ABB wins record $350 million cable order to connect U.K. and Netherlands

ABB赢得创纪录的3.5亿美元的连接英国和荷兰电线的电缆订单

HVDC technology stabilizes power supplies, increases trading capacity

HVDC技术稳定了电力供应，增加了交易容量

Zurich, Switzerland, May 22, 2007 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won its biggest cable order ever for a high-voltage connection between the power grids of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

瑞士苏黎世5月22日消息——全球领先的电力和自动化技术集团ABB公司赢得了其有史以来最大的一份电缆订单，为英国和荷兰之间的高压连接电网提供电缆。

The $350 million contract was awarded by National Grid in the U.K and state-owned TenneT in the Netherlands. The 260-kilometer BritNed link will allow energy trading between the two countries and increase the reliability of electricity supplies to both.

这份价值3.5亿美元的合同由英国国家电网和荷兰国有的 TenneT公司提供的。这条长260千米的英荷线（BritNed）将使得这两个国家之间实现电力交易，而且提高这两个国家的可靠性和电力供应。

“BritNed is another step towards an integrated electricity network for Europe,” said Peter Leupp, head of ABB’s Power Systems division. “We are proud to demonstrate once again that we have the technologies needed to modernize the European grid, stabilizing supplies and increasing capacity.”

ABB电力系统部主管Peter Leupp表示：“英荷线是形成一个欧洲统一电力网络的又一步伐。我们非常自豪可以再一次证明我们具有实现欧洲电网现代化所需要的技术，稳定供应，提升容量。”

Under the terms of the contract, ABB will supply the underwater and underground cables for the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link. The system will have a total capacity of 1,000 megawatts (MW) and will be commissioned in 2010.

根据合同条款，ABB将为该高压直流（HVDC）电线提供水下和地下电缆。该系统总容量将达1千兆瓦，将在2010年调试。

HVDC technology is used to transport electrical power over long distances with low losses using underground or submarine cables. Power flow can be exactly controlled and the technology also prevents disturbances from spreading, making a significant contribution to the stability of the European grid.

HVDC技术利用地下或者海底电缆，用于远距离的电力传输，而损耗较低。电流可以被精确地控制，而该技术还避免了扩伸造成的干扰，对欧洲电网的稳定性作出了巨大的贡献。

ABB pioneered the technology in the 1950s, when the company built the world’s first commercial HVDC transmission link in Sweden. ABB remains the world leader in HVDC transmission technology, having supplied more than half of the world’s HVDC projects, providing an installed transmission capacity of more than 45,000 MW.

ABB在二十世纪五十年代开创了HVDC技术，其时该公司在瑞典建成了世界上第一条商业HVDC传输线。ABB仍然保持着HVDC技术的全球领导者地位，提供了全球超过一半的HVDC项目，安装的传输容量超过4万5千兆瓦。

ABB’s HVDC projects include the world’s longest underground power link, in Australia, and the world’s longest underwater connection, the NorNed project between Norway and the Netherlands, which is under construction.

ABB的HVDC项目包括世界最长的陆地电缆，位于澳大利亚的电力网，以及世界最长的水下高压电缆，就是目前正在建设中的挪威——荷兰线。

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 109,000 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109,000名雇员。

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