http://www.siemens.com/press/ Latest press releases of Siemens AG en Copyright © Siemens AG 2002-2009 webmaster@publicis-erlangen.de webmaster@publicis-erlangen.de Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:40:00 +0100 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:40:00 +0100 openEngine 2.0 Corporate ASP http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 60 Siemens Press http://w1.siemens.com/press/framework/_resources/css/core/img/logo.gif http://www.siemens.com/press/ 100 17 Latest press releases of Siemens AG http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200911048.htm The Siemens Industry Solutions Division has been awarded with an order from Cong Thanh Cement Joint Stock Company to supply the electrical and automation equipment for the new second production line at the Cong Thanh Cement Plant in the Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam. A kiln control system integrated into the PCS 7-based process control system will constantly optimize the consumption and the clinker production. With a future capacity of 12,000 tons clinker per day, this plant is the largest single cement production line currently being built in Asia. The new production line will be the largest single cement production line in Asia and once in full operation by 2011 it will turn the Cong Thanh Cement Plant into a major additional production facility for Vietnam cement industry. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 IIS200911048e Trade Press Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200911034.htm The Siemens Industry Solutions Division (IS) has won an order from DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co to supply the electrical equipment for a cable liner shuttle of the metro in Caracas, Venezuela. The new rapid transit line will link two metro lines and is due to come into operation at the end of 2011. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 IIS200911.034e fp Trade Press Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/drive_technologies/idt2009112302.htm With the new Sinamics G150 Clean Power frequency converter from Siemens Drive Technologies, an energy-efficient drive with high power ratings is available for fans, pumps and compressors or extruders, mixers and mills. The converter also reduces low-frequency harmonic effects on the system and thus fulfils the high requirements for current and voltage quality placed on mains supplies. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 IDT200911.2302 Trade Press Drive Technologies http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/osram/osram_rd_warmwhite_led_e.htm An LED that offers high efficiency, good color rendering and a pleasant warm white light has now been developed in the laboratories of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. The prototype therefore offers three important properties that together are essential for general illumination applications, namely a color temperature of 3000 K, a color rendering index of 82 and an efficiency of 104 lm/W. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 page_64449 Trade Press Osram http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/osram/osram_digital_ambient_light_sensor.htm The SFH 5712 from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors detects ambient brightness in the same way as the human eye, and is the only sensor on the market that offers not only standard data rates but also high speed rates of up to 3.4 MHz. Without the need for any additional control commands, an integrated circuit in the sensor automatically provides a measured value between 3 and 65,000 lx twice a second. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 page_64272 Trade Press Osram http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200911914.htm Zenith Steel (Changzhou Zhongtian Iron & Steel) in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China, has signed multiple contracts for two rod outlets for the company’s new rod mills that will be located in Changzhou. The contracts are valued at more than €10 million. After the new equipment’s installation, the mills for this privately-owned, midsized steelmaker will produce up to 150 tons per hour on each line. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 IIS200911.914 Trade Press Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/corporate_communication/axx20091006.htm Munich – A unique industry initiative to develop a reliable, sustainable and climate-friendly energy supply from the deserts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is now taking shape. Today in Munich the articles of association for the DII GmbH (limited liability company) were signed by the group of founding members consisting of twelve companies and the DESERTEC Foundation. The DII aims at accelerated implementation of the DESERTEC concept, as proposed by the DESERTEC Foundation. This work of the DII will entail a thorough analysis and the establishment of a framework for investments to supply the MENA region and Europe with power produced using solar and wind energy sources. The long-term goal is to satisfy a substantial part of the energy needs of the MENA countries and meet as much as 15% of Europe’s electricity demand by 2050. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 AXX200910.06 Business Press Sector Energy Renewable Energy Corporate Communications http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/drive_technologies/idt2009102300.htm Increasing the efficiency of machinery and plant through mechatronic optimization, integrated safety concepts and uniform software tools is the focus of the presentation of Siemens Drive Technologies at the trade fair for the converting industry, IEC 2009, in Munich. The engineering overhead for machinery and plant can be considerably reduced using the software package ‘Converting Toolbox’ from Siemens. