- Launch of urban development competition between twelve firms of architects
- Construction work to begin at the end of 2016
At its meeting yesterday, Erlangen City Council approved a decision of principle giving the go-ahead for an architectural design competition for the new Siemens Campus in Erlangen. This marked a further milestone for the project, which is important not only to the city but to the entire metropolitan region of Erlangen / Nuremberg.
- Study confirms feasibility of new Siemens Campus in Erlangen
- Investment volume expected to total about €500 million
- Benefits for Siemens and for Bavaria as a business location
- Next step: Design competition
The state of Bavaria and the city of Erlangen have pledged their support for the planning and construction of the new Siemens Campus Erlangen. After a study initiated some months ago by Siemens confirmed the feasibility of the €500-million project, Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer, Erlangen's mayor Siegfried Balleis, Siemens President and CEO Joe Kaeser and Siemens Chief Financial Officer Ralf P. Thomas signed declarations of intent relating to the project at a ceremony held in Munich's Prinz-Carl-Palais. "By relocating our business units to a modern campus in Erlangen we are underscoring Siemens' long-term commitment to this greater metropolitan area. Together with the state of Bavaria and the city of Erlangen we have succeeded in creating attractive guidelines for this forward-looking project, which will benefit the population of the region and the state as well as our own employees," said Joe Kaeser. In a next step, specifications will be defined for a design competition.
- Investment of €1 billion planned in Germany, €500 million for new Technology Campus in Erlangen
- Part of €2 billion global investment strategy in 2023 for boosting growth, innovation and resilience across all regions
- Further investments in Europe and the U.S.
- New campus to become global development and manufacturing hub and nucleus for technology activities for industrial metaverse
- Erlangen location to promote and accelerate ecosystem of partners from business and scientific communities
- Transition to environmentally sustainable net-zero location
Siemens is
rigorously executing its announced €2 billion investment strategy. Of this
amount, the company plans to invest around €1 billion in Germany, thereby boosting
the country’s innovative strength. In the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz,
the technology company today announced the establishment of its new Technology Campus in Erlangen, Germany, with
investments of around €500 million in the expansion of development and manufacturing
capacities. As a result, Siemens is establishing the Erlangen location as a
global research and development hub and the nucleus of global technology
activities for the industrial metaverse. These steps will enable Siemens to
accelerate its overall growth, drive innovation and increase its resilience.
- Industrial Connectivity Lab opens at the Erlangen site
- Test environment for industrial connectivity technologies
- 5G, WLAN, RTLS, and RFID: Users test application scenarios and interoperability in industrial conditions
The technology company Siemens has opened a new test laboratory for industrial connectivity technologies at its Erlangen site. Embedded in the Siemens Technology Center on the Erlangen campus, the Industrial Connectivity Lab offers 300 square meters of space for extensive testing of any connectivity solution in industrial environments: Industrial WLAN, 5G, real-time localization systems (RTLS), and radio frequency identification (RFID).
Siemens is rigorously executing its announced €2 billion investment strategy. Of this amount, the company plans to invest around €1 billion in Germany, thereby boosting the country’s innovative strength.
Siemens has opened the first building complex of the Siemens Technology Center (STC) at Garching Research Campus of the TUM, north of Munich, Germany. In addition to Siemens, other institutions next to the Technical University of Munich (TUM), such as the Max Planck Institute and SAP are located there, with around 28,000 people working at this hub. As a result, the Garching Research Campus is one of the largest centers for science, research and teaching in all of Europe.
- Zsolt Sluitner to hand over leadership
of the business as of March 1, 2024
- Jörg Vocke has been working at
Siemens for 20 years and has many years of experience in Siemens Real Estate’s business
- Current focus areas: Sustainable and
value-oriented growth as well as transformation of global office and production
locations
Effective
March 1, 2024, Jörg Vocke (55) will become the new CEO of Siemens Real
Estate (SRE), the real estate company of Siemens. In this role, he will report
directly to Ralf P. Thomas, Chief Financial Officer and member of the
Managing Board of Siemens AG. As a corporate real estate manager, SRE is
responsible for Siemens’ global real estate portfolio and continuously drives
the further development of this portfolio in a sustainable, socially
responsible and value-oriented manner. SRE also plays a key role in Siemens’ €2
billion global investment strategy for getting production locations fit for the
future.
- More than €100 million investment for new Siemens Technology Center in
Garching strengthens cutting-edge research and bolsters Germany’sinnovation strength
- Open research and innovation ecosystem fosters collaboration with the
Technical University of Munich (TUM), international research institutes and
leading companies
- Building complex meets the highest sustainability standards
- Focus on industrial artificial intelligence research supports Siemens’
leading position
Today, Siemens has opened the first building complex of the Siemens Technology
Center (STC) at Garching Research Campus, north of Munich, Germany. In addition
to Siemens, other institutions next to the Technical University of Munich (TUM),
such as the Max Planck Institute and SAP, are located there, with around 28,000
people working at this hub. As a result, the Garching Research Campus is one of
the largest centers for science, research and teaching in all of Europe.
- The most advanced future energy grid simulation hub of its kind in Australia
now available for industry and academia
- $5.2 million Hub at Swinburne’s Hawthorn campus features some of the world’s
most advanced digital technology from Siemens
- Hub simulates digital twin of Australia’s energy grid, enabling future energy
scenarios mapping
Siemens and Swinburne University of Technology have launched the most advanced future Energy Transition Hub of its kind in Australia at the University’s Hawthorn campus in Melbourne.
- The University of East London (UEL) has reduced its carbon emissions by 10 percent in phase one of its new net zero strategy
- UEL partnered with Siemens to develop and deliver the strategy, designed to improve energy efficiency and renewable integration
- Siemens and UEL to co-create a ‘Living Lab’ to help embed sustainability into course curriculums
The University of East London (UEL) has reduced its carbon emissions by 10 percent from its 2020/21 baseline to 2022/23 in the first phase of its new net zero strategy, putting the organisation on track to achieve its 2030 net-zero target.