- Siemens Mobility awarded €270 million contract to install digitalized CBTC technology across entire 94 km of track, including a new 6 km track
- Automated signalling will provide greater availability, enhanced operations, and passenger experience
- Digital maintenance and support services for the CBTC System for 25 years
Siemens Mobility has been awarded a €270 million contract by Sporveien AS in Oslo, Norway to install and maintain a Communications-Based Train Control system (CBTC) on the Oslo Metro. Siemens Mobility will completely replace the current legacy signalling with its digitalized CBTC technology which will provide greater automation and connectivity, allowing for a more efficient and centralized control of operations. Specifically, the optimization and renewal of the complete 94 km network will increase the availability, safety, and capacity of the Oslo Metro, while also equipping it to meet the future demands for mobility and the need for any potential expansions or upgrades. As part of this contract, Siemens Mobility will design, integrate, test, and commission the system, while also providing digital maintenance and support services for the CBTC system for 25 years.
Challenges and opportunities in the energy systems require a new smart, more adaptable grid infrastructure. Today, power grid operation is a complex task: Volatile power generation and multi-directional power flows from distributed, increasingly renewable sources and prosumers call for a smarter approach. With digital solutions that connect the physical and digital worlds we integrate intelligence across the energy value chain in systems and operations. We help connect grids, buildings, and industries enhancing efficiency and sustainability. We shape grids that are reliable and resilient, that integrate and manage renewables and that operate increasingly autonomous. These responsive grids support the sustainable energy transition, help provide affordable energy to society and our customers to stay competitive in an ever changing world. During Europe´s largest energy related trade show Enlit, which took place in Milan, Italy, Siemens presented its technological solutions to these challenges.
- New DALI-2 certification for Siemens Desigo PXC3 and KNX gateway N 141 as well as switch/dim actuator N525D11
- Certification ensures interoperability in multi-vendor environments
- Lighting based on circadian rhythm helps improve health conditions in indoor environments
Siemens Smart Infrastructure’s building products KNX/DALI gateway
N 141 and the switch/dim actuator 2x DALI Broadcast N 525D11 as well as the Desigo
PXC3 controller were recently certified under the new DALI-2 communication
protocol standard for lighting in buildings. DALI-2 is an update to the original
“Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI)” protocol and facilitates
interoperability and control for LED drivers. The newly certified Siemens
products will help implement state-of-the-art human centric lighting (HCL) applications
also in multi-vendor environments in order to increase concentration,
productivity, and well-being indoors.
Moreover, such lighting applications seamlessly integrate
into holistic building automation systems provided by Siemens which combine heating,
ventilation, air conditioning, and shading. Customers can choose between
solutions based on either Desigo or KNX, according to their individual
installation requirements.
- EcoDomus software creates and visualizes BIM-based digital building twins
- Acquisition to enrich Siemens’ digital building software portfolio, addressing increasing customer requirements
- Customers benefit from optimized operations and easier maintenance of their buildings
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has signed an agreement
to acquire digital twin software for buildings from EcoDomus, a US-based
company. The move helps Siemens Smart Infrastructure expand its digital
building portfolio, including its cloud-based building operations twin software
and its flagship building management platform Desigo CC. The EcoDomus software creates,
maintains and visualizes Building Information Modeling (BIM)-based digital
building twins, making design and construction data available for building
operations and maintenance. Customers can generate digital replicas of their real
buildings and assets, creating a common data environment that integrates BIM, Building
Management Systems (BMS), Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
and Internet of Things (IoT) systems. The solution enables BIM-driven workflows
and digital twin-based lifecycle management, complemented by 3D visualization.
- An Avenio vehicle equipped with SiC technology spent one year transporting passengers in Munich and covered 65,000 kilometers in the process
- Energy use was cut by 10 percent and motor noise was reduced as well
- Joint research project conducted as part of the European development and research program PINTA
Siemens Mobility and Stadtwerke München (SWM) successfully completed a one-year test of semiconductor technology based on silicon carbide (SiC) in an Avenio streetcar in Munich in August. They have now presented the results of their research. The study found that the motor noise produced by the vehicle fell sharply and that energy use declined as well during the trips that the tram made on Munich’s public-transportation rail network. The semiconductor technology was produced by Infineon Technologies. The tests were conducted as part of the European research and development project PINTA. By taking part in the trial, Siemens Mobility significantly contributed to efforts to integrate SiC power semiconductors into rail vehicles.