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 IDT2009.10 2300e fp Trade Press Drive Technologies http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200910843.htm Siemens Water Technologies will supply a nine-piece odor control system at the 250,000 m3/d North Jeddah Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As the STP is located next to the King Abdullah Aziz Airport in Jeddah, the Ministry of Water and Electricity requested that odor control equipment be installed. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 IIS200910.843e fp Trade Press Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200910837.htm Japanese JP Steel Plantech Co. (Steel Plantech) and Italian Siemens VAI Metals Technologies s.r.l. (Siemens VAI s.r.l.) entered into a new co-operation in the field of endless rolling technology based on Steel Plantech’s EBROS® technology. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 IIS200910.837e fp Trade Press Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200910930.htm Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Bhushan Power&Steel Co. to supply the drives and automation system for expansion of the companys compact hot rolling mill in Orrissa, India. The scope of supply also includes two reactive-power compensators for electric arc furnaces. Commissioning is scheduled for July 2010. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 IIS200910.930e fp Trade Press Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/imaging_it/him200910010.htm As the first pediatric hospital worldwide, the Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando, Florida, will use a Somatom Definition Flash specifically for pediatric diagnostics. The latest computed tomography (CT) system of Siemens Healthcare offers the highest scan speed in computed tomography, but only uses a fraction of the radiation dose required by previous systems. This offers several significant advantages for pediatric radiologists: On one hand, the scan time for many examinations has been reduced to fractions of seconds. In many cases, this eliminates the need to sedate children in time-consuming procedures in order to prevent movement artifacts in the sectional images. Furthermore, the significantly reduced radiation exposure makes the use of the system much more reasonable for the examination of pediatric patients. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 HIM200910.010 Trade Press Imaging & IT http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200910934.htm At voestalpine Stahl GmbH in Linz, Austria Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has replaced the existing coiler 3 on the hot strip mill with a completely new coiler system. Conversion and commissioning were done together with a consortium partner. With the aid of the new high-performance coiler system, voestalpine will be able to expand its hot strip product range. The hot strip mill resumed operation on schedule in August. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 IIS200910.934e fp Trade Press Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/corporate_communication/axx20091005.htm Mastering the most urgent challenges of the 21st century will require close cooperation between the scientific community, governments and business. For this reason, the Max Planck Society and Siemens have invited prominent scientists, policymakers and business leaders from around the world to Berlin to take part in the Future Dialogue conference. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 AXX200910.05e Business Press Corporate Communications http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/power_distribution/epd200910014.htm Siemens is meeting the steel industry’s growing demand for every higher performance levels in melting down scrap metal by launching a refined medium-voltage circuit-breaker. As of September 2009, the company offers 3AH4 vacuum circuit-breakers with an operating current of 4000 amperes (A) for the 36-kilovolt voltage level. It is the first vacuum circuit-breaker worldwide for frequent-operation applications up to 120,000 switching cycles capable of handling such a high operating current without forced cooling. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 EPD200910.014e Trade Press Power Distribution http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/corporate_communication/axx20091004.htm Siemens AG has retained former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as consultants on topics relating to foreign affairs and corporate strategy. The unparalleled range of experience and unique networks at the disposal of these two prominent individuals will augment the company’s strategic position as one of the world’s leading providers of answers and solutions to the challenges arising from the megatrends globalization, urbanization, climate change and shifting demographics. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 AXX200910.04e Business Press Corporate Communications http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/building_technologies/ibt200910002.htm In the event of fire, rapid and orderly evacuation is given the highest priority. Hence, great importance is attached to the normative requirements placed on the alarm systems used. The E100 voice alarm system made by Siemens Building Technologies fully conforms to current and future standards. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IBT200910002e Trade Press Building Technologies http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200910902.htm Siemens Water Technologies will provide Zimpro wet air oxidation technology to treat wastewater at Sinopec’s Zhenhai and Tianjin ethylene plant projects in the Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, and in Tianjin, China. The systems will be used to treat sulfidic spent caustic wastewater streams generated in the production of ethylene. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IIS200910.902e fp Trade Press Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/building_technologies/ibt200910003.htm Siveillance Fusion is a holistic security management system now introduced by Siemens’ Building Technologies Division. As a centralized solution (top-down approach) it combines access control, video surveillance and intrusion protection on a single platform. Using the existing IT infrastructure and .NET Framework, Siveillance Fusion allows for complete interoperability. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IBT200910.003e Trade Press Building Technologies http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_automation/iia2009102106.htm Ehrfeld Mikrotechnik BTS GmbH (EMB), a Bayer Technology Services GmbH company, and the Siemens Industry Automation Division jointly adapted the process control system Simatic PCS 7 LAB for use in micro process engineering, particularly for controlling the EMB modular micro reaction system. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IIA200910.2106e fp Trade Press Industry Automation http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200910866.htm Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order to supply a Siroll Electrostatic Oiler for a slitting line at the Alcoa Samara (Alcoa SMZ) plant in Russia. This is the first Siroll Electrostatic Oiler sold into Russia by Siemens VAI. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IIS200910.866e fp Trade Press Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/imaging_it/him200910002.htm Siemens Healthcare has integrated the TruSystem 7500 operating table from Trumpf with the C-arm systems Artis zee ceiling and Artis zeego. This makes Siemens the first and up to now the only supplier able to deliver angiography systems with an integrated OR table. Integrated means that the movements of the C-arm and the operating table are coordinated with each other and thus also allow quick rotations of the C-arm and 3-D imaging. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 HIM200910.002e fp Trade Press Imaging & IT http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/mobility/imo200909044.htm Siemens Mobility is to equip the marshaling yard at Maschen, Germany, the largest freight hub in Europe, with new control technology. Siemens has been awarded the order by DB Netz AG to upgrade a total of 88 classification tracks with the MSR 32 classification control system by mid-2013. The modernization of the control system will increase the safety and reliability in train make-up. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 I MO 200909.044 d fp Trade Press Mobility http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/imaging_it/him200910009.htm During the Annual Meeting of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) from October 17 to 21, 2009, Siemens Healthcare and Medtronic will jointly present their range of hybrid operating rooms (ORs) in which both interventional and surgical operations can be performed. Furthermore, Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 HIM200910.009 e tp Trade Press Imaging & IT http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200910951.htm The Jiangsu Shagang Group Company has awarded contracts to Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for two new rod outlets to increase capacity and improve product quality at its Zhangjiagang mill. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IIS200910951e Trade Press Sector Industry Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/renewable_energy/ere20091013.htm Siemens AG is to acquire the solar thermal power company Solel Solar Systems Ltd. To date, the majority stake has been held by Ecofin Ltd., a London-based investment firm, and another major shareholder. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 ERE 200910.13 e Business Press Trade Press Renewable Energy Corporate Communications http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/workflow_solutions/hws200910008.htm Siemens Healthcare has now integrated 3D tomosynthesis into its Mammomat Inspiration digital mammography platform. This technology compiles three-dimensional images of the breast and can therefore detect tumors even if hidden by overlapping tissue. This enables a more accurate diagnosis than before and reduces the number of false positive findings. The first Mammomat systems with tomosynthesis have now been installed in Germany and in Belgium. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 HWS200910008e Trade Press Workflow & Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/fossil_power_generation/efp200910011.htm Siemens Energy has been selected as the capture technology partner for the FINNCAP - Meri-Pori Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project by the owners of Meri-Pori power plant, Finnish utilities Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO). The coal-fired power plant is located at Pori in Western Finland and has an installed capacity of 565 MW. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 EFP 200910.011 e Business Press Trade Press Fossil Power Energy http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/workflow_solutions/hws200910007.htm The University of Pennsylvania Health System, one of the largest health systems in the United States, has awarded a $135 million contract for Integrated Service Management to Siemens Healthcare. Over the next seven years, Siemens will be servicing and ensuring around-the-clock availability of diagnostic systems and bio-medical devices from diverse manufacturers in the customer’s various hospitals. