation ; products to protect people, installations and electronic equipment from overcurrents such as enclosures , cable systems and low-voltage circuit breakers ; measuring and sensing devices, control products, switches and wiring accessories. The business also offers KNX systems that integrate and automate
864-765: Is a Swiss multinational electrical engineering corporation headquartered in Zurich , Switzerland . Owing to its history, it is dual-listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich and the Nasdaq Nordic exchange in Stockholm , Sweden , in addition to OTC Markets Group 's pink sheets in the United States. It was ranked 340th in the Fortune Global 500 list of 2020 and has been a global Fortune 500 company for 24 years. ABB
918-595: The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) at its border with Greece. On 6 July 2017, ABB announced it had completed its acquisition of Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik (B&R), the largest independent provider of product and software-based open-architecture for industrial automation. During January 2018, ABB became the title partner of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, the world's first fully electric international FIA motorsport series. On 30 June 2018,
972-676: The 1990s, ABB continued its strategy of targeted expansion in Eastern Europe, the Asia–Pacific region and the Americas. During 1995, ABB agreed to merge its rail engineering unit with that of Daimler-Benz of Germany; the goal of this arrangement was to create the world's largest maker of locomotives and railway cars. The new company, ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation ( Adtranz ), had an initial global market share of nearly 12 percent. The merge took effect on 1 January 1996. A few months following
1026-843: The Burbo Flats in Liverpool Bay on the west coast of the UK in the Irish Sea . It consists of an original 90 MW wind farm commissioned in 2007 and a 258 MW extension completed in 2017. The wind farm was developed in the 2000s by SeaScape Energy, which was acquired by DONG Energy (now Ørsted ) in 2005. A 25 turbine installation using Siemens Wind Power 3.6 MW turbines was constructed from 2005, and officially opened in 2007. A further 32 8 MW turbines were constructed in 2016–17. In September 2002 SeaScape Energy ( Zilkha Renewable Energy, enXco A/S, Wind Prospect Ltd. joint venture. ) submitted an application to develop
1080-526: The Mid-Hoyle channel the export cable route also ran close to the North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm export cable; and crossed the 500 MW East–West Interconnector , as well as the planned route of the 2000 MW Western HVDC Link . Initial expectations were for construction to start in early 2015, and be complete by early 2017, subject to final specifications; neither foundation nor turbine type
1134-488: The North American industrial motors business. On 30 January 2012, the company announced the acquisition of Thomas & Betts, a North American specialist in low voltage products for industrial, construction and utility applications, in a $ 3.9 billion cash transaction. On 15 June 2012, ABB completed its acquisition of commercial and industrial wireless technology specialists Tropos. In July 2013, ABB acquired Power-One in
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#17330927897901188-585: The US. The acquisition expanded ABB's presence in automated spot-welding and positioned the company to better serve the American automotive industry. ABB's 1991 introduction of the IRB 6000 robot, demonstrated its increased capacity in this field. The first modular robot, the IRB 6000, can be reconfigured to perform a variety of specific tasks. At the time of its launch, the IRB 6000 was the fastest and most accurate spot-welding robot on
1242-462: The blade bearings on all 25 turbines as a pre-emptive measure after corrosion was found in blade bearings found on other sites. At the end of the windfarm's operational life (25 years) the wind farm will be decommissioned. In 2009 the Crown Estate announced that wind farm operators could apply for extensions to their Round 1 or Round 2 offshore wind farms ; DONG Energy identified Burbo Bank as
1296-551: The company bought K-TEK, a manufacturer of level measurement instruments, for $ 50 million; it was incorporated into ABB's Measurement Products business unit within ABB's Process Automation division. During July 2010, ABB in Cary, North Carolina received a $ 4.2 million grant from the US federal government to develop energy storing magnets. On 10 January 2011, ABB invested $ 10 million in ECOtality,
