http://www.siemens.com/press/ Latest press releases of Siemens AG en Copyright © Siemens AG 2002-2010 webmaster@publicis-erlangen.de webmaster@publicis-erlangen.de Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:56:00 +0100 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:56:00 +0100 openEngine 2.0 Corporate ASP http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 60 Siemens Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/imaging_it/him201002023.htm With syngo Neuro PBV IR (Parenchymal Blood Volume, Interventional Suite), Siemens Healthcare has developed a new application for interventional radiology that allows you to review parenchymal blood flow during minimally invasive interventions in the brain for the first time. This feature assists the neuroradiologist in the treatment of stroke patients by displaying the condition of the cerebral tissue directly in the angio suite. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 HIM201002023e Trade Press Imaging & IT HIM HIM201002023 http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/building_technologies/ibt201002009.htm The new version 4.1 of the Desigo building automation and control system from Siemens’ Building Technologies Division brings a host of new features aimed at increasing the energy efficiency of buildings. The most important novelties are AirOptiControl, which offers innovative comfort control for ventilation and air conditioning plants, and energy reports. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IBT201002009e IBT IBT201002009 Building Technologies Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/imaging_it/him201002024.htm Siemens Healthcare will supply state-of-the-art diagnostics imaging equipment to all Ministry of Health hospitals (around 100) across Iraq. The recently signed contract has a value of around $70 million and is the biggest single order contract to be awarded to Siemens Healthcare in the Middle East. The products, which include magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography equipment, mobile x-rays and mammography systems, help to increase diagnostic confidence, allowing for earlier detection of diseases. The equipment will be fully serviced over a period of five years. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 HIM201002024e Trade Press Imaging & IT HIM201002024 HIM http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/mobility/imo201002015.htm Siemens Mobility has been awarded an order from the China West Airport Group, one of China’s major airport operators, for a baggage handling system in the new Terminal 3 of Xi’an Xianyang International Airport (XIY). This order is worth about 20 million euros. Siemens is to supply the baggage handling system, including the departure and arrival systems, together with the material flow IT system. The project is due to be completed by early 2012. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IMO201002015e IMO IMO201002015 Mobility Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/industry_solutions/iis201002152.htm Feralpi Siderurgica SpA, based in Lonato (BS), Italy, has placed an order with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for a new intermediate mill for its rebar rolling mill No. 1. The plant will be able to roll billets with a larger cross-section when the modernization project has been completed in the fall of 2010. This will also increase its production capacity and widen its range of products. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IIS201002152e Trade Press Industry Solutions IIS201002152 IIS http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/mobility/imo201002014.htm Sicore is the new-generation ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) camera system designed by Siemens Mobility to read number plates automatically, thus ensuring positive identification of motor vehicles. Sicore caters to a wide range of application in the areas of parking space monitoring and security, vehicle speed and journey time measurement, as well as toll collection. Its implementation, however, is always subject to the data privacy laws of each individual country. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IMO201002014e Trade Press Mobility Intertraffic2010 Intertraffic IMO201002014 IMO http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/osram/osram_xeradex_excimer_lamp.htm The DBD 300/110-240 DIM electronic control gear with its patented pulsed mode to operate VUV emitting Xeradex excimer lamps has been designed for the 30W to 300W performance range. Among the control gear’s innovations is the option of continuously variable regulation of its output from 10 to 100 percent, analogue control and read out. This makes it easier to integrate and adapt OSRAM’s Xeradex lamps in production systems – such as the surface treatment of semiconductor materials or in display or solar cell production. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 page_65626 osram OSRAM_Xeradex_excimer_lamp Osram Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/corporate_communication/axx20100236.htm As it profits from ongoing growth in the emerging nations, Siemens is seeking to significantly expand its investment in India. Experts forecast that the Indian economy, for example, will grow seven percent in 2010 and eight percent the following year. “India is already one of the growth drivers worldwide and will remain so in the future. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 AXX20100236e Business Press CC AXX20100236 Corporate Communications India http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/osram/osram_ssl_website.htm The new LED Light Site ledlight.osram-os.com from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors is the leading information source on all things LED. On the online platform, customers can find news, technical information, support and tools in connection with LED lighting solutions in the fields of architectural, shop, outdoor and indoor lighting. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 page_65625 osram Osram Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/industry_solutions/iis201002768.htm US company Alton Steel Inc. has become the worlds first steel producer to use Siroll Orbis+ to measure the profile of long products. The Siroll Orbis+ fully rotating, on-line gauge for wire rod and bar mills delivers improvements in both product quality and output, while reducing waste. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IIS201002768e IIS201002768 IIS Industry Solutions Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/industry/i201001025.htm Restructuring and capacity adjustments are planned for the near future at two divisions of Siemens’ Industry Sector. In connection with an upcoming change in technology at Low Voltage Motors, plans call for reorganizing the production structure at this Business Unit of the Drive Technologies Division. Due to an ongoing slump in volume in the key mechanical engineering market, an adjustment of the Division’s production capacity is also planned. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 I201001025e Trade Press Business Press Industry Solutions Drive Technologies 2010-01-pk Sector Industry Corporate Communications I201001025 Industry http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/corporate_communication/2010-q1/axx20100134.htm The regular Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Siemens AG has approved the proposed settlements between the company and nine former members of Siemens’ Managing and Supervisory Boards. The shareholders also endorsed an agreement whereby the provider of the company’s directors and officers insurance policy will cover damages of up to €100 million. In addition, the shareholders approved the current system of Managing Board compensation and ratified the acts of the Managing and Supervisory Boards for fiscal 2009. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 AXX20100134e Corporate Communications 2010-hv AXX20100134 Business Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/corporate_communication/2010-q1/axx20100131.htm “Earnings for the first quarter provide a gratifying snap-shot of the current situation,“ said Siemens CEO Peter Löscher. “The actions we took at a very early stage are now cushioning us from the ongoing repercussions of the global recession. We will continue to tackle all challenges decisively and in a responsible manner. Only such an approach can ensure Siemens long-term success.“ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 AXX20100131e Business Press 2010-q1 AXX20100131 Corporate Communications http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/corporate_communication/2010-q1/axx20100133.htm As expected, interest in this year’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Siemens AG in Munich’s Olympiahalle was especially high. The 7,700 shareholders attending this year’s event represented some 46,5 percent of Siemens AG’s capital stock. More than 21,000 shareholders ordered tickets for the event and around 34,000 voted by proxy. Over 69,000 shareholders registered to receive meeting documents electronically. By way of comparison: in 2009, approximately 9,500 shareholders attended. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 AXX20100133e General Interest Press 2010-hv AXX20100133 Corporate Communications http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/corporate_communication/2010-q1/axx20100132.htm Siemens was again profitable in the first quarter of the new fiscal year. Despite declining revenue, nearly all the company’s businesses reached their defined margin targets. Although the order situation stabilized, new orders remained at a significantly lower level than before the crisis due to continued weak demand worldwide. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 AXX20100132e Corporate Communications 2010-q1 AXX20100132 Business Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/industry_automation/iia2010012213.htm Biogas as an energy source for future generations will occupy center stage at the 19th Annual Conference of the German Biogas Association and the Biogas Trade Fair from February 2 to 4 in Leipzig, Germany. The Siemens Industry Automation Division will present products and systems for integrated, economic and safe automation in the biogas industry, both for smaller agricultural biogas plants and for large industrial plants. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IIA2010012213e Trade Press Industry Automation IIA2010012213 IIA http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/industry_solutions/iis201001132.htm The new version of the Photometer P15 plus from Siemens Water Technologies has a measured value memory and a real-time clock. It can store the values of up to 16 of the most important water treatment quality parameters, together with their times of measurement. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IIS201001132e IIS IIS201001132 Industry Solutions Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/healthcare/h201001022.htm Sustainability essentially includes ecological, social, and economic factors. This also applies to healthcare and its service providers. For this reason, Siemens has introduced the “Green+ Hospitals” program. The “plus” in the name means that sustainability in healthcare does not simply equal ecology. In this industry it has far more to do with increasing workflow efficiency, improving the economic sustainability of healthcare companies, and simultaneously optimizing the quality of patient care, all while taking environmentally-relevant aspects into account. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 H201001022e Trade Press Healthcare Sector Healthcare H201001022 Healthcare CR CR-Framework CR-HP CR-Umweltschutz http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/renewable_energy/ere201001032.htm On January 22, Archimede Solar Energy Srl, a joint venture between Angelantoni Industrie Spa and Siemens Energy, celebrated the first stone laying ceremony at the new receiver production facility in the Italian town of Massa Martana. Starting in early 2011, the plant will have an annual production capacity of approximately 75,000 solar receivers. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 ERE201001032e ERE ERE201001032 Renewable Energy Business Press Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/industry/i201001024.htm With effect from the start of fiscal 2010, the Siemens Industry Sector has further streamlined its portfolio and reorganized the business with low-voltage power distribution. The low-voltage technology relevant to buildings – e.g. switchboards, distribution boards, switches and socket outlets – has been pooled in the Building Technologies Division. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 I201001024e Business Press Sector Industry I201001024 Industry http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/corporate_communication/axx20100130.htm As announced, Siemens AG filed suit today in the Munich District Court against two former Managing Board members, Thomas Ganswindt and Heinz-Joachim Neubürger. The company is claiming damages of €15 million from Neubürger, its former CFO, and €5 million from Ganswindt, the former head of its telecommunications business. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 AXX20100130e Corporate Communications CC AXX20100130 Business Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/mobility/imo201001013.htm The satellite-based truck toll system in Slovakia operated by SkyToll, launched operations according to plan in January 2010. As a technology partner, Siemens Mobility developed and delivered the satellite-based toll collection solution and the on-board units (OBUs) which capture the data necessary for calculating the toll fee. Thanks to the use of satellite technology, the toll system in Slovakia enables easy acquisition of data not only on freeways and highways, but also on a large part of the road network. An order for a total volume of 81 million euros had been awarded to Siemens in January 2009. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IMO201001013e IMO201001013 IMO Mobility Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/osram/soosram20100121.htm Audi A8 with LEDs from OSRAM Opto SemiconductorsLEDs take on major lighting functions in main headlamps in Audi’s top-of-the-range limousine. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 soosram20100121e Trade Press soosram20100121 Osram osram http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/mobility/imo201001012.htm Siemens Mobility is to supply the traction equipment and the vehicle control system for intercity trains in China. Part of the bogie supply and a license for the local manufacture of bogies has also been granted. The corresponding long-term cooperation agreement worth around 450 million euros has been concluded with the Chinese rolling stock manufacturer Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport Co., Ltd. (Puzhen). The components will come from Siemens’ Desiro vehicle platform. Under the terms of an initial sub-order, Siemens is to supply equipment for 32 six-car multiple units. It was agreed not to disclose the contract price. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IMO201001012e IMO201001012 IMO Mobility Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/siemens_it_solutions_and_services/sis201001002.htm The Münchener Hypothekenbank eG is renewing its complete IT landscape of desktops and laptops and opting for the Microsoft Windows 7.0 operating system. By the end of January, Siemens IT Solutions and Services will be migrating 450 desktops and 150 laptops to the new technology at all 12 customer sites. The migration started in October 2009 immediately after Microsoft released the new operating system version. Piloting with 30 users was successfully completed within a single month. Siemens IT Solutions and Services is supporting the entire roll-out. The Münchener Hypothekenbank will be one of the first companies to use Windows 7.0 on all its computers company-wide. