ABB 宣布了其在2008年第一季度的五個訂單，總價值2500萬美元，為位于澳大利亞、埃及、韓國、俄羅斯和土耳其五個國家的鋼鐵廠安裝柔性直流輸電系統（FACTS）。 所有合同都基于ABB的Static Var Compensators （SVC）技術之上，此技術是FACTS解決方案組合的一個組成部分。該FACTS覆蓋了許多加強安全性、容量、電力傳輸和分配系統的柔性技術。 ABB電力系統部門領導Peter Leupp說：“ABB是世界領先的FACTS領導者，我們在世界范圍內已有500多個安裝項目或是在建工程，并且贏得了此增長型市場上用戶的信任。” [FONT=times] original text [/FONT] [font=times][Color=#708090]ABB has announced five orders in the first quarter 2008, totaling $25 million, to install flexible AC transmission systems （FACTS） for steel plants located in Australia, Egypt, the Republic of Korea, Russia, and Turkey. All of the contracts are based on ABB’s Static Var Compensators （SVC） technology that is part of the FACTS solution portfolio. The power industry term FACTS covers a number of technologies that enhance the security, capacity, and flexibility of power transmission and distribution systems, as well as improving power quality and productivity in industry. “ABB is a worldwide leader in FACTS,” said Peter Leupp, who heads ABB’s Power Systems Division. “We have more than 500 installations in operation or under construction across the world and value the trust we have earned from customers in this growing market.”[/color][/font]