Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure

With many new players joining the established participants, the energy system is changing into a more heterogeneous structure in which the new market participants are aiming to take advantage of the new business models offered by this trend. This means that there are new customer types and therefore new customer needs to be fulfilled in areas such as energy consumption, generation, aggregation, forecasting, and trading. On the technology side, the increase in efficient and affordable small-scale power generation solutions – including renewable energy, combined heat and power (CHP), and storage solutions –reinforces this shift.

Siemens is addressing this trend by delivering customer-specific applications and services and meeting customer needs for e.g. energy efficiency, grid fee reduction, autonomy, resilience, reduced CO₂ emissions, and much more. New opportunities also expose customers to increasing technical complexity and business risks. This had led to the creation of new business models that diverge from traditional investment structures.

The solution scope ranges from single turnkey projects to completely outsourcing the clients’ energy operations. Advanced business models like rental and leasing contracts, performance contracting, and own-and-operate models – resulting in Energy as a Service due to the high degree of digitalization – help reduce complexity and business and integration risks for our customers.