- Acquisition to strengthen Siemens’ capability to address fast-growing
demand for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in India, expand local
market presence, enable creation of export hub
- To scale up Siemens’ range of e-mobility solutions in India,
complementing its global portfolio
- Closing
subject to fulfilment of condition precedents as agreed between the parties and
receipt of requisite regulatory, statutory and other approvals
In a step to address the fast-growing demand for
electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in India, Siemens Limited, signed
an agreement today to acquire the EV division of Mumbai-based Mass-Tech
Controls Private Limited. The division is engaged in design, engineering and
manufacturing of a wide range of AC chargers, and 30 to 300kW capacity DC
chargers for various end applications for EVs. The cost of the acquisition is
approximately Rs. 380 million (EUR 4.3 million) on a cash free and debt free
basis and subject to other adjustments that are mutually agreed between the
parties to the transaction.
- Bustanica, the Dubai-based vertical farming company, requires 95% less water than a conventional plot, and yields more than 1 million kg of produce free of pesticides, herbicides and chemicals
- Siemens provided building systems and automation hardware and software from its Digital Industries and Smart Infrastructure portfolios
- Building systems, automation software and hardware are part of Siemens Xcelerator
Siemens provided automation and building technology
to the recently opened Bustanica vertical farm in Dubai, the world’s largest of
its kind. The $40 million facility is owned by Emirates Crop One, a joint venture
between Emirates Flight Catering, one of the world’s largest catering
operations serving more than 100 airlines, and Crop One Holdings Inc., an
industry leader in technology-driven indoor vertical farming.
- New seven-year energy performance contract extension signed between Siemens and Australia’s Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC)
- Technology and services from Siemens Xcelerator enabled the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground to achieve north of A$5m savings in energy costs over seven years
- Greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 50,089 tons over same period (equivalent to taking around 10,000 cars off the road)
Australia’s
home of sport, the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has, over a seven-year
period, achieved higher than expected energy, cost and emissions savings under an
energy performance contract (EPC) between Siemens and the Melbourne Cricket
Club (MCC).
- ETH Zurich runs unique research project on automation and energy supply for buildings in different climate zones
- Project includes one-of-a-kind artificial sun
- Siemens supplies digital building technologies, part of Siemens Xcelerator, for lab
ETH Zurich,
one of the world’s most renowned universities, has just opened a unique
research facility: the Zero Carbon Building Systems (ZCBS) Lab. It allows research
into the behavior of building components and systems in different climate
zones. The new building, located on the university campus in Zurich, comprises
two floors with different test cells, climate chambers, and experimentation
rooms. As part of its existing industrial partnership with ETH Zurich, Siemens
has equipped the new research facility with state-of-the-art digital building technologies,
including for building operations and management. The technologies are part of
the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.
- Samotics joins Siemens Xcelerator partner ecosystem with its leading monitoring system for AC motors and rotating equipment based on electrical signature analysis (ESA) technology
- ESA technology has been integrated into NXpower Monitor, delivering asset health and energy efficiency insights for electric-driven equipment
- ESA will extend NXpower Monitor’s capabilities to deliver an end-to-end asset monitoring offering for the entire energy distribution system
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure has integrated electrical signature analysis (ESA) from Samotics
into NXpower Monitor, its industry-leading digital caretaker for electrical
networks. Using ESA and machine learning, Samotics provides real-time
actionable insights to help global industrial companies eliminate industrial
energy waste and unplanned downtime. This new capability leverages the
ecosystem of Siemens Xcelerator, an open digital business platform that enables
customers to accelerate their digital transformation easier, faster, and at
scale.
- 8DAB 40 switchgear expands the blue GIS portfolio for primary distribution networks enabling sustainable grid expansion ahead of regulations
- Utilizes climate friendly Clean Air insulating medium consisting of natural-origin gases with GWP <1, F-gas and PFAS free
- Software from Siemens Xcelerator platform and integrated sensors enable asset transparency and condition monitoring
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure has cemented its position as a technology leader by expanding
its sustainable blue GIS portfolio with the 8DAB 40. This switchgear for
primary distribution networks up to 40,5 kV uses “Clean Air” as insulating
medium with GWP <1, making it climate friendly and completely free of
fluorinated gases. The 8DAB 40 is to be showcased at the upcoming
Hannover Messe, taking place from April 17th to 21st. Free tickets are available to be part of the Siemens
experience. Siemens Xcelerator is an
open digital business platform that enables customers to accelerate their
digital transformation easier, faster, and at scale.