1350-460: The company completed its acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions, General Electric 's global electrification business. On 17 December 2018, ABB announced it had agreed to sell 80.1% of its Power Grids business to Hitachi ; the former Power Grids division thus became a part of the Hitachi Group and was rebranded to Hitachi Energy . During December 2022, it was confirmed that Hitachi had acquired
1404-580: The company was also active in the rolling stock manufacturing sector. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, ABB acquired hundreds of other companies, often in central and eastern Europe, as well as in Asia and North America. On occasion, the company's operations have encountered controversy. During 2001, an ABB entity pled guilty for bid rigging ; the firm has also had three US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act bribing resolutions against it; in 2004, 2010, and 2022. In early 2002, ABB announced its first-ever annual loss, which
1458-464: The contracting group Sadelmi/Cogepi of Italy, and the railway manufacturer Scandia-Randers A/S of Denmark. During 1989, ABB purchased an additional 40 companies, including Westinghouse Electric's transmission and distribution assets, and announced an agreement to purchase the Stamford, Connecticut-based Combustion Engineering (C-E). During 1990, ABB bought the robotics business of Cincinnati Milacron in
1512-617: The decision to proceed with construction of the wind farm in December 2014. DONG Energy (now Ørsted ) sold half of the wind farm extension to KIRKBI A/S ( Lego holding company) and Danish pension fund PKA for £660 million in February 2016. In early 2014, DONG Energy announced that the Vestas ' V164 8.0 MW turbine was the preferred model for the development, and made preliminary agreements to buy 32 units in August 2014. The order for 32 turbines
1566-451: The foundation installation was MT Højgaard : the foundation design was by Ramboll , Smulders supplied the WTG foundations, turbine towers by Bladt Industries , monopiles and transition pieces were from Sif ; piling was done by Menck , with Mammoet Van Oord supplying lifting barge platform Jumping Jack . The contractor for the substation was EDF Energy Contracting, cable installation
1620-531: The high-tech industrial robotics and factory control system sectors, which reducing its reliance on traditional heavy engineering sectors such as power generation and transmission. In 1999, the company sold its stake in the Adtranz train-building business to DaimlerChrysler . Instead of building complete locomotives, ABB's transportation activities shifted increasingly toward traction motors and electric components. That same year, ABB and France-based Alstom , announced
1674-430: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burbo_Bank&oldid=932739808 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm The Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm is a 348 MW offshore wind farm located on
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1728-494: The interests of Wind Prospect in the project, the project became a joint venture between Elsam and EDF Energies Nouvelles in 2004 with Elsam taking 50% of the projecty. In September 2005 Siemens Wind Power was selected as the turbine supplier, with 25 3.6 MW turbines ordered at a cost of over €90 million. In December 2005 Dong Energy (now Ørsted ) became sole owner of the project. Construction began in June 2006. Contractor for
1782-602: The market. In the early 1990s, ABB started expanding in Central and Eastern Europe . By the end of 1991, the company employed 10,000 people in the region. The following year, that number doubled. A similar pattern played out in Asia, where economic reforms in China and the lifting of some economic sanctions , helped open the region to a new wave of outside investment and industrial growth. By 1994, ABB had 30,000 employees and 100 plants, engineering, service and marketing centers across Asia; numbers that would continue to grow. Through
1836-639: The merger of their power generation businesses in a 50-50 joint company, ABB Alstom Power. Separately, in December 1999, ABB agreed to sell its nuclear power business to British Nuclear Fuels of the United Kingdom. During 2000, ABB divested its interests in ABB Alstom Power and sold its boiler and fossil-fuel operations (including Gas turbines) to Alstom. Thereafter, ABB's power business was focused on renewable energy and transmission and distribution. In early 2002, ABB announced its first-ever annual loss,
1890-656: The new Bodelwyddan 400 kV substation under construction for the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm . In 2011 the developer reached an agreement with the National Grid to use to a connection near the Bodelwyddan substation. The planned export cable route crossed a number of pre-existing cables and pipelines: a set of pipelines related to the Liverpool Bay oil and gas field, connecting the Douglas Complex to landfall were crossed in
1944-468: The pipeline throughout its lifetime. The TANAP pipeline is the largest diameter and with 1,850 km length, the longest pipeline ever built in Turkey, crossing 20 districts and will bring Azerbaijan's natural gas through Georgia, Turkey and Greece into the rest of Europe. The $ 11 billion TANAP pipeline will interconnect with the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) at Turkey's border with Georgia and
1998-567: The process industries. Today, the company is the global market leader in distributed control systems. In May 2013, ABB Sécheron SA joined with several groups in Geneva TOSA (Trolleybus Optimisation Système Alimentation, or in English, Trolleybus Power System Optimization) in a one-year demonstration of a trolleybus route using a novel charging system. Rather than overhead wires, charging is accomplished by fixed overhead devices located at stops along
2052-588: The remaining 19.9% of the business. In March 2020, ABB announced that it had agreed to sell its solar inverter business to Italian solar inverter manufacturer Fimer; the transaction includes all of ABB's manufacturing and R&D sites in Finland, Italy and India, along with 800 employees across 26 countries. During mid-2021, ABB announced its involvement in the construction of the first permanent electric road that powers private vehicles and commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses. During December 2022, ABB opened
2106-469: The return of money "paid in excess of obligations to Goran Lindahl and to Percy Barnevik," two former chief executive officers of the group. Barnevik received some $ 89 million in pension benefits when he left ABB in 2001; Lindahl, who succeeded Barnevik as CEO, had received $ 50 million in pension benefits. In 2004, ABB sold its upstream oil and gas business, ABB Vetco Gray, to a consortium of private equity investors for an initial sum of $ 925 million; despite
2160-705: The route and at the terminus. Jean-Luc Favre, head of Rail ISI, discussed the promising role of improved electric transport technology in ABB. In 2014, ABB unveiled YuMi, a collaborative industrial dual-arm assembly robot that permits people and machines to work side by side, unlocking new potential for automation in a range of industries. In 2018, ABB unveiled the Terra High Power charger for electric vehicles, capable of delivering enough to charge in eight minutes to enable an electric car to travel 200 kilometers. ABB's Electrification business area offers products and services from substation to socket. Customers include
2214-679: The sale, ABB continued to play an active role in the oil and gas industry via its core automation and power technology businesses. During 2005, ABB delisted its shares from the London Stock Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange . During the following year, the company ended its financial uncertainties via the finalization of a $ 1.43 billion plan to settle asbestos liabilities against its US subsidiaries, Combustion Engineering and ABB Lummus Global, Inc. A three-part capital strengthening plan also aided in ABB's recovery. In August 2007, ABB Lummus Global, ABB's downstream oil and gas business,
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2268-490: The start of the 1997 Asian financial crisis , ABB announced plans to accelerate its expansion in Asia as well as to improve the productivity and profitability of its Western operations. The firm took an $ 850 million restructuring charge and shed 10,000 jobs as the firm shifted more resources towards emerging markets and scaled back some of its facilities in higher-cost countries. In June 1998, ABB announced that it would acquire Sweden-based Alfa Laval's automation unit, which at
2322-509: The time was one of Europe's top suppliers of process control systems and automation equipment. During 1999, as a final step in the integration of the companies formerly known as ASEA and BBC, the directors unanimously approved a plan to create a unified, single class of shares in the group. That same year, ABB completed its purchase of Elsag Bailey Process Automation, a Netherlands-based maker of industrial control systems, in exchange for $ 2.1 billion. The acquisition increased ABB's presence in
2376-466: The visual impact from land. In April 2010 the Crown Estate awarded an area of 40 km (15 sq mi) for lease. Water depths in the area are between 6 and 13 metres (20 and 43 ft). The sea bed consisted primarily of sand. The underlying geology is sand overlaying clay overlaying mudstone. Samples within the turbine area showed sand followed by clay down to around 30m before weak mudstone
