Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical
engineering, operating in the industry, energy and Siemens domestic controls .
For over 160 years, Siemens has stood for technological excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality. The company is one of the world’s largest providers of ecofriendly technologies, generating about €28 billion – more than one-third of its total revenue – with green products and solutions. In fiscal 2010, which ended on September 30, 2010, revenue totaled some €76 billion and net income €4.1 billion. At the end of September.
Siemens innovations – Highlights
1. World’s most powerful and ecofriendly gas turbines
In the U.S., we’ve successfully launched our latest generation of gas turbines, which achieve a record-setting efficiency of slightly over 60 percent when coupled with steam turbines.
This new technology will enable Florida Power & Light to reduce fuel consumption at two of its power plants by one-third and cut CO2 emissions to less than half their current levels.
The U.S. utility will also save about $1 billion in operating, maintenance and investment costs over the turbines’ complete lifecycle.
2. Wind turbines from a single cast
Having installed over 9,000 wind turbines worldwide, we’re the market leader in offshore wind power. With a total output of over 11,500 megawatts – of which 1,400 are generated at
16 offshore projects – these turbines are reducing CO2 emissions by a total of 27 million tons a year. Produced in a single cast and without seams using a patented integral technique, the turbines’ blades can withstand wind and weather for more than 20 years, even when located on the high seas.
3. Solar power plants – Heating Solar Panels
We’re a single-source supplier of all key components for parabolic trough power plant construction and the global market leader in steam turbine generators for solar-thermal power plants. Our offerings include innovative, tried-and-tested large-scale photovoltaic systems as well as services, monitoring and maintenance for solar power systems.
4. Electricity highways
The world’s first high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission system to transport electricity at a voltage of 800 kilovolts
is now linking hydropower plants in China’s Yunnan Province with the megacities of the Pearl River Delta. HVDC technology ensures that transmission losses along the more than 1,400-kilometer route are extremely low – in fact, about 50 percent lower than those of comparable alternating-current systems.
5. World’s brightest light-emitting diodes
OSRAM’s light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are among the worlds brightest and most efficient, slashing energy consumption more than 80 percent compared to conventional light bulbs and lasting between 20 and 50 times longer. LEDs are already used in a wide array of applications – in everything from automobile headlights to building illumination. For example, more than 12,000 high-performance OSRAM LEDs now light up the arch spanning the new stadium in Durban, South
Africa. OSRAM is also a technology leader in innovative organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) – surface-emitting luminaires that are extremely thin and efficient.
6. Building systems with guaranteed energy savings – Siemens Building Technologies Ltd
Buildings consume about 40 percent of the world’s energy and – due to their heat and power requirements – account for some 21 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions. But significant savings can be achieved through targeted measures.
That’s why we’ve introduced energy-saving performance contracting (ESPC). Combining consulting, installation and financing,
ESPC requires no upfront investments: costs are amortized within a contractually specified time through energy savings. To date, we’ve implemented 1,900 ESPC projects worldwide, generating guaranteed energy savings of €2 billion.
7. Maximum rail efficiency
Reaching speeds of up to 350 kilometers an hour, Siemens’ Velaro is one of the world’s fastest and most efficient trains in series production, consuming only about 0.33 liters of fuel per 100 passenger-kilometers. Velaro trains are already operating successfully in China, Russia and Spain. In Germany, we’ll be delivering Velaro D supertrains to rail operator Deutsche Bahn at the end of 2011.