- Greatly expanded product line of GAMMA instabus switching actuators for lighting and electrical loads
- Numerous control, override and diagnostic functions
- Much shorter installation time, simplified commissioning, lower maintenance costs
The Siemens Building Technologies Division has updated its GAMMA instabus product line with new switching actuators, greatly expanding its range of products for lighting control. The new actuators are available with switching capacities of 6, 10 and 16 or 20 amperes and four, eight and twelve channels each.
- Integration of location data in building systems and processes
- More comfort and safety for building users and operators
- Partnership with indoor positioning expert infsoft
The Siemens Building Technologies Division is adding location-based services to its digital service offering for buildings. These services link existing building infrastructures and processes with location-specific data. This benefits all building users: People working in the building enjoy enhanced comfort. For example, they are now able to use a smartphone app to individually control the room temperature and lighting in their immediate vicinity or find and reserve an available meeting room nearby. Location-based services help visitors find their way around a building more quickly and obtain the information they need. In addition, these services dramatically improve the operational processes in a building, optimizing room utilization, simplifying emergency evacuations and making building maintenance more efficient. Beyond that, it is easier to protect assets against loss or theft, take inventory and locate them at any time. This is important, for instance, to quickly find mobile medical equipment in a hospital.
From 14 to 17 September 2017, representatives from the worlds of politics and industry met at the New Mobility World to shape the future of mobility across industries. The event took place within the context of the IAA 2017. Under the banner "Shaping future mobility systems – from understanding to optimizing," Siemens exhibited at Booth 39 in Hall 3.1 with an array of current applications and solutions surrounding the topics of charging technology for electric vehicles and intelligent communication systems linking vehicles and infrastructure. Siemens offers a wide range of products and solutions that help shape the future of mobility already today.
Siemens is modernizing 15 converter transformers at the Cahora Bassa dam in Mozambique for the operator Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB). The transformers form part of the HVDC transmission link built in the 1970s to transmit electrical power from the hydropower plant over a distance of 1,450 kilometers. The order volume is about €26 million, and the project as scheduled by Siemens will take three years.
The demands on power grids are growing continuously as the portion of renewables-based and distributed energy systems is increasing. Siemens and its project partners have been decoupled the local power grid in Wildpoldsried from the main power grid. For the small community this is a milestone, for the energy transition in Germany and the ambitions worldwide to decarbonize the energy system the successful demonstration sets an exclamation mark.
- Digitalization increases the value and competitiveness of buildings
- Siemens solutions leverage the improvement potential
- Optimal use of building data creates perfect places
At this year's Expo Real in Munich, Siemens will present solutions and services for the real estate industry under the motto "#CreatingPerfectPlaces." Combining the latest building technology with advanced analytics and digital services opens up a new dimension of building performance. Used consistently, the capabilities offered by digitalization meet all the requirements for sustainable, energy efficient, safe and comfortable buildings. This results in perfect places which increase the value and competitiveness of properties.
The energy company Eni Norge, a subsidiary of Eni S.p.A. has joined the Siemens Subsea Power Grid Joint Industry Program (JIP). Siemens Subsea is developing a complete subsea power network with a group of partners, led by Chevron and including Statoil, Exxon and Petrobras, as part of a Joint Industry Program (JIP). The JIP is one of the main initiatives in the offshore oil and gas industry for advancing large scale subsea processing.
- New spring-return actuators with 4 Nm torque
- New damper actuators with 2 Nm torque
- Easy installation and extreme flexibility
The Siemens Building Technologies Division is expanding its range of OpenAir damper actuators for heating, ventilation and air conditioning applications with spring-return models with 4 Nm of torque. At the same time, new features are being added to conventional damper actuators with 2 Nm of torque.
Siemens and The AES Corporation announced on July 11, 2017 their agreement to form a new global energy storage technology and services company under the name Fluence. The joint venture will deliver the Advancion and Siestorage energy storage platforms and will continue to develop new storage solutions and services. Fluence will empower customers around the world to better navigate the fragmented but rapidly growing energy storage sector and meet their pressing needs for scalable, flexible, and cost-competitive energy storage solutions. Its global headquarters will be located in the Washington, DC area with additional offices located in Erlangen, Germany and other cities worldwide. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2017, subject to regulatory and other approvals.
- Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) project at Hvidovre Hospital in Denmark recognized
- Guaranteed energy savings of up to 33 percent per year
- Comprehensive energy savings package through optimization of technical plants and expansion of renewable energy systems
The Siemens Building Technologies Division has won a 2017 European Energy Service Award (EESA) in the category "Best European Energy Service Project" for its energy performance contracting (EPC) project at Hvidovre Hospital, the largest EPC project in Denmark to date. The project will allow the 245,000 m² hospital near Copenhagen to reduce its heat consumption by 41 percent and its electricity consumption by 23 percent. The total energy consumption will be cut by approximately one third.