INDUSTRY NEWS

• ABB Names Ulrich Spiesshofer As CEO

  The Board of ABB has unanimously appointed Ulrich Spiesshofer, the head of its Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division, as Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Joe Hogan in this role in an orderly transition on September 15, 2013. Hogan will continue with ABB for some months as Senior Advisor to the Board.

• IEEE Conformity Assessment Program (ICAP) Establishes Synchrophasor Conformity Assessment Steering Committee

  The IEEE Conformity Assessment Program (ICAP), in collaboration with key stakeholders and subject matter experts from the Power Systems community, today announced the formation of the ICAP Synchrophasor Conformity Assessment Steering Committee (SCASC). A key initiative of the SCASC is the development and delivery of a consensus-based testing and certification program for Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs).

• Mon Power Continues Vegetation Management Work To Enhance System Reliability

  Mon Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), continues to conduct vegetation management work across its 34-county service area, primarily in north-central West Virginia, as part of its ongoing efforts to help enhance system reliability

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REGULATORY NEWS

• ABB Names Ulrich Spiesshofer As CEO

  The Board of ABB has unanimously appointed Ulrich Spiesshofer, the head of its Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division, as Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Joe Hogan in this role in an orderly transition on September 15, 2013. Hogan will continue with ABB for some months as Senior Advisor to the Board.

• IEEE Conformity Assessment Program (ICAP) Establishes Synchrophasor Conformity Assessment Steering Committee

  The IEEE Conformity Assessment Program (ICAP), in collaboration with key stakeholders and subject matter experts from the Power Systems community, today announced the formation of the ICAP Synchrophasor Conformity Assessment Steering Committee (SCASC). A key initiative of the SCASC is the development and delivery of a consensus-based testing and certification program for Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs).

• ABB Introduces Innovative Approach To Optimize Critical Infrastructure

  ABB, the world’s leading power and automation group, is presenting an innovative software solution, which helps utilities and industries to ensure the reliability of critical infrastructure like power transmission grids

• The Future Of Electron Beam Curing

  The first experiments with electron beams date from as early as 1920 in the US, but the first attempts to cure varnishes with Electron Beam Curing (EBC) were only made in 1960. By David Helsby, RadTech Europe President 

• PPL Electric Utilities Completes Brunner Island–West Shore Power Line Rebuild

  PPL Electric Utilities recently completed the rebuilding of a 16-mile power line in York and Cumberland counties, a $44M project that will help reduce the risk of power outages by doubling the capacity of the previous line

• ABB To Supply Main Electrical Equipment Package For New Copper Plant In Mongolia

  ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order for a major electrical equipment package from Mongolyn Alt Corporation (MAK) for its greenfield copper and molybdenum project Tsagaan Suvarga

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TRADING NEWS

• ABB Names Ulrich Spiesshofer As CEO

  The Board of ABB has unanimously appointed Ulrich Spiesshofer, the head of its Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division, as Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Joe Hogan in this role in an orderly transition on September 15, 2013. Hogan will continue with ABB for some months as Senior Advisor to the Board.

• IEEE Conformity Assessment Program (ICAP) Establishes Synchrophasor Conformity Assessment Steering Committee

  The IEEE Conformity Assessment Program (ICAP), in collaboration with key stakeholders and subject matter experts from the Power Systems community, today announced the formation of the ICAP Synchrophasor Conformity Assessment Steering Committee (SCASC). A key initiative of the SCASC is the development and delivery of a consensus-based testing and certification program for Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs).

• ABB Introduces Innovative Approach To Optimize Critical Infrastructure

  ABB, the world’s leading power and automation group, is presenting an innovative software solution, which helps utilities and industries to ensure the reliability of critical infrastructure like power transmission grids

• The Future Of Electron Beam Curing

  The first experiments with electron beams date from as early as 1920 in the US, but the first attempts to cure varnishes with Electron Beam Curing (EBC) were only made in 1960. By David Helsby, RadTech Europe President 

• PPL Electric Utilities Completes Brunner Island–West Shore Power Line Rebuild

  PPL Electric Utilities recently completed the rebuilding of a 16-mile power line in York and Cumberland counties, a $44M project that will help reduce the risk of power outages by doubling the capacity of the previous line