- ElecLink interconnector to increase the existing interconnection capacity between the two countries by 50 percent
- Interconnector will foster energy exchanges, thus providing increased reliability and security to consumers throughout Europe
- ElecLink is one of the European Commission's projects of common interest
Siemens has been awarded an order to supply a link between the French and British power grids. The customer is ElecLink Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Groupe Eurotunnel SE. The "ElecLink" high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link will enhance power supply reliability in both countries and promote the integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid. Siemens will supply the two HVDC converter stations at both sides of the DC power line, which will be routed as a DC cable through the Channel Tunnel. This cable is to be supplied by Prysmian and installed by Balfour Beatty. The volume of Siemens' share of the order is around EUR 315 million. The link is scheduled to take up commercial operation early 2020. The foundation stone of the future converter station was laid on February 23, 2017, by Jesse Norman, Minister for Industry and Energy signalling the start of the construction work which, when complete, will supply enough electricity to power more than 1.65 million typical households per year.
- Order for F-class gas turbines includes service for Fadhili plant
- Turbines to be produced locally at Siemens Dammam Energy Hub
- Total order volume approximately USD 400 million
Siemens has received an order for five F-class gas turbines for a combined heat and power (CHP) plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With an electrical generating capacity of about 1,500 megawatts (MW), the plant will supply about 400 MW of electricity and process steam to a new natural gas extraction plant in Fadhili which is located 100 kilometers northwest of Dammam in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom. The additional 1,100 MW will be sufficient to supply power to 1.1 million Saudi households. All five turbines will be produced at the Siemens Dammam Energy Hub (SDEH), the first manufacturing facility for gas turbines in Saudi Arabia and the largest in the Middle East. Purchaser is the South Korean company Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. who is responsible for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of the plant.
The Oslo City Administration has selected Siemens to provide the building management system and building automation for the new Munch Museum. Siemens will install the Desigo CC building management platform in the arts museum of the Norwegian capital, together with all associated automation equipment, panels and the necessary interfaces, engineering, programming, commissioning and training of museum employees.
- The system monitors real-time energy consumption at 14 factories spread across Spain, Germany, the UK, France and Poland
- Plans to extend the project to 30 facilities in 2017
- Moreover, Gestamp is managing to reduce its plants' CO2 emissions by 15 percent and to use big data to optimize spending on electricity
Thanks to a cloud-based efficient energy management platform that uses big data to optimise consumption, Siemens has enabled Gestamp, a multinational company in metal autoparts manufacturing, to reduce energy consumption by up to 15 percent at 14 of its plants. The Spanish company specialises in designing, developing and manufacturing metal autoparts to make lighter and safer cars, and has chosen Siemens as global supplier to implement this system and thus manage to optimise its energy needs in an industry that is increasing its energy consumption. The initial phase was the implementation of Siemens' efficient energy management platform at Gestamp's production plants in Spain, Germany, the UK, France and Poland. There are plans to extend the project to 30 plants, including China and USA, before the end of 2017.
- Modbus-capable components especially for OEMs
- System comprising controllers, damper and valve actuators and sensors
- Networked AHU solutions for time and cost savings
At ISH 2017, the Siemens Building Technologies Division will display new Modbus-capable components especially for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). These new components make it easy to develop and equip networked air handling units, allowing OEMs to save time and reduce costs.
- Trainguard MT ordered for first two metro lines of Nagpur Metro Rail Project
- Order worth around €40 million
Siemens is to supply signaling technology for the first two metro lines of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project in India. The order, worth €40 million, comprises the delivery of Siemens' Trainguard MT system that uses wireless Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) technology to enable automated train operation. Overall, around 38 kilometers of the project's double-track route, two depots and 23 three-car metro trains will be equipped with the system. The CBTC solution allows trains to operate at headways of 90 seconds or less.
Taking part in a joint innovation project, Siemens and the Russian manufacturer of instrument transformers, Profotech, have demonstrated the interoperability of unconventional (fiber-optic) current and voltage instrument transformers connected to digital protection devices via process bus. Siemens and Profotech are thus taking process bus communications technology in energy automation a step closer to commercial deployment. One of the greatest challenges here is to ensure interoperability so that the connected devices can also communicate together without error regardless of the manufacturer. In the case of Profotech's optical current and voltage instrument transformers, for example, the current and voltage values can now be transmitted digitally in the form of digital sampled values from the primary system via the process bus to the secondary system over the Ethernet. There they are further processed in smart terminals such as protection devices or energy meters.
- Support for large and complex sites
- Energy and power reporting, scripting and archiving functions
- Fully customizable OEM version
The Siemens Building Technologies Division has added a variety of new tools and support for additional applications to its open and modular Desigo CC building management platform which covers the complete scope from simple single-discipline systems to fully integrated buildings. The support for large systems has been expanded even further: Desigo CC can now also tackle even the largest and most complex sites. Furthermore, the new version supports validated environments such as the pharma industry.
- First order for 24 articulated trains based on the new Mireo platform
- 15 double-decker trainsets from the proven Desiro train family
- Commissioning in the summer of 2020
Beginning in 2020, DB Regio AG will operate its Rhine Valley rail network in southwest Germany exclusively with new trains supplied by Siemens. The mass transit arm of Deutsche Bahn has ordered 39 trainsets specifically for this purpose. The order comprises 15 Desiro HC and 24 Mireo trains. This marks the first order for the company's new articulated Mireo regional train platform that was recently premiered at Innotrans, the world's biggest rail trade fair.
- Next step in further improvement of competitive position
- Setup of standalone company under Siemens umbrella
Siemens is giving its mechanical drives unit (Mechanical Drives, MD) a new setup that will enable the business to operate more efficiently and flexibly in implementing its growth plans in a competitive environment. MD's market, which is dominated by medium-sized companies, is currently characterized by weak growth, increasing competition from the Asian region and overcapacities, with correspondingly high price pressure. To achieve greater room to maneuver and intensify its business-specific orientation, the unit is to be managed in the future as a separate company under the Siemens umbrella.