迅达集团成为“阳光动力”公司主要合作伙伴

瑞士-（美国商业新闻社）-世界顶级电梯制造商迅达公司决定支持Solar Impulse（阳光动力）公司，Solar公司致力于无燃料、纯太阳能飞机的开发。两家公司将在各个技术领域展开合作。Solar公司可以帮助迅达在清洁可持续机动技术领域进行研究，而迅达公司也将促进Solar公司的发展。Solar公司曾于2010年9月成功试飞第一架太阳能动力飞机，此次迅达公司将继续在太阳能动力领域中探索。
迅达以生产环保高效的电扶梯产品而驰名世界电梯业，旗下产品终点控制器、无机房电梯、无钢索牵引技术处于行业领先地位。公司最新研制产品—--纯太阳能动力电梯将继续展现其革新精神，成为公司的又一座里程碑。
迅达与Solar公司在环保领域的强强联合给全球一个有力的信号：只有开拓创新精神才能打破社会常规。Solar公司常年走在技术领域最前沿，试图逐步改变目前人类文明对于矿物能源的依赖。
迅达集团CEO Alfred N. Schindler说：“Solar公司是可持续技术领域中的典范企业，更注重效率而非体力，不拘泥于传统观念；Solar让我们对太阳能源充满信心，公司始终大胆创新，用专业的技术水平实现人们的梦想。”
2010年，Solar公司首架无燃料太阳能动力飞机HB-SIA不间断飞行26小时，创造了历史，向世界展示了太阳能产品的巨大潜力。此次迅达公司将协助其进行第二代太阳能飞机HB-SIA的开发，争取在2014年第二代飞机可以在无燃料条件下绕地球一圈。
Solar公司创始人之一、公司CEO André Borschberg称与迅达的合作为两家公司的技术交流和长远发展提供了机遇，“第一代太阳能飞机成功后，我们需要更多技术协助。我们选择的是经过验证的清洁能源。为了完成梦想，我们要继续在技术和可靠性方面进行提高，并期待迅达公司给予的技术支持。”
Solar公司创始人之一、公司主席Bertrand Piccard欢迎迅达公司的加入，这让人们看到了世界级公司对于可持续能源技术的积极态度，“这次合作说明世界顶级公司正在逐步关注清洁能源技术和其对工业、经济和生产的推动作用。”

Schindler Joins Solar Impulse as a Main Partner

March 21, 2011，Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Schindler, a global elevator and escalator provider, has decided to support Solar Impulse, the zero fuel airplane aiming to fly around the world propelled only by solar energy. Schindler will closely follow and support cutting edge technology in various disciplines. This partnership is an important commitment in Schindler's on-going investment in new technology for clean and sustainable mobility and a key milestone for the Solar Impulse project. After the successful first ever solar night flight in July 2010, Schindler’s arrival ensures the continuity of the adventure.
With clean and efficient products moving 1 billion people every day, Schindler is a leading global provider of elevators, escalators and moving walks. Schindler’s destination controller, machine room-less elevators, and steel-rope-less traction are industry benchmarks in innovation. The company’s very latest development, an elevator powered exclusively by solar energy, once again highlights Schindler’s revolutionary and forward looking spirit.
Schindler recognizes Solar Impulse as the most inspiring "clean" project as it sends an extremely powerful message to a global audience: indeed, only pioneering spirit will challenge society's common assumptions and behavior. By walking on the very edge of currently available technological solutions, Solar Impulse opens a path for civilization to gradually shed its dependency on fossil energy.
"Solar Impulse is an excellent example of innovative sustainability and grass-root entrepreneurship", said Alfred N. Schindler, Chairman and CEO of the Schindler Group at the press conference while announcing the partnership. "This project is not only about saving and conserving energy; it's all about working smarter instead of working harder. While staying in the air – day after day, Solar Impulse moves us beyond the idea of conventional belt tightening: it proves convincingly that one can tap into a virtually unlimited supply of solar energy. Solar Impulse is a unique platform where creativity meets audacity, technological expertise meets perseverance, vision meets discipline and, finally, where action converts a dream into reality."
2010 was a landmark year for Solar Impulse. The prototype HB-SIA achieved the historical feat of being the first and only airplane ever to fly day and night (26 hours) without any fuel, demonstrating to the world over the potential of existing technologies in terms of energy saving and renewable energy production. With Schindler coming on board at the outset of the construction of the second prototype HB-SIB, the project is on excellent path to meet its challenge of flying round the world in 2014 with no fuel.
André Borschberg, Co-Founder and CEO of Solar Impulse, sees Schindler’s participation as an excellent opportunity for know-how exchange and further development. “With the success of the first prototype, we acquired much experience. Our technology choices were clearly validated. However to accomplish the round the world, we need to go even further in terms of technology and reliability and we look forward to benefiting from Schindler’s expertise.“
Bertrand Piccard, Initiator and Chairman of Solar Impulse welcomes Schindler’s involvement as an important illustration of how forward looking companies are approaching sustainable development. “This is not simply a new partner of Solar Impulse, it is the proof that global companies are increasingly understanding the enormous potential of Cleantech in industrial and economic development, and in the creation of jobs.”