The North County Transit District (NCTD) Board of Directors approved the purchase of five new Siemens locomotives at the June Board meeting. The five locomotives being replaced were originally built between 1975-1992 and were purchased as used by NCTD. These five locomotives have reached the end of their useful life.
- Taoyuan City gets fully automated metro
- Green Line: 27.8 kilometers long with 21 stations
- Link to Taoyuan International Airport
- CBTC-based train control will maximize throughput and capacity
A consortium of South Korea's train manufacturer Hyundai Rotem, Taiwan's construction company BES Engineering and Siemens will deliver, on a turnkey basis, the electrical and mechanical solutions for the Green Line metro in the Taiwanese city of Taoyuan. The contract was awarded by the Taoyuan City Government. Siemens' share of the project comprises the Trainguard MT Communications-Based Train Control system (CBTC), traction drives for the trains and the direct-current (DC) traction power supply. The metro line's signaling system will enable unattended train operation (Grade of Automation, GoA4).
- Simple monitoring of measuring points for process data
- Integrated GPS functionality for localization and time synchronization
- Extension board for connecting additional sensors via Modbus RTU
Siemens is expanding the possible uses for its telecontrol units from the Simatic RTU3000C product family with new hardware and software: The new Simatic RTU3031C (Remote Terminal Unit/RTU) has integrated GPS functionality for comparing the setpoint with the actual position. That makes it suitable not only for static applications such as the monitoring of distributed measuring points in the water industry, but also for mobile applications that require localization functions. This includes, for example, position monitoring for floating navigation signs or container tracking. In addition, Siemens is introducing an extension board that allows users to connect up to eight additional sensors to the telecontrol units. New firmware for the product family also offers users new functions, such as connection to redundant control centers and new function blocks for the statistical evaluation of process values.
Siemens will supply 102 SF6-free, gas-insulated 8VM1 high-voltage switchgear (GIS) to Siemens Gamesa by the middle of next year. The switchgear will protect each wind turbine individually against overloads and short-circuits and make it possible to supply electricity reliably and without interruption. Developed for wind farms, the 8VM1 from the blue GIS portfolio operates with vacuum circuit-breaker technology and with clean air instead of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) as the insulating medium. The switchgear are destined for the British East Anglia One offshore wind farm, which will supply up to 600,000 British homes with electricity starting in 2020. Siemens Gamesa is building the wind farm for ScottishPower Renewables in approximately 300 square kilometers of space, and is using a new connection and wind farm grid concept with a voltage of 66 Kilovolts (kV). Compared to the usual 33 kV connection, it increases the transmission capacity of each cable and simultaneously reduces transmission losses, thus cutting costs. For this purpose, Siemens Gamesa has adapted the substation transformers and converters to the wind turbines. Siemens will ship all 102 switchpanels by mid-2019.
- Siemens-Division Building Technologies guarantees by contract power and water savings for seven years
- Data analytics from automation systems used to design tailor-made energy conservation measures
Dubai Airports will use Siemens Building Technologies data analytics and smart building technology to guarantee annual energy savings of almost 20 percent per year at Dubai Airports' facilities, by implementing energy efficiency measures at Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3 and Concourse B at Dubai International (DXB). Focusing on air and water systems, the seven-year project is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 25,000 tons, with annual electricity savings of approximately 50 gigawatt hours (GWH), and water savings of around 21 million gallons. The initiative is part of Dubai Airports' comprehensive energy-saving strategy and program designed to limit the environmental footprint at both of its airports.
- Consortium of Siemens and Škoda Transportation commissioned
- Delivery of the first cars within 32 months
- Improved passenger comfort and experience
Czech Railways (České dráhy – ČD) has ordered 50 Viaggio Comfort passenger cars from a consortium of Škoda Transportation and Siemens. Delivery of the first cars is planned within 32 months. Siemens will be responsible for the engineering, production of the car bodies, delivery of the bogies and the dynamic commissioning as well as authorization. Škoda will handle the electric and mechanic final assembly and the static commissioning and delivers auxiliary converters and control cabinets. The total value of the order is around €115 million.
- Power redundancy eliminating a single point of failure
- Award-winning industrial design
- Ideal for digital substations, transportation and oil & gas industries
Two new compact rugged Ethernet switches have just been added to Siemens Ruggedcom portfolio. The IEEE 1588 conformant Ruggedcom RSG908C and Ruggedcom RSG910C reduce the total cost of ownership by combining precision timing information and data communications onto a single network. These two new switches come with an integrated DIN rail mount and front-facing interfaces for easy installation in space-limited areas. They offer redundant power inputs for both DC and high voltage AC/DC applications, eliminating a single point of failure. The switches are designed to operate in harsh environments with widely varying climatic and environmental conditions, which is ideal for digital substations, transportation and oil & gas industries.
- European standard EN 54-16 compliant public address and voice alarm system with professional sound quality and low latency
- Highly flexible in system size and redundancy levels
- Real-time engineering for configuration and maintenance without system restarts
The Siemens Building Technologies Division launches a new public address and voice alarm (PA/VA) system in June 2018. The modular and scalable system can be customized for buildings of all types and sizes. It can be used for emergency situations and convenience applications such as public announcements and background music. The PA/VA system, marketed as Cerberus PACE (Public Address and Controlled Evacuation), can incorporate multiple redundancy levels and is also suitable for step-by-step modernization of outdated public address and voice alarm systems (PA/VA systems). Real-time engineering supports maintenance and configuration changes during business hours, while professional sound quality and low latency enable clear communication.
- Finance proves crucial for Siemens Gamesa customers across the globe
- Preferred finance agreement with Siemens Financial Services offers bundled equipment, service and capital solutions for wind industry
- Bosco Le Piane project in Italy benefits from collaboration
Helping wind energy customers overcome funding obstacles, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has teamed up with Siemens Financial Services (SFS) to offer bundled solutions that include equipment and service with financing options. Finance is one of the biggest barriers facing clients as it varies from market to market, and the ability to offer financial solutions has proved to be a win-win in bringing clean energy projects online for Siemens Gamesa customers worldwide. Most recently, the Bosco Le Piane wind project in Italy benefited from this Siemens Gamesa-SFS collaboration. This is the fourth large-scale onshore wind farm in Italy financed by SFS in support of key clients that incorporate Siemens Gamesa technology. The other projects were Melfi, Tricarico and E-Vento.
Siemens has received an order for three SGT5-4000F gas turbines from United Arab Emirates (UAE). The turbines will be used in Unit H Phase 4 of the Al Aweer power plant complex which is located approximately 35 kilometers from downtown Dubai. DEWA has awarded the project EPC contract to Siemens in a consortium led by the Egypt-based company El Sewedy Electric Co SAE (SWDY.CA) through its subsidiary Elsewedy Power. With an electrical generating capacity of about 815 megawatts (MW), the turbines will increase the total output of the power plant complex to more than 2.8 gigawatts (GW). The commercial commissioning of the three gas turbine trains is scheduled for spring 2020.