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 SIS201001002e Trade Press SIS201001002 SIS Siemens IT-Solutions & Services http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/industry/i201001023.htm A Siemens-led consortium signed a contract with the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) to modernize and automate the rail system connecting New York and New Jersey. This project will increase the passenger capacity from 240,000 passengers to 290,000 passengers per day. By implementing a new Communication-based Train Control (CBTC) to the PATH rail system the intervals between the trains will be reduced and more trains can use the same track. The total contract volume is €224 million (US $321 million) and the project is due to be completed in 2017. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 I201001023e Business Press Sector Industry Corporate Communications Industry I201001023 http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/mobility/imo201001010.htm The Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) has placed an order worth EUR 224 million (USD $321 million) with a consortium led by Siemens Mobility for the design, manufacture and installation of a new Communication-based Train Control (CBTC) System. Upgrading the PATH system to CBTC will increase the system’s throughput to meet future peak time demands, in addition to increasing safety and reliability while reducing ongoing maintenance costs. The project is due to be completed in 2017. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IMO201001010e Trade Press IMO201001010 IMO Mobility http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/industry_solutions/iis201001123.htm Handan Iron & Steel Co., China, has given Siemens VAI Metals Technologies an order to supply a wire rod outlet for a rolling mill in its Handan Works. The new plant will enable the corporation to enter markets for high-end products. Siemens VAI has contracted with two other Chinese steel companies for rod outlets since July 2009. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IIS201001123e Industry Solutions IIS201001123 IIS Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/building_technologies/ibt201001008.htm The Siemens Building Technologies Division presents an innovative monitoring system for the life science industry with the Compact Monitoring Technology (CMT). The solution monitors and records all relevant measurement values and thus provides observation and constant documentation of environmental conditions in clean rooms, laboratories and research facilities in compliance with GMP standards (Good Manufacturing Practice). Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IBT201001008e Building Technologies IBT201001008 IBT Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/mobility/imo201001011.htm Vlaamse Vervoermaatschappij - De Lijn, an operator of mass transit systems based in Flanders (Belgium), has placed an order with Siemens Mobility for a further 13 low-floor light rail vehicles of the Hermelijn type for the city of Antwerp. The order is worth some 32 million euros. The trains will be delivered between October 2011 and April 2012. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IMO201001011e Trade Press IMO201001011 IMO Mobility http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/siemens_financial_services/sfs20100105.htm Siemens Venture Capital (SVC) is investing USD 50 mn in the DB Masdar Clean Tech Fund that is being set up by Masdar and Deutsche Bank. The fund will invest primarily in expansion and later stage companies in the clean energy, environmental resources and energy and material efficiency sectors. In 2007, Siemens also invested USD 25 mn in the first Masdar Clean Tech Fund. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 SFS20100105e Siemens Financial Services Trade Press SFS20100105 SFS Business Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/industry_solutions/iis201001091.htm Siemens upgrades 5 meter plate mill at Xiangtan Iron & Steel – high-performance edger and pre-leveler help widen the product range Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IIS201001091e Industry Solutions IIS IIS201001091 Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/mobility/imo201001009.htm With Sitraffic Wimag, Siemens Mobility offers a completely new type of detector technology. It operates with high precision, does not require any type of wiring and can be installed in just a few minutes. The system is based on magnetic sensors. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IMO201001009e IMO201001009 IMO Intertraffic Intertraffic2010 MO Mobility Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/industry_automation/iia2010012211.htm The new remote data manager Sitrans RD500 in one device integrates web access, alarm event handling and data capture for remote installed process instruments. The new product of the Siemens Industry Automation Division is suitable for the management and monitoring remote installed process instruments, including flow, level, pressure, temperature and weighing. The user is able to monitor equipment from anywhere using a standard web browser by computer, PDA or smart phone. