Tag: Siemens

Siemens to supply auto-tech to sugar refinery

Siemens has received a contract to equip a sugar refinery, operating in North America, with electrical and control technology. Currently under construction in Gramercy, Louisiana, the plant will be owned and operated by Louisiana Sugar Refining (LSR), a joint venture between Sugar Growers and Refiners

Siemens secures wind power order

Siemens Energy (Siemens) has received an order for an offshore wind power plant from DONG Energy. Siemens will be responsible for providing up to 89 wind turbines for the Borkum Riffgrund 1 project in the North Sea, off the German coast. Upon completion, the wind power plant will have a total capacity of 320MW, able to deliver clean electricity to approximately 330,000 German households. The plant will be located in the North Sea, 80km northwest of Emden and 55km off the German coast. As per the contract, Siemens will supply, install and commission the wind turbines over a 36sq/km area, at water depths of up to 29m. Each turbine has a capacity of 3.6MW and a rotor diameter of 120m. Siemens has also signed a five-year service, maintenance, and warranty agreement for the units with an extension option. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2013 with first power production by 2014.

Siemens supplies wind turbines

Dan Tysk Offshore Wind GmbH ordered 80 wind turbines from Siemens for the Dan Tysk wind farm.

SolarFocus customer magazine

Siemens has released its SolarFocus customer magazine in an English language version and also as a download or for reading online.

UK: offshore wind farm

A joint venture has been formed by RWE Innogy, Stadtwerke München and Siemens to build the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm 18km off the North Wales coast.

New photovoltaic inverter family

Siemens has announced that it is set to substantially extend its share in the PV (photovoltaics) inverter market.

Coal-fired CHP power plant in Mainz

A consortium led by Siemens, comprising Austrian Energy & Environment (AE&E) and the Japan-based company IHI, will build a coal-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Mainz, Germany.

World’s largest gas turbine trial operation

First firing of the world’s largest and most powerful gas turbine, developed by Siemens, was achieved as scheduled on 20 December 2007.

Bavaria: power plant

E.ON Energie and Siemens are to implement a new power plant project at E.ON Energie’s Irsching site in Bavaria.

Echomax XPS-30 sensor

Siemens introduces its new Echomax XPS-30 transducer mounted on a stainless steel bracket that is fixed to the side and near the top of wells.