- Launches SIBushing as smart and intelligent cable connection bushing, together with SICAM FCM plus short circuit and earth fault indicator
- Complements SIPROTEC 5 series with the 7SY82 universal protection device with Low Power Instrument Transformer (LPIT) inputs
- Designed with sustainability at their core, the portfolio additions offer an intelligent solution for switchgear of the future
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure has expanded its industry-leading medium voltage portfolio with
a sustainable and intelligent solution that paves the way for smart switchgear
of the future. Due to its conformity with the
instrument transformer standard IEC 61869, the SIBushing can be connected to the SICAM FCM plus (Feeder Condition
Monitor), a multi-functional, short-circuit and earth-fault indicator which
uses detection algorithms to indicate the direction of the cable fault. Applicable
for medium voltage distribution systems up to 36kV, the SICAM FCM plus with
SIBushing delivers unrivaled transparency and high-precision measurement of
distribution systems, resulting also in the consumption of significantly less
power, compared to conventional instrument transformer technologies.
- The project will enhance the University’s research capabilities to develop and use AI and robotics to inspect and maintain solar arrays
- The array is expected to be fully operational by July and will enable the University of York’s Institute for Safe Autonomy to become energy self-sufficient.
The University
of York has appointed Siemens to design and deliver a solar array located at
the University’s new Institute for Safe Autonomy (ISA) as part of a £1.5
million research project. Funded through the UK Research Partnership
Investment Fund (UKRPIF), the project will enhance the Institute’s research
capabilities to develop and use AI and robotic systems to inspect and maintain
solar arrays.
- Project on Terceira handed over to Portuguese energy company EDA – Electricidade dos Açores
- Software from Siemens Xcelerator portfolio and 15 MW battery storage boost share of renewables, improve flexibility and resilience of power grid
- Expected annual CO2 savings of more than 3,600 tons
Siemens Smart Infrastructure,
in partnership with Fluence, a market leader in energy storage established in
2018 by Siemens and AES, has successfully
completed and handed over a sustainable energy project on the Azores island of
Terceira to the Portuguese
energy provider EDA – Electricidade dos Açores. The project combines software
that forecasts energy consumption and production with
a powerful battery-based energy storage system, allowing for greater and more reliable
integration of renewable energy sources such as wind or solar into the power
grid. This combination is expected to reduce CO2
emissions by more than 3,600 tons per year.
The Spectrum Power Microgrid Management System (MGMS)
software implemented for EDA is part of the
Siemens Xcelerator portfolio which supports the digital transformation of power
utilities worldwide.
- Siemens invests 30 million euros in its switchgear plant in Frankfurt-Fechenheim
- Construction of intelligent high-speed warehouse, expansion of the production area and investments in machines and production lines
- Expansion of the fluorine gas-free, gas-insulated product portfolio
- 200 new jobs and additional investment in employee training program
Siemens is
investing 30 million euros to expand its switchgear plant in Frankfurt-Fechenheim.
A smart, fully automated high-speed warehouse and a 1,200 square-meter
extension to an existing hall are being built on the 160,000 square-meter site.
For years, the plant has been experiencing steady growth in incoming orders and
is working at its capacity limit. The additional
production area will support a third assembly line for switchgear, boosting the
site and creating new jobs in the region. Sustainability is an essential
consideration: The plant is expanding its production of environmentally
friendly medium-voltage switchgear, and the two new buildings will have roofs
with photovoltaic systems. At today’s groundbreaking ceremony, Martin Betzmann,
Site Manager of the Frankfurt-Fechenheim switchgear plant, Stephanie Wüst,
member of the city council and Head of Economic Affairs of the city of
Frankfurt am Main, Stephan May, CEO of Electrification & Automation at
Siemens AG, and Steffen Rümmler, Head of the German Business at Siemens Real
Estate, symbolically opened the construction site.