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IIA2010012211e Trade Press Industry Automation IIA2010012211 IIA http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/siemens_it_solutions_and_services/sis201001001.htm As of 1 January 2010, Swen Rehders (48) is responsible for worldwide outsourcing sales activities at Siemens IT Solutions and Services, so taking up a position on the senior management team. Siemens IT Solutions and Services is one of the leading outsourcing providers and earned around two-thirds of its total revenue with outsourcing in the last fiscal year. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 SIS201001001e Trade Press Business Press SIS SIS201001001 Siemens IT-Solutions & Services http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/industry_solutions/iis201001121.htm Siemens VAI Metals Technologies received an order from the Russian steel producer Nizhny Tagil Iron & Steel Works (NTMK) to increase the casting capability of the existing two-strand beam-blank/bloom combi-caster CCM3. The project scope includes the supply of engineering, equipment and systems, installation work and all required modification activities to enable the caster to cast up to four bloom strands in total to meet the increased market demands for rail steel. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IIS201001121e Trade Press Industry Solutions IIS201001121 IIS http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/corporate_communication/axx20100127.htm As of January 18, 2010, Eric Spiegel (52) will head Siemens Corporation, the regional U.S. arm of the Siemens AG. The U.S. citizen was a Senior Partner at Booz & Company, where he was employed since 1986. Spiegel brings more than 25 years of experience in key energy, manufacturing and utility industries. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 AXX20100127e Corporate Communications AXX20100127 CC Business Press personalia http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/siemens_financial_services/sfs20100104.htm The SMart Wind consortium, led by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures (SPV), a division company of Siemens Financial Services, has been awarded a contract to develop 4GW of wind farms by 2020 as part of The Crown Estate’s Round 3 offshore wind farm programme. SMart Wind will develop projects in the “Hornsea” zone, comprising 4,735 square kilometres off the UK’s Yorkshire coast. Hornsea is one of nine zones to be developed in the seas around Great Britain as part of The Crown Estate’s Round 3 programme, and with a total planned installed capacity of 32GW this is enough to meet a quarter of the UKs electricity needs. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 SFS20100104e Trade Press Business Press SFS SFS20100104 Renewable Energy Siemens Financial Services Corporate Communications http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/industry_solutions/iis201001111.htm By acquiring the American company Industrial Process Machinery (IPM), Manchester, New Hampshire, Siemens is continuing to expand its dewatering solutions offering for industrial applications. As of December 31, 2009, IPM is part of Siemens Water Technologies, a Business Unit of the Siemens Industry Solutions Division. In the future, Siemens will offer IPM filter presses worldwide, mainly within the scope of its solutions offering for the mining industry. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IIS201001111e IIS IIS201001111 Industry Solutions Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2010/mobility/imo201001008.htm Siemens Mobility and the Italian company Elsag Datamat have won a maintenance contract – valued at around 54 million Euros for the maximal contractual extension of 8 years – from SEA, the operators of the Milanese airports Malpensa and Linate. The contract covers servicing and maintaining the existing baggage handling systems at Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 as well as at Linate International Airport (LIN). Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 IMO201001008e IMO201001008 IMO Mobility Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry/i20091222.htm Siemens has received an order from Russian Railways (RZD) to supply a total of 54 regional trains for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. The agreement is worth up to 580 million euros. A firm order worth around 410 million euros has been placed for the first 38 Desiro type trains, which will be manufactured entirely at the Siemens plant in Krefeld, Germany. A preliminary contract has been signed for a further 16 units. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 I20091222e CC (Corporate Communications) Business Press Corporate Communications Mobility Sector Industry I20091222 http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/corporate_communication/axx20091226.htm Siemens will sell its 25 percent stake in Dräger Medical AG & Co. KG to majority shareholder Dräger. Ownership of the medical engineering company will then be fully transferred to Dräger. Proceeds of the sale will have a minimum value of about €250 million. The Managing Board of Drägerwerk Verwaltungs AG, as personally liable shareholder of Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, and the Managing Board of Siemens AG have agreed to the transaction, which is still subject to regulatory approval. