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ABB achieves breakthrough with world’s most powerful HVDC transformer

ABB writes next chapter in electrical history as transformers and key equipment for world’s first 1,100 kilovolt (kV) project in China pass stringent tests. 

ABB has set another pioneering innovation record with the successful testing of the low and high voltage units of the world’s most powerful ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transformer. The +/-1,100 kV (1.1 million volts) UHVDC transformer, developed and manufactured in close collaboration with State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), has successfully passed a series of type tests, paving the way for the implementation of the Changji-Guquan UHVDC link, which will transmit power from the Xinjiang region in the Northwest, to Anhui province in eastern China.

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Alongside Norway, Finland is home to the world’s first fully electrical car ferries

First full electric ferry Ampere was launched in Norway 2 years ago. Quiet, elegant and comfortable electric vessel which transports passengers and their cars safely between Parainen and Nauvo in the Finnish Archipelago started now in Finland.

Most people associate Finland with saunas, the midnight sun, coffee of a strength that would command the respect of even the most intrepid Italian, and a marked awareness of environmental issues among its population. Finland is among those countries of the world which have focused on and achieved the successful generation of clean, renewable energy. So it comes as no surprise that the land of the Northern Lights is also home to the first battery-propelled ferries – which are powered with the aid of Siemens technology.

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GrabCAD has hit 4 million members worldwide

GrabCAD, the world’s largest online community for engineers, designers, manufacturers and students, has hit 4 million members worldwide.

Founded in Estonia in 2010, GrabCAD began life as a service bureau connecting engineers with engineering jobs, but it was the power of its Community that soon took on a life all its own. Today, as part of 3D printing giant Stratasys, GrabCAD has over 100 software professionals working in five locations worldwide, including Tallinn, Boston, Cambridge, UK, Israel and Minneapolis, USA.

Estelon Launched Super Luxury Rolls-Royce Inspired Speakers

The world’s most technologically advanced speakers have been unveiled at the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club’s prestigious annual rally in June, the Estelon Extreme Legacy Edition.

The event was held in the grounds of Burghley House ­– a 16th-century stately home in rural Lincolnshire, England – and was attended by more than 1,000 Rolls-Royce and Bentleys. Despite the many classic vehicles on display, however, one of the rally’s biggest talking points was the introduction of the Estelon Extreme Legacy Edition speaker system, valued at £220,000. Fetching the same price as one of Rolls-Royce’s cars, the Extreme Edition has already proved a hit with tech millionaires and record companies around the world.

Self-driving bus line opened in Tallinn

On the end of July, a pilot project launched driverless buses in Tallinn, servicing the route between Mere Avenue (Mere puiestee) and the Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel) six days a week. The shuttles are being introduced as part of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU, which considers the development of technology and its impact on society a priority area. The buses will be in service until the end of August.

ABB accelerates start-up ideas as “Unlock Your Ability” Challenge advances

ABB has named the winners of the “Unlock Your Ability” Challenge, a search for ideas with the potential to revolutionize energy distribution. The pioneering technology company will provide backing and technical support to Zaphiro, BEE beyond energy efficiency and Windcity, start-ups that aim to improve the reliability of existing energy infrastructure by using grid sensors, controllers and automation software to operate medium- and low-voltage grids more effectively, to move beyond energy efficiency, by linking distributed generation and storage systems at smaller sites via the cloud, and to develop a new small-scale generator technology, respectively.

An Estonian Defence Company’s Technology is Tracking Terrorists in the Indonesian Jungle

How can we know what a terrorist, hiding in the mountains of Indonesia, is up to; or the reason for an illegal immigrant sneaking into Latvia; or the situation at a Columbian oil rig? Finding the answers to these and similar questions, most of them related to border security, is all part of a day’s work at Defendec - an Estonian defence sector company.

World's Largest Search Engine for 3D Printable Models Launched

What Google, Bing or Yahoo did for searching and finding content and information on the Internet, new search engine IFind3D will trying to do for printable 3D models. Users may consider the launch of the search engine to be a huge step towards maturity of the consumer 3D printing industry.

After a developing period of 1.5 years 3D Ninja, the largest reseller of 3D printers in The Netherlands, officially launches http://www.ifind3d.com, the world's largest search engine for 3D printable models, containing 740.029 designs. IFind3D combines all online libraries for 3D printable models in one fast and responsive engine, making it easy for end users to find 3D printable models.