ABB以创记录时间交付欧洲电力传输线

Nordic-Baltic interconnection will strengthen European electrical grid

北欧至波罗的海电力传输线将加强欧洲电力网   

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.

瑞士苏黎世12月4日消息——全球领先的电力和自动化技术集团ABB公司以创记录的时间完成了第一条连接北欧和波罗的海地区的电力网，提高了欧洲电力供应的效率以及可靠性。

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.

连接爱沙尼亚和芬兰之间的Estlink电力网是欧盟改善跨边界电力设施计划的优先项目之一，减少了停电几率，帮助欧洲创造了更有效率的电力市场。

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.

在今天的落成典礼上，五个共同拥有此电力网运营权的政府高层人士出席：欧盟电力委员Andries Piebalgs，以及来自芬兰、爱沙尼亚、拉托维亚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总裁兼首席执行官Fred Kindle表示：“Estlink不仅仅是一项工程壮举，它使欧盟更进一步朝着创造一个欧洲电力网络的目标迈进，而且扩大了一个可靠电力供应所带来的得益，同时降低了对环境的不良影响。”

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（高压直流）Light技术，ABB设计、建造和安装该长达105公里（65英里）的地下和水下电力网。模块化的构架大大减少了ABB的工程交付时间，从通常同类工程所需要的30个月缩短到仅19个月。

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技术的开创者，已经为全球超过一半的HVDC转换站提供了技术支持。HVDC Light 技术是一项高端技术，提供了安全的电力控制，在电力中断的情况下，可以快速恢复电力供应。

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

HVDC Light 技术而且对环境影响很小，无涂油电缆，不产生电磁场，转换站紧凑，而且是地下或者水下电力线。

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是电力和自动化技术领域的全球领导厂商，致力于为工业和电力行业客户提供解决方案，以帮助客户提高生产效率，同时降低对环境的不良影响。ABB集团的业务遍布全球100多个国家，拥有大约107,000名雇员。

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