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- Alpentherme boosts energy efficiency and climate neutrality
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- Annual cost savings of more than €80,000 through comprehensive modernization efforts
In cooperation with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Alpentherme Gastein is undertaking various modernization efforts to make one of Austria’s largest spas emissions-free. Alpentherme Gastein, which has six themed “worlds” covering 36,000 square meters, and Siemens have been long-term partners working to advance technological development and improve building solutions installed at the wellness establishment. They recently completed a joint project with an investment of approximately €1.7 million, transforming Alpentherme Gastein into a state-of-the-art facility with higher levels of energy efficiency and climate neutrality. Among other things, the upgrades consisted of adapting the entire hydronic heating system and swimming pool ventilation, including enlarging the heating registers. Adapting the system hydronics allows a large share of the required thermal energy to be generated by means of low-temperature heat pumps. This makes it possible to use recovered thermal energy sources and reduce energy generation costs. As a result, Alpentherme has cut its annual costs by approximately €82,000 while reducing carbon emissions by almost 370 tons per year.
- First automated railway in Germany
- Passenger benefits: Technology provides higher
capacity and reliability with better energy balance
- “Decisive move for step change in mobility”
(Berlin, June 9, 2021) This year, the German Mobility Award goes to the Digital S-Bahn Hamburg.
The team from Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility is putting Germany’s first
fully automated railway in service. In cooperation with the city of Hamburg,
four Hamburg S-Bahn trains operating with passengers will be digitally
controlled during the ITS Congress in October. The advantage of the new
technology, which has been under development since 2018: More trains can
operate on existing rail lines with higher reliability and lower energy
consumption.
- €231 million contract to install an electronic interlocking signaling
system at 68 stations and cover 450 km of Taiwan Railway
- Upgrades will improve the
rail capacity, safety, efficiency and enhance passenger experience
Siemens Mobility is pleased to announce that it has
signed a €231 million contract with the Taiwan Railways
Administration (TRA) for the implementation of the “Taiwan Railway Smart
Electrical Systems Upgrade and Signalling Interlocking System Update Project.” The project primarily
consists of replacing existing Relay Interlockings with new Electronic
Interlocking (or EI) Systems at 68 stations that will cover 450 km of the island’s approximately 1110 km
total railway network. As part of this contract, Siemens
Mobility will provide 10 years of maintenance and the customer also reserves
the right to procure EI systems for 10-additional stations. The modernization of the signaling
system will allow the TRA to better optimize the
operation and maintenance of the rail network.
- Turkish
State Railways (TCDD) receives final train delivery from Siemens Mobility
- A total of
19 Velaro trains were ordered between 2013 and 2019
- Record time
for the start of passenger service
Siemens Mobility has completed the delivery
of high-speed Velaro trains ordered by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD)
between 2013 and 2019. As of June 2021, the whole Velaro fleet is expected to
be available for the commercial services.
Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has ordered Velaro high-speed trains from Siemens Mobility.The first Velaro Turkey was ordered in 2013 and went into passenger service between Ankara and Konya in May 2015. At the same time, TCDD signed a second contract with Siemens for six eight-car high-speed trains. The last twelve eight-car Velaro TR trains were ordered in 2018 and 2019. The contract included maintenance, repair, and cleaning of the trains for a period of three years. With the delivery well ahead of schedule, a record time for the start of passenger operation could be achieved. On average, the time between the contract signing and passenger operation amounts to 24 months.
- Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) signed
- Siemens Mobility and the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg for Renewable Energy agree on joint research for the use of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology in rail transport
The
use of hydrogen technology in rail transport is becoming increasingly important
as a solution for reducing CO2 emissions and helping to meet climate
targets. In recent years, Siemens Mobility has developed a hydrogen-powered
train, the Mireo Plus H. In this technology, hydrogen is tanked in gas form and
must be kept under high pressure in order to achieve the required high density.
- Purchaser is EntechWorld, end customer is Korea
National Railway
- Control centers ensure safe and reliable power supply for railway
infrastructure
- General power and traction power to be controlled and monitored
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has won a contract to deliver the main
control centers, based on Spectrum Power, to the Korean engineering company
EntechWorld headquartered in Seoul. The end customer is the national railroad
operator Korea National Railway. Starting in 2024,
the main SCADA control centers will control and monitor
the Korean railway system with more than 4,000 kilometers of tracks and about
3.5 million passengers daily. The control centers will ensure the reliable supply of energy to the entire rail network to
meet the highest security, safety and quality standards.
- Grows Siemens Mobility footprint and customer base in Canada
- Enhances digital offering and commitment to service availability
- RailTerm is a leading provider of rail services serving more than 70 clients
Siemens Mobility is pleased to announce that it is acquiring RailTerm, a Canadian
based transportation company that is a leading provider of rail services to
railroads and transit agencies. This acquisition signals Siemens Mobility’s
intent to grow its Canadian business. RailTerm’s familiarity across Canada’s
entire rail spectrum will allow Siemens Mobility to expand its existing
portfolio with on-the-ground track and signaling, electrification and
communication systems.
- €110 million contract to provide a fully automated yard management system
and maintenance services for the Kijfhoek marshalling yard
- Automated
and digital systems will optimize yard operations and improve efficiency,
reliability, and safety
- Kijfhoek is the
largest freight yard in the Netherlands and a vital link
between the Rotterdam ports and major industrial areas in Europe
Siemens Mobility has been
awarded a €110 million contract by ProRail B.V. to modernize and
optimize the Kijfhoek freight railyard, the largest yard in the
Netherlands and a vital link between the Rotterdam ports and major industrial
areas in Europe. This contract includes
providing a state-of-the-art fully automated system to manage yard operations and
15 years of maintenance services. Located south-east of
Rotterdam, the Kijfhoek marshalling yard encompasses 50 hectares, with 14 arrival
tracks, 41 classification tracks and 12 stabling tracks.