Energy

Shaping the backbone of future energy systems

Read here about ingenious solutions
that create efficient long-distance transmission, reliable grid access and
higher grid stability.

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Gas Turbine Plant

Made in Berlin

Plant manager Klausner on how to mass produce cutting-edge high tech.

Power distribution

The makings of the microgrid

Siemens helps build and get the best from microgrids.

Energy technology

“Can you afford to take that risk?”

CLP CEO Lancaster on why the climate change challenge cannot be ignored.

Operational flexibility

First-rate upgrade for Marchwood CCPP

The UK power plant increased output by 58 MW, now operating at 898 MW.

Power generation

Bringing power to the people

The global population needs more, affordable and clean energy. How to solve this challenge? For instance, with proactive utility strategies, ingenious engineering solutions and efficiency upgrades.

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Foresight in grid planning is crucial

Energy Management CTO Michael Weinhold on the strategic importance of grid design.

Energy export

Georgian green energy

The Black Sea Transmission Network is turning the country into a central electricity hub for Europe.

Egypt Megaproject

The case for natural gas

Egypt targets higher fuel efficiency to improve use of fossil resource.

Combined cycle

Cleaner energy for Ohio

H-class technology will replace aging coal-fired power plant.

Onshore wind

Direct-drive wind turbines for Japan

Wind energy is on the rise with 41.6-MW wind park project in North-Honshu.

Smart Grid

An early adapter in Romania

CEZ Distributie is investing in smart grid technology to boost reliability and attract investment.

Combined cycle technology

New efficiency world records

Lausward power plant also improves profitability and carbon footprint.

Global LNG market

Riding the gas rollercoaster

Michael Stoppard of IHS Energy talks about the volatile LNG market.

Smart Grids Asia

Tackling the climate change challenge

Smart grids can help both mitigate and adapt to the risks of climate change.

Energy management

A strategy beyond replacement

Siemens has developed transformers, so called mobile resilience units, that can be transported and installed in a very short timeframe.

Combined heat and power

“We have a product-led strategy”

Düsseldorf’s utility chief on the future of gas-fired power plants.

Wind service

Remote diagnostics: the facts

Sensor-based data analysis optimizes turbine service and management

European collaboration

Partnering to enhance cybersecurity

Public-private network to protect smart energy infrastructure.

Financing

Believing in wind power

Northland Power on investing in the renewable energy market.

Egypt Megaproject

Stable energy for Egypt

Why the country will add 16.4 GW to the grid over the next years.

Clean Energy UAE

Dubai: energy in the desert

DEWA's MD and CEO Al Tayer writes about diversifying Dubai's energy mix and the Emirate's strategy for 2050.

Wind energy

Building bridges across the waves

Service operation vessels are transforming offshore maintenance.

Combined cycle technology

Investing in efficiency

Panda Power Funds is keeping the lights on in Texas.

Distributed energy in Thailand

A sustainable business strategy

Small power producer B.Grimm Power’s response to the recent turmoil.

Power distribution

Withdrawable-unit design for GEA separator systems

Safe power supply for GEA separators in a power plant in Iraq.

Grid control

Managing the energy transition

PJM Interconnection’s Terry Boston about the challenge in the U.S.

Offshore Wind

New 7-MW wind turbine

Optimizing tried and tested technology reaped maximum reward.

Energy policy

How the energy mix is regulated

What influences the adoption of certain generating technologies?

Reactive power

Rewarding wind turbines at no wind

The supply of reactive power opens up new sources of revenue.

Remote diagnostics

One step ahead

Remote diagnostics fixes problems, sometimes before they happen.

Fossil generation

An efficient combination

More combined heat and power plants to be built worldwide.

Energy policy

Inside view: Energy in Japan

Is there a chance of a post-nuclear age, asks expert Hiroshi Takahashi.

Renewables storage

Electricity storage: an overview

Technology is available, but the merits have to be carefully assessed.

Flex-Power Services

Hot start with novel heating concept

Waste combustion heats plant for faster and more frequent starts.

Offshore wind

The true cost

What is the real price of electricity for society? An SCoE approach reveals surprising facts.

Gas market

The global age of gas

Michael Stoppard explains why despite setbacks, gas is going strong.

Energy efficiency

Disruptive force of smart renewables

Amory B. Lovins says renewables change markets and businesses.

Market trend

No recovery for oil and gas prices?

Is the golden age of the oil and gas sector gone forever?

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The power of prediction

Michael Weinhold, CTO of Siemens Energy Management, highlights the role data analytics play in our increasingly complex energy system.