Editing ABB (section)

===2010s===
[[File:Rundgang ABB - (von links) NRW-Klimaschutzminister Johannes Remmel, Margit Thomeczek EnergieAgentur.NRW, Standortleiter ABB Matthias Reinhold (8496818425).jpg|thumb|Tour of a ABB transformer station in Germany which gathers energy from offshore [[wind farm]]s, 2013.]]
In September 2010, the company bought K-TEK, a manufacturer of level measurement instruments, for $50 million; it was incorporated into ABB's Measurement Products business unit within ABB's Process Automation division.<ref>{{Cite news |last= Vinluan |first= Frank |date= 9 July 2010 |title= ABB buys $50M Louisiana company K-TEK |url= https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2010/07/05/daily54.html |access-date= 11 September 2020 |work=Triangle Business Journal}}</ref>

During July 2010, ABB in Cary, North Carolina received a $4.2 million grant from the US federal government to develop energy storing magnets.<ref>{{Cite news |last= Murwaski |first= John |date= 13 July 2010 |title= U.S. Grants Go to Cree, ABB |pages= B4 |work= The News and Observer |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96627598/ |access-date= 28 February 2022 |via= [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

On 10 January 2011, ABB invested $10 million in ECOtality, a [[San Francisco]]-based developer of charging stations and power storage technologies, to enter North America's [[electric vehicle]] charging market.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://new.abb.com/news/detail/13311/abb-enters-us-market-for-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-with-ecotality-stake |title= ABB enters US market for electric vehicle infrastructure with ECOtality stake |website= ABB Ltd |date = 10 January 2011}}</ref> On 1 July of that year, the company announced its acquisition of Epyon B.V. of the Netherlands, an early leader in the European EV-charging infrastructure and maintenance markets.<ref>{{cite web |title= ABB acquires Epyon to expand offering in EV charging infrastructure |url= https://new.abb.com/news/detail/13216/abb-acquires-epyon-to-expand-offering-in-ev-charging-infrastructure |website= ABB Ltd |date= 1 July 2011}}</ref>

During early 2011, ABB acquired Baldor Electric in exchange for $4.2 billion in an all-cash transaction; this move aligned with ABB's strategy to increase its market share in the North American industrial motors business.<ref>{{cite web |title= ABB completes acquisition of Baldor Electric Company |url= https://new.abb.com/news/detail/12859/abb-completes-acquisition-of-baldor-electric-company |website= ABB Ltd |date= 27 January 2011}}</ref> On 30 January 2012, the company announced the acquisition of Thomas & Betts, a North American specialist in low voltage products for industrial, construction and utility applications, in a $3.9 billion cash transaction.<ref>{{cite web |date= 30 January 2012 |title= Thomas & Betts Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter 2011 Net Earnings |url= http://www.tnb.com/shared/docs/TNB_4Q11.pdf |access-date= 1 February 2012 |website=Thomas & Betts}}</ref> On 15 June 2012, ABB completed its acquisition of commercial and industrial wireless technology specialists Tropos.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.pumpsandsystems.com/news/2012-06-26/abb-completes-acquisition-tropos |title = ABB Completes Acquisition of Tropos |website=Pumps and Systems |date = 26 June 2012}}</ref>

In July 2013, ABB acquired Power-One in a $1 billion all-cash transaction, to become the leading global manufacturer of [[solar inverter]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title= ABB completes acquisition of Power-One |url= https://new.abb.com/news/detail/13395/abb-completes-acquisition-of-power-one |website= ABB Ltd |date= 25 July 2013}}</ref> That same year, [[Fastned]] selected ABB to supply more than 200 Terra fast-charging stations along highways in the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.businessgreen.com/news/2280140/abb-wins-dutch-contract-for-worlds-largest-ev-fastcharging-network |title = ABB wins Dutch contract for "world's largest" EV fast-charging network |website = businessgreen.com |first = James |last = Murrayclock |date = 9 July 2013}}</ref>

In 2016, ABB was awarded a contract on the [[Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline|TANAP]] gas pipeline project in Turkey to deliver the telecommunications, security and control infrastructure to contribute to safe, secure, and reliable operation of the pipeline throughout its lifetime.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://new.abb.com/oil-and-gas/case-studies/midstream-transportation/tanap |title= Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline |website= ABB Ltd |access-date= 5 June 2022}}</ref> The TANAP pipeline is the largest diameter and with 1,850&nbsp;km length, the longest pipeline ever built in Turkey, crossing 20 districts and will bring Azerbaijan's natural gas through Georgia, Turkey and Greece into the rest of Europe. The $11 billion TANAP pipeline will interconnect with the [[South Caucasus Pipeline]] (SCP) at Turkey's border with Georgia and the [[Trans Adriatic Pipeline]] (TAP) at its border with Greece.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

On 6 July 2017, ABB announced it had completed its acquisition of [[B&R|Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik]] (B&R), the largest independent provider of product and software-based open-architecture for industrial automation.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Revill |first1=John |last2=Hirt |first2=Oliver |date=4 April 2017 |title=ABB buys B&R to help it challenge Siemens in industrial automation |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1760CA/ |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=Reuters}}</ref>

[[File:2023-04-23 Motorsport, ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Berlin E-Prix 2023 1DX 1379 by Stepro.jpg|thumb|Since 2018 ABB has been the title sponsor for the [[Formula E]] electric racing series.]]

During January 2018, ABB became the title partner of the ABB FIA [[Formula E]] Championship, the world's first fully electric international FIA motorsport series.<ref>{{cite web |title= ABB and Formula E partner to write the future of e-mobility |url= https://new.abb.com/news/detail/3182/abb-and-formula-e-partner-to-write-the-future-of-e-mobility |website= ABB Ltd |date= 9 January 2018}}</ref> On 30 June 2018, the company completed its acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions, [[General Electric]]'s global electrification business.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url= https://new.abb.com/news/detail/5475/abb-completes-acquisition-of-ge-industrial-solutions |title= ABB completes acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions |website= ABB Ltd |access-date= 30 July 2018}}</ref>

On 17 December 2018, ABB announced it had agreed to sell 80.1% of its Power Grids business to [[Hitachi]]; the former Power Grids division thus became a part of the Hitachi Group and was rebranded to [[Hitachi Energy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= Hitachi Energy – Advancing a sustainable energy future for all |url= https://www.hitachienergy.com/ |access-date= 14 February 2022 |website= hitachienergy.com |language= en}}</ref> During December 2022, it was confirmed that Hitachi had acquired the remaining 19.9% of the business.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Hitachi complete Acquisition of ABB Power Grids |work= greentechmedia.com |url= https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/hitachi-completes-acquisition-of-abb-power-grids |access-date= 1 May 2020}}</ref>