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ABB drives save £19,000 on pumping energy costs for United Utilities

ABB drives save £19,000 on pumping energy costs for United Utilities
A water pumping station in Lancashire is saving over £19,000 per year on its energy costs following the replacement of its existing Heenan variable-speed drives with new drives from ABB.


Southern Water standardises on cost-saving, stable pH systems from ABB

Southern Water standardises on cost-saving, stable pH systems from ABB
Southern Water has cut the annual cost of measuring the pH of potable water from its treatment works by a considerable amount thanks to ABB's Series 7600 pH / Redox (ORP) sensing system. What's more, the systems are so robust that they reliably maintain a
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ABB dissolved oxygen meters help Thames Water cut energy consumption for compressed air by 10%

ABB dissolved oxygen meters help Thames Water cut energy consumption for compressed air by 10%
Dissolved oxygen meters from ABB are helping Thames Water to reduce energy consumption by roughly 10% in its compressed air blowers at the giant Beckton sewage treatment works in the London Borough of Newham.


Video shows water plant saving Euro 500,000 a year with ABB variable-speed drives

Video shows water plant saving  Euro 500,000 a year with ABB variable-speed drives
A new ABB video produced with Energy Live News shows how a water treatment works in Ireland is saving over Euro 500,000 a year on energy costs using ABB variable-speed drives.


ABB control system keeps ammonia levels in check

ABB control system keeps ammonia levels in check
Alpheus Environmental has recently installed ABB control and measurement equipment to regulate effluent flows into the receiving sewage treatment works at Basildon. The enhanced performance brought by the equipment has improved operations and will reduc
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Northumbrian Water to save £100,000 energy costs with ABB drives

Northumbrian Water to save £100,000 energy costs with ABB drives
Northumbrian Water is set to save over £100,000 a year on pump running costs following a project with ABB Drives Alliance member, Quantum Controls, to install ABB low voltage AC drives on its anaerobic digester.


ABB drives bring three-phase supply to remote pumping stations

ABB drives bring three-phase supply to remote pumping stations
The cost of installing three-phase supplies at remote pumping stations has been overcome by installing ABB low voltage AC drives.


Southern Water’s new wastewater treatment works to use ABB drives

Southern Water’s new wastewater treatment works to use ABB drives
Over 90 ABB industrial drives are to be installed at a new wastewater treatment works and sludge treatment centre at Peacehaven near Brighton and Hove. The works, being constructed for Southern Water, will treat the 95 million litres of wastewater produce
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Leixlip Water Treatment Works saves €500,000 a year with ABB drives

Leixlip Water Treatment Works saves €500,000 a year with ABB drives
Leixlip Water Treatment Plant is saving over €500,000 a year on its pumping costs thanks to the installation of ABB variable speed drives.


ABB to supply drives for major North West water project

ABB to supply drives for major  North West water project
ABB has won a contract to supply two medium voltage drives to a water project that will form a vital part of the water supply system for the North West of England.


First screw generator for water industry saves £127,000 a year

First screw generator for water industry  saves £127,000 a year
A revolutionary renewable energy method based on an Archimedes screw and an ABB motor and variable speed drive is saving Yorkshire Water over £127,000 a year in electricity costs.


ABB involved in innovative three-year leakage detection project

ABB involved in innovative three-year leakage detection project
ABB is playing a key role in an innovative three-year project aimed at developing new technologies for gathering and utilising real time information on water leakage. Called Project Neptune, the project uses software developed by leading UK universities t
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ABB keeps water flowing for UUOS Welsh Water

ABB keeps water flowing for UUOS Welsh Water
ABB helped Welsh based United Utilities Operational Services (UUOS) keep thousands of Welsh homes supplied with water by quickly delivering one of its I/P converters to replace a faulty unit.


Dwr Cymru Welsh Water deploys ABB colorimetry range across nine sites

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water deploys ABB colorimetry range across nine sites
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has become one of the first utilities to upgrade to the new Aztec range from ABB.


ABB software cuts maintenance costs

ABB software cuts maintenance costs
Severn Trent Water is making savings of up to £2,400 a week on pump maintenance after upgrading its pump control software, which was supplied by ABB.


ABB drives save 100,000 per year energy costs for Severn Trent Water

ABB drives save 100,000 per year energy costs for Severn Trent Water
Severn Trent Water (STW) is saving around 100,000 per year on energy costs thanks to the installation of ABB variable speed drives at its Wanlip Sewage Treatment Works.


ABB flowmeters help C2C cut MoD water leaks by over 35%

ABB flowmeters help C2C cut MoD water leaks by over 35%
Electromagnetic flowmeters from ABB are playing a key role in cutting water leakage across a large swathe of the Ministry of Defence estate with reductions of 60% achieved at some sites. Leakage has already dropped by approximately 2 million m3/year acros
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