2430-476: Was attributed to asbestos -related litigation. Within three years, the company had successfully restructured its operations. During the 2010s, ABB has largely focused its growth strategy on the robotics and industrial automation sectors. Prior to the sale of its Power Grids division to Hitachi in 2020, ABB was Switzerland's largest industrial employer. Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA, English translation: General Swedish Electrical Limited Company)
2484-456: Was by McNicholas Construction Services Ltd. (onshore) and Submarine Cable & Pipe (offshore), with cables supplied by ABB Group . Inter turbine and grid connection to the substation was at 33 kV, with voltage step up to 132 kV at the substation for grid connection. The facility began generating power in July 2007, and the wind farm was officially inaugurated on 18 October 2007, and the facility
2538-434: Was commercially operational by the end of 2007; the capital cost of developing the wind farm was €181 million. Its levelised cost has been estimated as £87/MWh. Between 2008 and 2010, the capacity factor was between 32 and 35%. In 2009 the whole wind farm was put out of action for 4 weeks due to a failure in the underground electrical cable connecting to the National Grid . During summer 2010 Siemens decided to change
2592-450: Was confirmed in December 2014, the first series production of the type. The nacelles are to be produced at the former Odense Steel Shipyard , while the blades are made at Vestas' Isle of Wight facilities . Assembly will take place in Belfast . In August 2014 ABB was awarded the contract to supply export cables. Suppliers for inter array cabling was Nexans ; DONG Energy having agreed to
2646-504: Was contracted to for turbine installations, and Jan De Nul contracted to install the offshore export cable. In June 2015 Van Oord were contracted for foundation installation. In October 2015 DONG Energy 's two 200 tonne transformers were delivered by Collett & Sons Ltd to the onshore substation via 550 Tonne capacity girder bridge . In early 2016 DONG Energy acquired a lease on Cammell Laird 's yard in Birkenhead to be used as
2700-507: Was formed in 1988 when Sweden 's Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) and Switzerland 's Brown, Boveri & Cie merged to create Asea Brown Boveri , later simplified to the initials ABB. Both companies were established in the late 1800s and grew into major electrical equipment manufacturers, a business in which ABB remains active. Its traditional core activities include power generation, transmission and distribution; industrial automation , and robotics . Between 1989 and 1999,
2754-428: Was found. The initial cable export route and grid connection identified was one making landfall near to the existing Burbo Bank land connection, and connected to a 275 kV substation in Birkenhead ; subsequently a potential grid connection at the 400 kV Deeside substation (near Deeside Power Station , Wales) was identified; and later a connection with landfall at Ffrith Beach , (nr. Prestatyn, Wales) to an extension of
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#17330927897902808-684: Was founded in 1883 in Västerås, Sweden by Ludvig Fredholm as manufacturer of electrical light and generators. Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) was formed in 1891 in Zurich, Switzerland by Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown and Walter Boveri as a Swiss group of electrical engineering companies producing AC and DC motors , generators, steam turbines and transformers. On 10 August 1987, ASEA and BBC announced they would merge to form ASEA Brown Boveri (ABB). The new corporation would remain headquartered in both Zurich, Switzerland and Västerås, Sweden, with each parent company holding 50 percent. The merger created
2862-647: Was sold to CB&I in exchange for $ 950 million. The sale led to ABB making an accelerated $ 204 million payment to the CE Asbestos PI Trust, a trust fund covering the asbestos liabilities of Combustion Engineering. During 2008, ABB agreed to acquire Kuhlman Electric Corporation, a US-based maker of transformers for the industrial and electric utility sectors. In November 2008, ABB acquired Ber-Mac Electrical and Instrumentation to expand its presence in Western Canada's oil and gas industries. In September 2010,
2916-507: Was specified, an offshore substation to step up the inter turbine voltage (either 33 or 66 kV) to an export voltage of either 132 or 275 kV, connection to the National Grid would be made at 400 kV, stepped up at an onshore substation at Bodelwyddan. The wind farm extension received contract for difference renewable energy subsidy funding from the UK government in April 2014, with a strike price of £150 per MWh (2012 prices). DONG made
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