ABB以創記錄時間交付歐洲電力傳輸線

Nordic-Baltic interconnection will strengthen European electrical grid

北歐至波羅的海電力傳輸線將加強歐洲電力網   

Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 4, 2006 - ABB, the leading power and automation group, completed the first interconnection joining power grids in the Nordic and Baltic regions in record time, improving the reliability and efficiency of electricity supplies in Europe.

瑞士蘇黎世12月4日消息——全球領先的電力和自動化技術集團ABB公司以創記錄的時間完成了第一條連接北歐和波羅的海地區的電力網，提高了歐洲電力供應的效率以及可靠性。

The Estlink connection between Estonia and Finland is one of the priority projects in the European Union's plan to improve cross-border power infrastructure, reduce blackouts and help create more efficient power markets in Europe.

連接愛沙尼亞和芬蘭之間的Estlink電力網是歐盟改善跨邊界電力設施計劃的優先項目之一，減少了停電幾率，幫助歐洲創造了更有效率的電力市場。

It was inaugurated today in the presence of executives from five utilities that own the link; EU Energy Commissioner Andries Piebalgs; and representatives of the Finnish, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian governments.

在今天的落成典禮上，五個共同擁有此電力網運營權的政府高層人士出席：歐盟電力委員Andries Piebalgs，以及來自芬蘭、愛沙尼亞、拉托維亞和立陶宛政府的代表。

“Estlink is more than an engineering feat,” said ABB President and CEO Fred Kindle. “It brings the EU closer to the goal of creating a European electricity network, and extends the benefits of a reliable power supply with low environmental impact.”

ABB總裁兼首席執行官Fred Kindle表示：“Estlink不僅僅是一項工程壯舉，它使歐盟更進一步朝著創造一個歐洲電力網絡的目標邁進，而且擴大了一個可靠電力供應所帶來的得益，同時降低了對環境的不良影響。”

ABB designed, built and installed the 105-kilometer (65-mile) underground and underwater link using its HVDC (High-Voltage Direct Current) Light technology. Modular construction cut ABB’s delivery time to 19 months from the 30 usually needed for comparable installations.

利用其HVDC（高壓直流）Light技術，ABB設計、建造和安裝該長達105公里（65英里）的地下和水下電力網。模塊化的構架大大減少了ABB的工程交付時間，從通常同類工程所需要的30個月縮短到僅19個月。

ABB pioneered HVDC technology and has supplied more than half the world’s HVDC converter stations. HVDC Light is an advance of the technology, offering secure power control and quick  power restoration in the event of a blackout.

ABB是HVDC技術的開創者，已經為全球超過一半的HVDC轉換站提供了技術支持。HVDC Light 技術是一項高端技術，提供了安全的電力控制，在電力中斷的情況下，可以快速恢復電力供應。

HVDC Light is also environmentally friendly, featuring oil-free cables, no electromagnetic fields, compact converter stations and underground or underwater power lines.

HVDC Light 技術而且對環境影響很小，無涂油電纜，不產生電磁場，轉換站緊湊，而且是地下或者水下電力線。

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 107,000 people.

ABB是電力和自動化技術領域的全球領導廠商，致力于為工業和電力行業客戶提供解決方案，以幫助客戶提高生產效率，同時降低對環境的不良影響。ABB集團的業務遍布全球100多個國家，擁有大約107,000名雇員。

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