ABB Decoded: Recent Episodes

Anthony Rowlinson

In a fast-changing world, it can be hard to keep up with the latest developments in technology and sustainability. But that’s where the ABB Decoded family of podcasts aims to help. Through interviews with leading thinkers, movers and shakers in every field of ABB’s business, we aim to shed a little light on the topics that are re-shaping our daily lives.


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The ABB Startup Challenge identifies some of the world’s best innovative tech startup talent. We interview this year’s four winners


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Jeff Dodds, the new CEO of Formula E, on why electric motor-racing has never been more relevant to the global e-mobility transition – and how he plans to make a big noise about quiet motorsport.


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Mike Umiker, Managing Director of the Energy Efficiency Movement, explains why joining the movement can help industries achieve sustainability goals through greater efficiency.


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ABB’s revolutionary ABB Dynafin™ propulsion system could reset marine efficiency standards and even lead to a reimagining of ship design.


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Morten Wierod, President of ABB’s Electrification Business, discusses what products and solutions companies need to help with their sustainability and energy efficiency goals.


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Two specialists from ABB discuss the global water scarcity crisis and what can be done to solve it.


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The President of ABB’s Motion business, Tarak Mehta, discusses the Energy Efficiency Movement


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Stoffel Vandoorne, the reigning ABB Formula E World Champion, discusses the new developments of the all-electric motor sports series ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.


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ABB Review chief editor Andreas Moglestue highlights the publication’s 900th edition.


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Frank Muehlon, CEO of ABB E-mobility, on ABB’s new role as Official Charging Partner of ABB Formula E.


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Northvolt founder and CEO Peter Carlsson tells how Northvolt aims to revolutionize global battery manufacture, from a European base.


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Long time captain Eero Lehtovaara from ABB Marine & Ports shares his insights on how digitalization and automation can support shipping to become cleaner, safer and more sustainable and predictable.


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The CEO of Accelleron (formerly ABB Turbocharging) Daniel Bischofberger discusses the critical role of turbocharging in the changing landscape of energy industries. He shares insights in the significant impact of turbochargers today and tomorrow.


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On International Women In Engineering Day (INWED) ABB CEO Bjorn Rosengren and Chief Human Resources Officer Carolina Granat discuss the importance of empowering women to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths – and why diverse teams perform best.

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Adrian Guggisberg, the President of ABB’s Motion Services division, shares insights about the need for conserving energy to meet carbon neutrality targets in this ABB Decoded podcast.


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In less than a decade, ABB Formula E has gone from radical motorsport start-up to a driving force in the global e-mobility mega-trend. Series founder and chairman Alejandro Agag explains how it happened.


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The power of data in helping to unlock the potential of sustainable technology, says ABB’s President of Process Automation, Peter Terwiesch, in the latest episode of ABB Decoded.


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Lucas DI Grassi, ABB’s new ambassador in Formula E and the series’ champion in Season 3, on why progress through sustainable technology is the key to humanity’s future.


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Mining is one of the world’s most vital, yet hidden-from-view industries. ABB Ability™ eMine is helping

transform it for a new sustainable era


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Negotiations at the COP 26 climate summit are intended to achieve meaningful progress on climate change. Mike Peirce, Corporate Partnerships Director of The Climate Group, explains what we might expect from the conference. 


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Electric mobility is about more than just cars: in the near future all our daily goods could be delivered by electrified freight transport.


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ABB Review has been in continuous publication since 1914, and as chief editor Andy Moglestue explains, it remains an embodiment of ABB’s technology and values.


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America’s love affair with auto culture is profound – but the rise of electric vehicles is set to change the shape of the American automobile market. In the latest episode of ABB Decoded, we talk to ABB’s Bob Stojanovic, head of charging infrastructure in the US, about the great opportunities that lie ahead for the US Auto industry, and its consumers, if they make a culture shift towards EVs. But as Bob explains, those opportunities go hand-in-hand with many challenges. 


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For the latest episode of ABB Decoded, we’re on the move – or more accurately, we’re in motion, with the President of ABB’s Motion business, Morten Wierod. In a revealing interview, he explains how high-efficiency motors and drives, which can power almost every aspect of our daily lives, are an invisible ally in the fight against climate change and how widespread use of existing technology, of the kind pioneered by ABB, can bring significant sustainability benefits.


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In this episode of ABB Decoded, we discover what it is about ABB’s Azipod® propulsion system that has made it so successful and popular in the marine industry. This huge, complex, but robust and reliable piece of technology was born from the need to provide powerful propulsion systems for Finnish ice-breakers. And since the introduction of those early units, they have been refined to become ever more efficient and adaptable. They’re now helping drive efficiency gains across the maritime sector.


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In a new episode of the ABB DECODED podcast, ABB’s Chief Integrity Officer talks about ensuring integrity through conversation and transparency. Integrity is the foundation of how we operate because sustainable business is a business rooted in integrity. It means doing the right thing, even when no one is watching and always leading by example. This foundation is set by ABB’s Code of Conduct, a framework explaining the behavior expected of every employee and stakeholder based on the principles of responsibility, respect and determination.


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In this episode of ABB Decoded, we hear from Theodor Swedjemark, ABB's Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer, about the importance of Sustainability to every aspect of ABB's operations. He outlines ABB's ambitious 2030 Sustainability Strategy and explains how it is core to ABB's Purpose – and indeed, how Sustainability has always been a guiding principle of ABB's corporate philosophy and culture.

Swedjemark goes on to discuss how Sustainability has become an issue of ever-increasing importance in almost every sphere of daily life and how the basis of Sustainability – looking after the planet for future generations – is a topic that should concern us all.

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We hear from Swiss ace Sébastien Buemi about his journey to the pinnacle of electric motorsport, via Formula 1, three Le Mans wins and a record number of victories in ABB Formula E.


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In episode two of ABB Decoded, we chat with the CEO of Formula E, Jamie Reigle. Ahead of Formula E’s Season 7 kick-off, in which the series becomes a world championship – The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship – Reigle discusses the challenges of running a global sporting franchise during a pandemic and about the importance of ’Racing with Purpose’. 


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Mobility revolution

In the first episode of our new podcast series, ABB Decoded, ABB’s Head of Global E-mobility Infrastructure Solutions, Frank Muehlon, explains how electrification is transforming every mode of transport: from cars, to buses, to water taxis and even planes. What challenges, opportunities and changes await us, as electric vehicles (EVs) are "becoming a mass phenomenon"?

About Frank Mühlon

Frank Mühlon was appointed Managing Director of ABB’s E-Mobility Infrastructure Solutions business in 2017.

The global business provides the whole range of cloud connected charging and infrastructure solutions from AC charging, DC fast charging and Ultra-fast charging to eBus / heavy vehicle charging with high power.

Prior to this role, Frank was Global Head of the Low Voltage modular devices unit and Managing Director of ABB Stotz-Kontakt GmbH in Heidelberg. Before joining ABB in 2014, Frank had several global general management positions within the Automotive Division of Bosch and worked in Germany, China and the US.

Frank has a master's degree in mechanical engineering and business from the University of Darmstadt, Germany.


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