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 AXX20091226e AXX20091226 Corporate Communications Business Press CC (Corporate Communications) http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/power_transmission/ept200912030.htm In late December 2009, Siemens Energy and the utility China Southern Power Grid put into operation the first pole of a HVDC system of enormous scale and magnitude: With a transmission capacity of 5000 megawatts (MW) und covering a distance of more than 1400 kilometers the Yunnan-Guangdong high-voltage direct-current transmission system (HVDC) recently is the world’s most powerful of its kind implemented. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 EPT200912030e Trade Press Power Transmission EPT200912030 http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/siemens_financial_services/sfs200901203.htm DONG Energy and Siemens Project Ventures (SPV), a Division company of Siemens Financial Services, have signed a Joint Venture contract to acquire a 50 percent stake of the offshore wind farm project Lincs, currently owned by UK energy company Centrica, against payment of 50 percent of the incurred development costs, currently estimated to EUR 55 million (GBP 50 million). Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 SFS200901203e Corporate Communications Siemens Financial Services SFS200901203 Business Press SFS (Siemens Financial Services GmbH) http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/renewable_energy/ere200912029.htm Siemens and DONG Energy have further expanded their cooperation in offshore wind power. In March 2009, DONG Energy and the Siemens Energy Sector entered into an agreement for the supply of up to 500 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of up to 1,800 megawatts. The supply agreement was the world’s largest agreement of its kind and the parties took a big step towards the industrialization of the offshore wind segment. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 ERE200912029e ERE200912029 Renewable Energy Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/mobility/imo200912007.htm Siemens Mobility has received the order from DB Energie to install eight decentralized Sitras SFC plus type traction converters in the new federal states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg. Two 15 MW units each are to be set up in Adamsdorf, Cottbus, Frankfurt (Oder) and Rostock to ensure the traction power supply for that railway line. As part of Siemens environmental portfolio, Sitras SFC plus is more efficient, compact and quiet than previously used converters. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 IMO200912007e Trade Press Mobility IMO200912007 http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/mobility/imo200912006.htm Siemens has received an order from Nanjing Research Institute of Electronic Technology (NRIET) to supply state-of-the-art CBTC signaling technology for Line 1 of the metro system in Suzhou, China. The end customer is Suzhou Metro Corporation. The order is worth some 20 million euros. The start of passenger services is scheduled for mid-2012. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 IMO200912006e IMO200912006 Mobility Trade Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200912017.htm Siemens VAI Metals Technologies put into operation four continuous slab casters comprising a total of seven strands within just four weeks at Zhangjiagang Rong Sheng Co. Ltd. (ZRS), a Chinese steel producer. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 IIS200912017e Trade Press Industry Solutions IIS200912017 http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/corporate_communication/axx20091225e.htm Siemens has obtained official permission to keep the Siemens Superstar – Munich’s latest landmark and the world’s biggest revolving Christmas star – illuminated until January 6, 2010. The Christmas season lasts until Epiphany. And the star is now going to be lit up throughout the entire period. Originally, the work of art on the A9 highway leading into Munich was to be visible only until New Year’s Eve. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 AXX20091225e Business Press CC (Corporate Communications) AXX20091225 2009-11-29 Corporate Communications http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/corporate_communication/axx20091224e.htm Atherosclerosis, more commonly known as arterial clogging, is the most widespread disease in most nations of the world. In a recent presentation at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, Fla., an international research team has documented that the people of antiquity suffered from clogged arteries, as well. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 AXX20091224e Corporate Communications Imaging & IT AXX20091224 General Interest Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/framework/_resources/css/core/img/logo.gifhttp://www.siemens.com/press/10017Latest press releases of Siemens AG