The Black Stream
(Swedish: Svartån) The stream flows through the city of Västerås. The weir was built in 1891 together with the Turbine House, a small hydroelectric power plant. This early electrification encouraged ASEA, a large electricity equipment manufacturer, to concentrate its operations in Västerås. After the 1988 merger with the power systems company Brown, Boveri & Cie, ASEA became ABB Group (ABB in Västerås produces e.g. robots and drive systems for the industry, high-voltage direct current transmission and power grids).
The Black Stream
(Swedish: Svartån) The stream flows through the city of Västerås. The weir was built in 1891 together with the Turbine House, a small hydroelectric power plant. This early electrification encouraged ASEA, a large electricity equipment manufacturer, to concentrate its operations in Västerås. After the 1988 merger with the power systems company Brown, Boveri & Cie, ASEA became ABB Group (ABB in Västerås produces e.g. robots and drive systems for the industry, high-voltage direct current transmission and power grids).