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Press Release08 September 2021Siemens and University of BirminghamZug (Switzerland)
University of Birmingham partners with Siemens to create the smartest university campus in the world
The University of Birmingham's Edgbaston campus in Birmingham, England.
The ‘Living Lab’ will capture data from the university’s
building technologies, estates infrastructure and energy plants and use it for
innovation, R&D activities, as well as teaching. Scrutinizing energy demand
and production – from systems to individual consumers/producers (prosumers) –
with live data from across the sites provides a unique opportunity for applied
learning for students and creates a platform for cutting-edge research.
Siemens will
sponsor a team of PhD studentships at the university based in the UK and Dubai.
Their research projects will be co-designed by Siemens and the university to
address important challenges in data, technology, urban systems and the net zero
goal.
This year, the University of Birmingham will become the first university in the world to roll out Internet of Things (IoT) technology at scale. Starting in autumn 2021, the first phase of this major energy efficiency project will include the roll out of 23,000 Enlighted IoT sensors across the university estate.
“As one of the largest universities in the
UK – with a global community of more than 38,000 students – the university is
already an energy prosumer and these technologies will be further optimized in
the system we are now working on together,” said Matthias Rebellius, managing
board member of Siemens AG and CEO of Smart Infrastructure. “Partnerships like
this are extremely important for gathering new insights, testing and developing
new technologies and creating efficient and sustainable energy infrastructure. The
university’s campus in Dubai will be a global example of sustainability at the
rescheduled Dubai Expo 2020.”
Professor Tim Jones, Provost and
Vice-Principal of the University of Birmingham, explained the university’s
ambitious vision: “Our goal is to deliver the campus of the future, using
cutting-edge technologies to make our campuses in Edgbaston and Dubai the
smartest globally. This will enhance our student experience, create new
research and innovation opportunities, whilst significantly reducing our carbon
footprint. As we approach COP26 in Glasgow this autumn, it is clear we are into
the ‘decade of delivery’ for NetZero targets. University-industry strategic
partnerships, such as ours with Siemens, are important for helping to identify pathways
for turning targets into reality.”
In addition, Siemens will deliver a 10-year
bureau for Energy and IoT services to ensure that the university reaps the full
potential of both the technology and industry expertise. The university has
already made significant progress in making its operations more sustainable,
including achieving its 2020 target of reducing carbon emissions by 20 percent.
It is constantly looking to improve the environmental performance of its
buildings including a reduction of 2,856 tons of CO
2 annually,
equivalent to five percent of the university’s current emissions.
Earlier this year, the University of
Birmingham signed up to the United Nations Global Compact – the world's largest
corporate responsibility initiative – as part of its commitment to reducing its
environmental footprint and maximizing the impact of its research. The
University of Birmingham is also a participant in the COP26 Universities
Network and will have a presence at the COP26 conference, in Glasgow, in November.
Notes to editors:
The University of Birmingham is ranked
amongst the world’s top 100 institutions, and its work brings people from
across the world to Birmingham, including researchers and teachers and more
than 6,500 international students from nearly 150 countries. For more information visit:
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/
For further information on Siemens Smart
Infrastructure, please see:
www.siemens.com/smartinfrastructure
www.siemens.com/smartinfrastructure
For further
information on Enlighted sensors, please see:
https://www.enlightedinc.com/
https://www.enlightedinc.com/
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In fiscal 2020, which ended on September 30, 2020, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €55.3 billion and net income of €4.2 billion. As of September 30, 2020, the company had around 293,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.