- 8DJH 12 switchgear is expanding the "blue GIS" portfolio in the medium-voltage range
- "Clean Air" used as the F gas-free insulating medium
- Follows the proven operating concept for load-break switchgear
- Connection to IoT platforms integrated
At this year's Hannover Messe trade fair, Siemens will present the 8DJH 12, an additional medium voltage switchgear that uses "Clean Air" as the insulating medium. "Clean Air" is an insulating gas consisting only of the natural constituents of ambient air. The new gas-insulated load-break switchgear (ring main unit) thus combines the sustainability of the "blue GIS" portfolio with the benefits of the proven 8DJH product family. The switchgear is used in public and industrial power grids on the secondary distribution level.
- Navigator combines distinct types of asset and maintenance data with performance data
- Deep analysis as the basis for new and improved Energy and Asset Performance Services
- Extended possibilities for apps and dashboards through integration into MindSphere, the cloud-based, open IoT operating system from Siemens
Navigator, the cloud-based energy and asset management platform from Siemens, has recently become even stronger thanks to a new release issued this February. With this latest version, it can aggregate a wider range of data sets, more powerfully analyze data, and create a whole new range of customized reports for easier decision making and communication. "Since we brought Navigator to the market in 2012, it has been evolving constantly to help our customers make better decisions, reduce operational expenditures, achieve sustainability targets and lower their exposure to risk. For example, Building Technologies saved 10,96 million tons CO2emissions in 2018, which corresponds to the emission of one million small cars, which are all driving once around the world." says Eike Steffen, Global Head, Solutions and Services Portfolio. Currently, Navigator processes over 625 million values per day from over 80,000 connected buildings worldwide.
The Umm Al Houl combined cycle power plant in Qatar has been inaugurated by Siemens, delivering almost a quarter of the country's installed power generating capacity and providing up to 136 million imperial gallons of drinking water per day. It is the second-largest power plant in the country.
- The TIA Portal moves into the cloud: flexible use of the engineering framework in various phases of development
- Fast, flexible access to pre-installed engineering environments
- Integration of the widest range of PC and tablet hardware into the development process
- Fast access to project data through storage in a cloud-based FileShare
With the TIA Portal (Totally Integrated Automation Portal) in the cloud, Siemens is expanding the options of using the engineering framework even more flexible in the various phases of planning, engineering and commissioning. The possibilities that this offers are based on all the main features of TIA Portal V15.1, with additional available innovations of TIA Portal options – the simulation of the application in the cloud environment with the help of S7-PLCSIM Advanced, full use of the application possibilities, for example the complete controller portfolio including the new, redundant S7-1500R/H controller, the configuration of visualizations with HMI Panels, PC-based runtime systems, and the fully integrated Sinamics drives portfolio.
- Strategic Partnership Agreement signed
- Technology collaboration agreement in heavy-duty gas turbines
Siemens AG and State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC) signed a comprehensive Strategic Partnership Framework Agreement (SPFA). This follows a Technology Collaboration agreement on heavy-duty gas turbines between Siemens AG and China United Heavy-duty Gas Turbine Company (UGTC). The SPFA was signed by Qian Zhimin, Chairman of SPIC and Joe Kaeser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG on March 26, 2019 in Beijing. The SPFA will further expand the cooperation in power generation in addition to the earlier agreed technology collaboration between Siemens AG and UGTC and will create a China-based supplier eco-system. Both companies will also collaborate in high-technology product demonstration e.g. in the field of digitalization of power plants or in hydrogen utilization projects and smart energy management for a decentralized energy system. Furthermore, both parties agreed to cooperate in project execution, and will jointly develop proper Gas-to-Power projects worldwide.
- Many companies and institutes from the University of Stuttgart are already participating in the "Fast Ramp-Up Challenge".
- Additional companies can join the initiative until May 23.
