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Siemens builds industry leading grid software suite for the net zero world 

Distributed energy resources (DERs) grow exponentially. Power grids are at the heart of a sustainable energy system and are becoming increasingly more complex. We cannot manage this complexity without open, modular and interoperable software.

“The speed and scale of changes in the energy system are unprecedented, as distributed energy resources grow exponentially. Power grids are at the heart of a sustainable energy system and are becoming increasingly more complex. We cannot manage this complexity without open, modular and interoperable software,” said Sabine Erlinghagen, CEO of Grid Software at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. “By introducing the most comprehensive software suite in the market to date, we are leading the change to shape the grids of the future to a 100 percent renewable world. We are aware we cannot achieve the energy transition alone – we work with customers and partners.”

A co-innovation approach with partners  

Siemens also announced that it is collaborating with leading players of the industry to rethink grid management jointly. Working together in a co-innovation approach, the partners seek to find ways to seamlessly plan, operate, maintain and optimize power grids. Working closely with customers that use Siemens’ software will support faster adoption and integration. To date, partners include companies such as CESC Limited (India), CMY Solutions (USA), Elvia (Norway), Hawaiian Electric (USA), IRETI (Italy), KNG-Kärnten Netz GmbH (Austria), Quanta Technology (USA), Stadtwerke Flensburg (Germany) and Statnett (Norway). 
Siemens is also open to complementary product partners aspiring to jointly innovate in the grid software space and will foster its partner network to support customers’ workflows end-to-end. 

The urgency to digitalize 

A look at the energy landscape explains the urgent need to bring intelligence to a vast and complex system that forms the backbone of economies. Worldwide, electricity consumption is forecast to double by 2050. Through 2030, Guidehouse Insights forecast a seven-fold growth in new distributed energy resources (DERs) annually with fluctuating infeed and demand. In 2020, five million assets were introduced to the supply and demand side. The DERs are connected to the power grid mostly on the low voltage level where grid operators to-date have not achieved much transparency. Due to the intermittent nature of the DERs, it is much harder for grid operators to control the power grid and predict what will happen next.
“Traditional investment in hardware alone is not sufficient to deal with the complexity we see in energy systems today. We need disruptive and fast change where investment in software comes first and helps us leapfrog to green energy, away from reliance on fossil fuels. We’ve started this journey to transform our portfolio and plan to speed up towards our vision of autonomous grid operations,” said Erlinghagen.
Experts expect a doubling of the market volume for grid software from USD 8 billion in 2019 to roughly USD 17 billion in 2028. During Capital Market Day in 2021, Siemens Smart Infrastructure committed to doubling its digital revenue to EUR 1.5 billion by fiscal year 2025 from EUR 750 million in fiscal 2021.
Siemens is already a leading company for software for power grids. About 70 percent of the world’s electricity consumption or 16,000 terawatt hours each year already flows through infrastructure simulated by Siemens’ grid software. Today, 1,300 control center systems – that operate and control grids - based on Siemens’ software are in operation worldwide, keeping the lights on for hundreds of millions of people. With approximately 100 million contracted smart meters, in use by over 200 utilities globally, the meter data management software EnergyIP is a rich source of data at the low-voltage grid level.

Modular, seamless offering 

The new grid software offering enables energy companies to easily and quickly implement smart technology for their grid planning and management. These IT upgrades will be faster and less costly than investments in hardware. Through the modular approach, the parts will fit together and can be tailored to meet the individual needs of grid operators. With seamless integration of IT and OT elements, thanks to one unified network model, customers can synchronize data easily across their IT and OT systems, including their grid planning software, meter data management systems, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), and then optimize workflows end to end. Insights from analytics and AI will be directly transferred into actions, which lead to a significant improvement in grid operations. This allows a shift from a deterministic to a probabilistic management approach, fostering the integration of a large number of distributed energy resources. Additionally, across its power grid portfolio, Siemens meets strict cyber security requirements, security standards, and regular security updates. 
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Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) is shaping the market for intelligent, adaptive infrastructure for today and the future. It addresses the pressing challenges of urbanization and climate change by connecting energy systems, buildings and industries. SI provides customers with a comprehensive end-to-end portfolio from a single source – with products, systems, solutions and services from the point of power generation all the way to consumption. With an increasingly digitalized ecosystem, it helps customers thrive and communities progress while contributing toward protecting the planet. Siemens Smart Infrastructure has its global headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. As of September 30, 2021, the business had around 70,400 employees worldwide.
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