- New data center in Tallinn, Estonia, targets Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) value of 1.2, against industry average of around 1.6
- Siemens’ AI-powered software optimizes cooling for energy efficiency and reliable operation of critical infrastructure
- Customized power distribution systems from Siemens ensure reliable, safe power supply to the data center
- Data center is powered by renewable energy, with ability to sell waste heat
Siemens has deployed integrated data center
management software at the largest and most energy efficient data center in the
Baltic region. The building management software (BMS), the energy and power
management software (EPMS) and the White Space Cooling Optimization (WSCO) help
Greenergy Data Centers to lower energy usage, ensure thermal protection and
manage reliable operation of the critical infrastructure.
- Open, interoperable software suite ensures grid stability and economic efficiency, manages rising complexity of power grids
- Software speeds up grid simulations up to 6 times and increases efficiency in grid management tasks by 85 percent
- Holistic digital twin of the grid throughout planning, simulation and real-time operation of power grids
- Launch of customer co-innovation collaboration to guide product roadmaps for net zero world
In an
industry first, Siemens Smart Infrastructure announced an open, modular suite
of grid software to address the increasingly critical energy transition. The suite
is a game changer for established energy players and new stakeholders alike,
enabling them to be fast, agile and flexible when coping with existing and
future challenges. Siemens has already made significant steps to improve its offering
for smart meter data management such as a cloud native option or improved task efficiency by up to 85
percent by redefining the user experience. Siemens’ software also
enables customers to run grid protection simulations up to six times faster
than the current speed of execution, supporting utilities to better plan,
operate and maintain power networks. All upcoming modules of the software suite
from Siemens will be developed following specific design principles to interact
seamlessly and enable agility. At the same time, they will keep the power grid
cyber resilient while also creating a digital twin of the grid throughout
planning, simulation, real-time operations and maintenance of power grids.
- Siemens installs its fluorine gas-free, medium-voltage switchgear NXPLUS C 24 blue GIS at Iberdrola
- Climate-friendly insulating gas Clean Air with a global warming potential <1 consists exclusively of natural components of ambient air
- The power distribution solution enhances sustainability and climate protection for Spanish utility
Headquartered in the Spanish city of Bilbao, Iberdrola, one
of the world’s largest electric utilities and the world's largest wind power
producer, aims to become carbon neutral across Europe by 2030. To achieve this
goal, it is systematically implementing its environmentally-friendly and
sustainable business model. To this end, Siemens Smart Infrastructure has been
commissioned by i-DE Redes Eléctricas Inteligentes SAU, the company responsible
for power distribution activities within the Iberdrola Group, to supply its sustainable
medium-voltage switchgear to the northern Spanish province of Burgos. This marks
the first installation of fluorine gas-free switchgear from Siemens’
climate-friendly blue portfolio at a customer site in Spain.
- EWE NETZ installs fluorine gas-free blue GIS medium-voltage switchgear from Siemens in Brake, Germany
- Investment in climate protection and supply security in the region
- Climate-friendly insulation gas “Clean Air” replaces fluorine gas
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure has supplied EWE NETZ GmbH, which operates highly-efficient power
grids in Germany, with its latest environmentally-friendly switchgear
technology. EWE NETZ has now completed a new medium-voltage switchgear
installation in Brake in the Wesermarsch region of Lower Saxony, which includes
seven fluorine gas-free NXPLUS C 24 circuit-breaker panels from Siemens’ green blue
GIS portfolio. This makes EWE NETZ one of the first grid operators in Germany
to switch to the climate-friendly insulation gas Clean Air for an entire
medium-voltage switchgear installation.
- Transitions to Siemens´ EnergyIP Meter Data Management Software-as-a-Service
- Updates system capabilities while reducing cost of ownership
- Increases staff efficiency by decreasing time spent on routine maintenance
- No-touch customer updates provided virtually with advanced cyber security protection
Silicon
Valley Power, the municipal utility for the City of Santa Clara, Calif., serves
a community of innovation and technology made up of some of the world’s largest
world-class high-tech companies. Serving thousands of municipal customers and
approximately 50 commercial data centers, the utility wanted to upgrade its older
version of EnergyIP Meter Data Management (MDM) solution. To do so it also
sought out solutions that would allow the upgrade without causing service
disruptions, increased installation costs, a steep learning curve for staff,
and cyber security and compliance concerns. Siemens’ EnergyIP MDM
Software-as-a-Service (MDM SaaS) helped address all of the utility’s
requirements. EnergyIP MDM SaaS conforms with Cloud Security
Alliance (CSA) STAR Level One cybersecurity guidelines. This registration
demonstrates Siemens’ commitment to organizational security as a trusted cloud
provider.
Siemens increase its global cybersecurity
offering with the official inauguration of the Critical Infrastructure Defense
Center (CIDC) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The center is the first
facility of its kind in the Siemens realm dedicated to Critical Infrastructure
Protection (CIP) focused on Operations Technology (OT). Services provided by
the center will range from advisory to managed and research services, with a
mission to secure the advancement of a decarbonizing digital world. The team of
cyber experts based in Fredericton will support cyber and physical security
needs of Canada as well as projects in the US, Europe and the Middle East.
- Distribution grid operator Distributie Energie Oltenia orders grid control software, paving the way to a smarter grid
- Software increases grid efficiency, improves power quality
- Digital technology supports transition to low-carbon economy
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has been chosen by distribution grid
operator Distributie
Energie Oltenian (DEO) in Romania to supply its latest Advanced Distribution Management
Software (ADMS) to a control center in Craiova, a town about 200 km West of Bucharest. The
order paves the way for the distribution system operator to operate a smarter
grid and make advancements in its digital transformation journey. The ADMS is
expected to become operational by end of 2023.
- The industry-first sustainable charging solution enables quick installation at scale and easy expansion and maintenance to help meet growing demand for EV charging infrastructure
Siemens
Smart Infrastructure in the U.S. today unveiled a new sustainable, EV charging
concept structure designed for electrifying fleets and high demand charging
applications at scale. The new VersiCharge XL concept (UL standard) was created
to electrify new or existing parking lots and building structures quickly and
efficiently by using a modular, scalable design made in partnership with Nexii
Building Solutions using their proprietary, sustainable building material with
low carbon footprint in the U.S. The solution, which resembles a modern-day
fueling station, was developed in late 2021, and then installed in only three
days at Siemens’ research and development hub for Electrical Products and
eMobility solutions in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, USA.