- Siemens launches study of 1,400 executives globally revealing regional, city and industry insights regarding the infrastructure transition across energy systems, mobility and buildings
- Decarbonization is a top priority within the infrastructure transition, but progress is too slow
- Over 50% of executives believe decarbonization is a competitive advantage, but less than half believe their country has an effective decarbonization strategy
- Technology and digitalization key levers of a successful infrastructure transition
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has released key insights into the divisive nature of the infrastructure transition in a new report, titled “Siemens Infrastructure Transition Monitor 2023: The Great Divide on The Path to Net Zero.” Data from the report reveals that there is limited alignment on priorities and how best to progress towards a decarbonized and resource-efficient world. Whilst more than half of people surveyed believe the infrastructure transition is accelerating in their region, a quarter of participants - senior executives from seven major industry groups - said that progress is “too slow”, while 29 percent believe progress is “coordinated”, and 31 percent describe it as “on target”.
- Process bus significantly increases level of digitalization in substations
- Faster installation and commissioning
- Improved system reliability
- Benchmark for future-proof design
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has installed process bus technology at the new high-voltage substation in Los Sauces for one of the largest Peruvian distribution network operators, Luz del Sur. This process bus installation with Siprotec merging units and Siprotec protection devices is one of the first fully digitized energy automation system in operation. The new technology sets benchmarks with its future-proof design and will help optimize the entire operation of the power grid.
- Easy and fast engineering with Desigo Engineering Framework
- Open by design for integration of different protocols and devices with no need for additional hardware or software
- Offers wireless access to controllers, remote cloud connection
- Secure connectivity and encrypted communication
Siemens Smart Infrastructure launched its new building automation controllers Desigo PXC4 and PXC5 to transform buildings into high-performing, energy efficient assets. The new generation of Desigo building automation controllers offers a wide range of benefits for automating small and medium-sized buildings to get the most flexible and scalable building automation. Thanks to the new, licence-free Desigo Engineering Framework, devices can now be seamlessly integrated in the same framework for intuitive engineering. Features such as open by design for successful integration of different protocols and easy wireless access facilitate building automation. Both controllers were designed to expand and strengthen the Desigo portfolio and focus on one specific automation element - the Desigo PXC4 for HVAC plants and Desigo PXC5 for system functions and integration.
- Closed system operation for patients and medical personnel’s safety
- Contamination protection with flexible, scalable HVAC control solution
- Compliant with healthcare industry standards
- Easy installation and operation from anywhere
Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) has teamed up with Auto-Info to jointly develop a modular COVID-19 examination unit. The mobile lab structure and system have been designed to avoid contamination among patients or from patients to medical staff by using the Climatix IC platform, a flexible and scalable advanced HVAC control solution from Siemens.
- Italian distribution system operator (DSO), Areti, to use Siemens technology to forecast grid congestion and request flexibility on MV and LV grids
- Set of algorithms developed by Siemens for RomeFlex project enables the Roman DSO to use flexibility to make the grid smarter, more resilient and future-proof
- With the RomeFlex project, Areti and Siemens will build on the experience gained from the EU Platone project
Siemens and Roman DSO, Areti, have announced their collaboration on the
RomeFlex project, which starting today will test the ability to manage congestion and
voltage volatility across the stressed power grids of Italy's capital city.
- Partnership enables Siemens to become a one-stop-shop solutions provider of e-mobility services for corporate fleet and facility management
- Feature-filled software with high flexibility and convenience for EV drivers and fleet operators
Siemens and the electric vehicle (EV) charging platform provider Monta have partnered to facilitate the expansion of
charging infrastructure across Europe. Siemens will use Monta’s Charge Point
Management System to manage its own fleet and charging points, as well
as to serve customers with a fully-fledged solution for EV charging at work, in
public and at home, enabling high availability.
- Launch of Simulytic, a Siemens venture, accelerates the move to safe, autonomous mobility
- World premiere of Siemens Autonomous Charging System
- Partnership with Verein Sozialhelden e.V.: Siemens committed to easing use of charging infrastructure by the disabled
- Siemens is official charging infrastructure partner for the Blue Lane Road at IAA Mobility 2021
- #MoveToTransform campaign in Munich embodies the spirit of the IAA Mobility and shows the faces behind mobility’s transformation
For Siemens,
it’s a home game of a special kind: taking as its motto #MoveToTransform, the
company is exhibiting at the IAA Mobility 2021, which is being held for the
first time in Munich, Bavaria’s capital and Siemens’ hometown. As a focused
technology company, Siemens is presenting a holistic look at mobility for today
and for the future. The focus is on how the real and digital worlds are combined
in technical products and digital solutions to make industry, infrastructure
and transportation more intelligent, efficient and sustainable.
- Equips Norwegian grid operator Norgesnett with medium-voltage switchgear
and compact substations for sustainable, reliable, and affordable transformation
of national grid
- Norgesnett adopts SF6-free switchgear, saving approximately 1,200 tonnes
of CO2compared to SF6-gas switchgear over product lifetime
- Siemens’ switchgear utilizes climate-neutral insulating medium “Clean
Air” consisting exclusively of components of ambient air, propelling Norgesnett
toward its sustainability goals
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure has signed a six-year framework agreement with Norgesnett to deliver
SF6 gas-free switchgear in the form of the 8DJH 24 – blue GIS switchgear,
alongside compact substations.
- Intelligent Valve from Siemens now also operates with a glycol content in the hydronic circuit
- Integrated change-over function saves engineering time and investment costs at the automation level
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure has enhanced its Intelligent Valve with new glycol capability. As
a result, the valve can now be used in hydronic circuits with ethylene
glycol-based antifreeze. The glycol option substantially increases the range of
use cases for the Intelligent Valve: It extends the application range to hydronic
circuits that are exposed to ambient temperatures below 0°C during standstill.
Example applications include coils in air handling units (AHUs) or recoolers of
chiller plants. With the new capability, the required burst protection can be
provided without sacrificing the well-known benefits of Intelligent Valve such
as energy transparency, pressure-independent flow control or optimized Delta T
(ΔT).
- Charging infrastructure to power 24 new electric buses for the Ostrava Transit Authority in Czech Republic
- Software to automatically adapt the charging processes to the bus schedules and to optimize energy consumption
- Operations are scheduled to start in mid-2022
Siemens Smart Infrastructure will provide a charging solution for Dopravní podnik Ostrava (Ostrava Transit Authority), which will expand its fleet with 24 Solaris electric buses. The largest order for electric buses in the Czech Republic to date will include four Sicharge UC charging stations from Siemens. These high-power chargers provide an effective maximum of 400 kW each. Furthermore, Siemens will deliver 28 mobile chargers, electrical infrastructure as well as energy automation software.