- Morocco’s
National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) launches an ambitious
transformation project in collaboration with Atos and Siemens
Atos, Siemens and Morocco’s National
Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (Office National de l'Électricité et
de l'Eau potable, ONEE) are pleased to announce their collaboration on a large
project for the smart management of the local power grid (“smart grid”). Atos
and Siemens are working on deploying a smart energy metering platform that will
allow ONEE to efficiently process the data collected by more than 100,000 smart
meters that will be installed across the country, thus optimizing energy
consumption and management of the national grid while meeting Morocco's growing
energy needs.
- Workflow improvements change how users work with the software
- Includes new features such as Event and Data Action Management
- Business monitoring made easier with improved data transparency
- Task time reduction by up to 85 percent
- Significant savings on repetitive tasks, roughly 166 person days annually
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has relaunched
its leading and proven smart meter data management software EnergyIP, focusing
on enhancing user experience. This stems from increasing requirements for better
data quality and further automation, leading to a focus on workflow
improvements and user-centricity. Now the software collates all relevant data on
one screen, making it easier to understand and identify correlations and root
causes through interactive visualizations and shortcuts. The latest EnergyIP Mosaic software is intuitive and efficient with noticeably fewer
clicks, which leads to task time reduction by up to 85
percent. Thanks to additional data transparency and improved anomaly detection,
users can make decisions with greater speed and confidence.
- App available for laptop, tablet or mobile phone to simplify transition to the newest technology
- Accessible anytime and anywhere
- Direct access to online configurator and online purchasing
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has launched
its new selector application for protection devices as part of the service
portfolio for energy automation and protection. The Easy Relay Retrofit
Selector Application makes it easy for users to select a protection legacy
device or 3rd. party equipment for a new device or retrofit service. The app supports
all verticals in which protection devices are installed. The simple operation
does not require any expert knowledge on protection technology.
- Wolfgang Hesoun, CEO of Siemens Austria: “One-of-a-kind research project in Vienna provides solutions for climate protection that are unprecedented in Europe”
- ASCR’s objective: Development of market-oriented, scalable, and economical solutions for the energy future in urban areas
- Making the energy system more efficient and more climate-friendly
The European Green Deal is
the European Commission’s key project for the transition to a climate-neutral
and environmentally friendly economy. “The associated challenges for the
economy and society are significant. The key is clearly in the development of
our cities and the use of state-of-the-art technologies. In order to cover the
constantly rising energy needs, we therefore have to utilize all possible
technologies that reduce carbon dioxide,” stressed CEO of Siemens Austria Wolfgang
Hesoun, who expressed his gratitude that Siemens and the City of Vienna (Wien Energie, Wiener Netze, Wien 3420, and the
Vienna Business Agency) kicked off a research program that is the only one of its
kind in Europe, aimed at ushering in the energy future in urban areas, back in
2013.
- Storage enabled intelligent microgrid concept to accelerate decarbonization and significantly increase renewables share
- Energy storage system enables greater energy independence
- Frequency regulation increases Madeira’s grid resilience
- Plant to provide blackstart capability to the 60 kV level
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure, in partnership with Fluence, are working to help the Portuguese
island of Madeira gain greater energy independence and grid resilience using
renewable energy. Madeira’s energy provider, Empresa de Electricidade da
Madeira (EEM), awarded a Siemens and Fluence consortium a contract to install a
22,5 MVA / 15,6 MVh battery storage plant which will be integrated into an
islanded microgrid concept.
The project will enable
EEM to optimize its renewable energy integration, significantly contributing to
increasing the share of renewable power to around 50 percent in its energy mix.
As a result, the island can reduce its fuel consumption over the next two to
three years, while gaining
greater energy independence without
affecting energy quality or grid stability.