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Equips Norwegian grid operator Norgesnett with medium-voltage switchgear
and compact substations for sustainable, reliable, and affordable transformation
of national grid
- Norgesnett adopts SF6-free switchgear, saving approximately 1,200 tonnes
of CO2 compared to SF6-gas switchgear over product lifetime
- Siemens’ switchgear utilizes climate-neutral insulating medium “Clean
Air” consisting exclusively of components of ambient air, propelling Norgesnett
toward its sustainability goals
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure has signed a six-year framework agreement with Norgesnett to deliver
SF6 gas-free switchgear in the form of the 8DJH 24 – blue GIS switchgear,
alongside compact substations.
- Gridscale X LV Management software empowers DSOs to take a holistic approach to unlocking grid flexibility at scale – from planning to operations
- Software acts as an intelligent “co-pilot”, providing step-by-step guidance to prevent low voltage grid instability, reducing outages by 30%
- Enables grid operators to operate the grid closer to its limits and digitalize faster and more efficiently
- Gridscale X LV Management is part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio
Today, Siemens unveils its latest Gridscale X offering, LV Management, at Eurelectric’s Power Summit. Embedded with crucial capabilities to actively control the low voltage grid, this represents the first step towards unlocking grid flexibility at scale across planning and operations. With additional insights and transparency over what is happening on the low voltage grid, operators can use the software as a “co-pilot,” helping them to deal with the increasing complexity and challenges related to low voltage grids.
- 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.
- Depot to be expanded to 87,550 m²
- New capacity for meeting growing demand
- 100% system availability thanks to digitalized depot operation
- Creation of attractive jobs in the region
- Up to 250 employees at the location in 2026
Siemens Mobility is investing approximately €150 million to expand its service depot in
Dortmund-Eving to 87,550 m² to meet the growing demand for rail services.
Plans call for constructing an additional 12,300 m² service hall
with storage facility, offices, and workshops to handle the maintenance of
trains up to 400 meters long. Construction
of the new building is scheduled to begin in 2024 and be completed by 2026. The
Siemens Mobility depot in Dortmund previously had a total area of
70,000 m² and will cover 157,550 m² when the project is
completed.
Today,
Brightline announced that Siemens Mobility (Siemens) has been designated the
“preferred bidder” to build train sets for the Brightline West high-speed rail
project that will connect Las Vegas and Southern California. The contract will
include a fleet of ten “American Pioneer 220” (AP 220) train sets to be
manufactured, delivered to Nevada and tested to support Brightline West’s
timeline of initiating service in 2028.
- ÖBB’s Desiro ML fleet grows to 294 trains
- 21 new Desiro ML trains
will enter service during
Siemens Mobility GmbH has
received an order from Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) for an additional 21
Siemens Desiro ML electric trainsets. The order will increase the size of ÖBB’s
Desiro ML fleet to 294 trains, of which 236 are already in service throughout the
country. This order underscores the reliability of the Siemens Mobility Desiro
ML fleet. Beginning in 2026, the trains will serve local routes in the eastern
part of the country, in particular the main line between Vienna Meidling and
Floridsdorf and outer branch lines in Lower Austria.
- Solar farm is part of a £1.5 million research project funded through UK Research Partnership Investment Fund
- Project in partnership with Siemens aimed at enhancing the University’s research capabilities in developing and testing robots and other autonomous systems for the inspection and maintenance of solar arrays
- Enables the University’s new Institute for Safe Autonomy to become net zero by 2025
Siemens has completed work on a 200kWp solar
farm for the University of York located at the University’s new Institute for
Safe Autonomy, as part of £1.5 million research project.
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‘Digirail’ project to modernize Finland’s train
control system
- Siemens Mobility selected to equip first phase
with European Train Control System Level 2 and Hybrid Train Detection
- Finland's first
implementation of the European Train Control System drives
rail digitalization
Siemens Mobility will upgrade the
first section of Finland's rail network under the Finnish government's
"Digirail project", which involves renewing the country's train control system. The contract was
recently awarded and includes the installation of the European Train Control
System Levels 2 [ETCS L2] and the Hybrid Train Detection [HTD] for the first
time in Finland on the 191-kilometer stretch between Lielahti and Rauma-Pori. This marks another milestone in the
implementation of Siemens
Mobility's latest interlocking and radio block center technology on the new DS3
platform, which is entirely based on commercial-off-the-shelf [COTS] hardware. The
new train control system aims to increase the network's capacity, improve
punctuality, minimize disruptions, and enhance the safety of operation. It will
pave the way for a more sustainable, efficient, and safe railway network and is
expected to be in commercial service by 2027.
- Under a strategic partnership between Siemens and Mercedes-Benz AG, the companies have co-created a Digital Energy Twin to improve the integration of energy efficiency and sustainability measures in factory designs and upgrades
- The Digital Energy Twin reduces early phase planning time significantly
- Developed and tested in the Mercedes-Benz ‘Factory 56’ in Sindelfingen, Germany
- Showcases the value of Siemens’ Xcelerator open ecosystem to create vertical and use-case specific products and solutions
Siemens and Mercedes-Benz have
collaboratively developed a Digital Energy Twin to facilitate the future of sustainable
factory planning in the automotive industry.
- Prototype Megawatt Charging System [MCS] from Siemens successfully delivered a 1MW charge
- The new technology highlights the potential for megawatt charging to redefine long haul trucking
- The Siemens SICHARGE Megawatt Charging System used is based on its SICHARGE portfolio with a customized MCS dispenser
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has completed the first successful 1MW charge, in a pilot which brought together a prototype MCS charging station from Siemens and a long-haul prototype eTruck from a well-established OEM.