- Ramp-up of prototypes within only two days planned at the ARENA2036 innovation factory
- Open, cloud-based IoT operating system MindSphere in action
Siemens has launched an initiative to enable fast ramp-up and reconfiguration of production facilities together with partner companies from the mechanical engineering, automotive, robotics and information technology industries. Companies can still register and present their proposals on May 23. Prototypes will be tested at the ARENA2036 innovation factory in mid-October. As part of the "Fast Ramp-Up Challenge" competition, production cells from several companies are to be set up within just two days using MindSphere, the open cloud-based operating system for the Internet of Things (IoT) from Siemens.
- 23 Desiro HC trainsets
- Order worth around €300 million
- Service on the regional lines RE1, RE8 and RB17 in the Elbe-Spree network
- Option to increase capacity of the RE1 trains following platform extensions
- Attractive passenger experience and significant capacity increase
Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG) has ordered 23 Desiro HC regional trains from Siemens for service on the Elbe-Spree network. The order is worth around €300 million. The multiple-unit trains are planned to be used on the regional lines RE1, RE8 and RB17 in the new Elbe-Spree network. In January 2019, ODEG was awarded the contract to operate these lines following a Europe-wide tender by Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB). The contract includes the option to expand the capacity of the RE1 trains when the station platforms along this line are extended. Delivery of the 21 six-car and two four-car trains is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2022. The start of operations is planned for the timetable change in December 2022. The trains will be built at the Siemens plant in Krefeld, Germany.
Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG) has ordered 23 Desiro HC regional trains from Siemens for service on the Elbe-Spree network. The order is worth around €300 million. Delivery of the 21 six-car and two four-car trains is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2022. In January 2019, ODEG was awarded the contract to operate these lines following a Europe-wide tender by Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB).
The Desiro trainsets will be used on the regional express line RE1 (lot 1) connecting Magdeburg with Cottbus via Berlin and Frankfurt (Oder). During rush hours, trains will operate three times an hour between Brandenburg a. d. Havel and Frankfurt (Oder). The four-car Desiros are planned for service on the RE8 line connecting Wismar and Wittenberge with Baruth and Elsterwerda/Finsterwalde via Berlin, as well as on the RB17 line connecting Wismar and Ludwigslust.
The trains have generous space available for bicycles, strollers and wheelchairs and a multipurpose car with a barrier-free WC. Sliding steps enable barrier-free access at stations with 550 mm and 760 mm platform heights. Wider doors than in older trains speed and ease passenger boarding and exiting. Free WLAN on board enhances passenger convenience. A passenger safety system provides live camera coverage of activities in the cars. In case of a conflict or problem, supervisors at the operations control center can communicate directly with the car via loudspeakers. The cars are equipped inside and outside with real-time capacity displays, and this information can also be accessed via the VBB app.
- First new gas-fired power plant project in Afghanistan since the 1970s
- Electricity generation planned for summer 2019
Siemens has received the first order for its SGT-A45 mobile unit from Bayat Power, a company of the Bayat Group. A few months from now, a complete gas-fired power plant, centered around the SGT-A45 trailer-mounted unit, will begin to provide electricity for the Jowzjan Province in northern Afghanistan. The mobile solution utilizes an aeroderivative gas turbine, which can provide capacity of up to 41 Megawatts (MW) of power at 50 Hertz (Hz). The SGT-A45 mobile unit is fully tested and pre-commissioned in the factory, and its trailer-mounted design minimizes the amount of construction work required on site. As a result, the plant can begin producing electricity in only a few months and will be capable of supplying power for approximately 200,000 homes. As the first new gas-fired power plant project in Afghanistan since the 1970s, Bayat Power Phase 1 will supply clean and reliable electricity, a first step to energy independence for the country.
- Higher reading rates and reading reliability
- Additional Gigabit Ethernet interface for diagnostic and service purposes
- Easy connection to cloud applications via Simatic S7-1500 and CP 1545-1
- Powerful, flexible accessories and easy handling
Siemens has introduced the Simatic MV550, the second optical reader in its new high-end Simatic MV500 series. The device is characterized by higher computing power, which allows a fast reading process and increased reading reliability – even under difficult conditions. It has an additional Gigabit Ethernet interface for diagnostic and service purposes. The Simatic MV500 can be easily and securely connected to cloud applications. This enables users to optimize production processes and supply chains, and to increase the efficiency and quality of production, logistics and asset management.