Energy Supply Solutions
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ABB manufactures alternative energy and small-scale distributed power generation components and systems that complement existing power markets, including wind farms, fuel cells, and combined heat and power plants using miniature gas turbines. ABB is also developing a number of technologies for energy efficiency and clean energy, including a joint venture with DuPont to develop fuel cell systems.
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ABB has built approximately 1,500 small combined heat and power (CHP, also known as cogeneration) plants in Europe. CHP plants produce both electricity and steam to heat nearby buildings, reducing GHG emissions by 60 percent compared to coal-fired power plants and by about 30 percent compared to natural gas-fired plants.
Energy Demand Solutions
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ABB provides drives, motors, generators, and power electronics designed for the greatest possible efficiency.
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ABB uses life-cycle assessment studies to determine product environmental impacts, including energy use and CO2 emissions.
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ABB evaluates and reports annually on the environmental performance of its products. An important component of these reports is a life-cycle analysis of the products, including the inputs and outputs of CO2, SF6, CFCs, and energy.
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ABB has embarked on a project to develop environmental product declarations for all its major products and services. Environmental product declarations describe the environmental performance of a product, system, or service over its lifetime.
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