ABB Formula E drives progress for sustainability in Saudi Arabia

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This week, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns as we go green in Diriyah for the first two rounds of Season 8.
Hosting the start of the season for the fourth year running, on January 28th and 29th, the 22 drivers will compete at night on a track lit with low-consumption LED technology, powered by fully renewable energy. The 21-turn, 2.495km, Diriyah Circuit skirts around the historic town walls of the UNESCO World Heritage site, with a long, energy-draining straight at the end of the lap, making it a true test of strategy.
Headquartered in Riyadh, ABB Saudi Arabia operates several manufacturing sites, service workshops and sales offices. The company has been present in the Kingdom for more than 70 years, playing a key role in major industrial and infrastructure projects.
Mohammed AlMousa, Country Managing Director, ABB Saudi Arabia, said: “Our vast experience and expertise perfectly position ABB to help the Kingdom reach its Vision 2030 objectives and goals, in addition to those within the Saudi Green initiative. This has the objective to unify the Kingdom’s sustainability efforts to increase reliance on clean energy, offset the impact of fossil fuels and combat climate change and ABB is working on a number of projects helping to achieve this.”

Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Red Sea Project will use ABB’s power technology to meet its sustainabilty objectives. Extending over 28,000 square kilometres, it is one of the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism projects and will run on 100 per cent renewable power when it opens in 2030. The installation includes 10 System pro E power Low Voltage synchronization panels, rated 2500 up to 6300 Amps, which will generate 36MW power out of the 69 generators that will be installed at the Red Sea site.  This use of smart low voltage synchronization panels will be supported by ABB Ability™ Energy and Asset Manager, which will offer realtime data insights to minimize energy costs and maximize performance while saving up to 45 percent on operating expenses.

ABB Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Water Transmission and Technologies Company (WTTCO) on topics of technology expertise and local knowledge transfer. The aim is to provide smart and sustainable solutions across the complete water cycle to address the growing and ambitious demands of the Kingdom’s water sector.
Vision 2030 has objectives to diversify the Kingdom’s industrial offerings and mining is a key area where this will happen. ABB is drawing on 130 years of experience in the industry to help design mines where electrification and digital are integrated, from hoists to grinding and from conveyors to vehicles. ABB Ability™ eMine, is a portfolio of electrification technologies which makes the all-electric mine possible, from mine to port. It is integrated with digital applications and services, optimizing all processes and equipment and integrating stable and efficient systems to maximize energy and resources use.
The race in Diriyah also marks the first for ABB with its latest ambassador, reigning World Champion Nyck de Vries. The Dutch racer won the title with the Mercedes-EQ Formula E team and he continues with them in Season 8.
Following the race in Diriyah, the Championship heads to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City on 12^thFebruary.
ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries.