Siemens has inaugurated its new Ingenuity for life center with a tour of 20 school-age children from Abu Dhabi, who were able to discover and learn about the technology behind power generation, smart cities, renewable energy, digitalized industry and trains. The Ingenuity for life center is designed to enable visitors to interact with Siemens on an everyday level, and to understand how the company’s technology helps to bring a city to life. The children, between the ages of seven and eight, were accompanied by their parents on a visit to Masdar City.
- Fast-track installation of first GIS ahead of schedule
- Substations to integrate the highly efficient power plants into the grid
Siemens has successfully energized the first two substations that will transmit electricity generated by the new power plants in Beni Suef and Burullus to Egypt’s power grid. When finished, the plants which Siemens is building alongside with its partners will feature a total of six 500/220 kV (kilovolt) substations and will enable a reliable and resilient energy delivery for the people of Egypt.
- 60% surveyed believe digitalization has potential to create new business models or lead to a more open culture of innovation
- Only 3% of organizations in the GCC believe they are at an advanced stage of their digital transformation
- The GCC is positioned to embrace the disruptive potential of digitalization
- Governments and consumers lead the digital uptake in the GCC
A joint study conducted by Siemens and the Ideation Center at the management consultancy Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company), part of the PwC network, has emphasized the benefits businesses in the GCC stand to gain from digitalization, and outlined a roadmap of how they can undertake a fully holistic approach to embarking on a digital transformation.
- Siemens to highlight building automation, electricity storage technology for energy efficiency and safety
At the Soccerex Asian Forum 2016, held at the Grand Hyatt Doha from 5-6 December, Siemens will showcase its complete infrastructure solutions for key development projects ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup™.
Siemens participated in the 5th International Gas Processing Symposium, which was organized and hosted by the Gas Processing Center (GPC) at Qatar University College of Engineering (QU-CENG) and inaugurated by Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry, His Excellency Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada.
Siemens is showcasing the company’s wide spectrum of solutions and technology for the enterprise security at Cairo ICT Conference and Exhibition, taking place in Cairo from November 27- 30 November 2016.
- QAR45.2 million project to see installation of Siemens’ power distribution and E-House substations
- Siemens to supply and install switchgears, transformers, protection and power management systems
Siemens has won a QAR45.2 million (US$12.4 million) contract to help power Qatar’s new Hamad Port, a megaproject, with a sizeable energy management package. The contract is the first for Siemens within the project and includes the supply of fully-integrated E-House substations that will significantly reduce on-site civil works and installation. Siemens will also provide 22kV switchgears, 22kV transformers, low voltage switchgears, protection and power management systems, supervision of installation, testing and commissioning. The contract was awarded to Siemens by the project’s main contractor, a joint venture between Teyseer Contracting Company and Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L.
Siemens welcomes His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Shaker El-Markabi, Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, at its Middle East headquarters in Masdar City. El-Markabi attended the 7th Arab-German Energy Forum, which was held over two days starting Nov. 16th in the United Arab Emirates’ capital Abu Dhabi.
- Middle East to require additional power generation capacity of 267 GW by 2030
- Natural gas to become top source for power generation
- Renewables to play greater role in energy mix, with focus on solar
Siemens announced today its outlook for the energy landscape in the Middle East until 2030. The company maps out the region’s current power generation scenario, upcoming challenges, allocation of energy sources and the role digitalization will play in the future energy mix. Siemens found today’s power generation challenges to be affordability, sustainability, efficiency and energy security. To overcome these, power generation needs to allow for fuel diversity, and to become more affordable, reliable, highly efficient with lower emissions, and flexible enough to complement renewables.
- Presented by Siemens for the first time in the region, smart city technology connects vehicles and infrastructure to the Internet of Things
- Siemens will also show technology for smart parking and tunnel control at Gulf Traffic 2016
Technology to connect vehicles to the Internet of Things and pave the way for autonomous driving will be shown by Siemens for the first time in the Middle East at Gulf Traffic 2016 in Dubai, 13 to 15 November. Siemens will also show solutions for smart parking and tunnel control, as part of its focus on digital mobility solutions which intelligently optimize traffic flows, reduce accident numbers, lower congestion levels, minimize emissions and increase quality of life for residents.