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 HWS200910.007e wp Business Press Workflow & Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/siemens_it_solutions_and_services/sis20090102.htm Ernst Klett AG will outsource parts of its IT infrastructure operation to Siemens IT Solutions and Services. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 SIS20090102e Trade Press Siemens IT-Solutions & Services http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/renewable_energy/ere200910012.htm Siemens Energy has been awarded six new wind turbine orders in North America, totaling more than 565 megawatts (MW). Of the approximately 250 turbines every fourth unit is destined for Ontario, with the remainder to be installed in the US, in California, Oklahoma, Washington and Wyoming. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 ERE200910.012e wp Business Press Trade Press Renewable Energy http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/mobility/imo200910051.htm Siemens Mobility is supplying 717 Sitraffic Sicuro pay and display machines (PDMs) to the city of Munich, Germany, under contract to Bremicker Verkehrstechnik of Weilheim, Germany. The PDMs will be installed by mid 2010, both downtown and in the suburbs. The contract is worth around 1.71 million euros. Siemens already supplied 800 parking ticket machines to the city in 2008 and 2009. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 I MO 200910.051 e fp Trade Press Mobility http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry/i200910022.htm Siemens announces ESCO (energy service company) performance contracts are now available to municipal wastewater treatment customers in North America. An ESCO performance-based contract allows for an alternative funding method for a capital improvement in the wastewater plant that reduces energy use, operation costs, and labor. This is paid for from the guaranteed savings generated from implementing process improvements for the facility. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 I200910.022e tp Trade Press Sector Industry http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200910979.htm Effective October 1, 2009, Brent Hillier was named the new head of the U.S. arm of Siemens Water Technologies. By creating a business exclusively for the American market under Siemens Industry Inc., Siemens Water Technologies can better address its strongest market. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IIS200910979e Trade Press Sector Industry Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200910971.htm Siemens Water Technologies announces the Full Service Odor Control Program approach to helping wastewater collection and treatment facilities control odors at the lowest lifecycle cost. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IIS200910971e Trade Press Sector Industry Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200910970.htm Costs associated with treatment and disposal of biosolids can be half of a communities’ operations budget. As cash-strapped cities are looking for ways to reduce costs, water technology providers such as Siemens are providing answers to reduce the cost of biosolids management, while providing a sometimes unexpected boost to the bottom line. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IIS200910970e Trade Press Sector Industry Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/osram/osram_red_dot_design_award_2009.htm The international contest for the red dot design award is one of the largest design competitions in the world with the red dot trophy considered to be an international hallmark of design quality. Munich-based lighting manufacturer OSRAM had the distinction of winning one of these coveted awards in 2009 for its unique spare lamp boxes designed for motorcycles and automobiles. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 page_62898 Trade Press Osram http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_solutions/iis200910021.htm Siemens has been awarded the contract to provide process equipment, design and start-up services for a wastewater treatment system at the Pearl Valley Cheese, Inc. production facility in Fresno, Ohio. The system will be designed to convert waste material generated during cheese production into a reusable biogas generated in the wastewater treatment process. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IIS200910.021e fp Trade Press Industry Solutions http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/building_technologies/ibt200909028.htm Whether in warehouses, offices or residences – the need for security rises continuously. The Siemens Division Building Technologies responds to this trend with a new family of motion detectors: Intrunet E-Line answers not only common security questions; this product line also meets installer requirements to a high degree. End-of-Line (EoL) circuit boards, unrivaled in the market to date, make manual wiring of resistors superfluous. The massively shortened installation time influences installation costs positively. The detectors are appropriate for all applications representing small to mid-range risks in normal to harsh environments. Their detection range of 6 to 18 meters and high precision are convincing, and they also simplify logistics. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IBT200909028 Trade Press Building Technologies http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/osram/osram_platinum_dragon.htm The infrared Platinum Dragon from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors provides a high radiance from a small surface. With its 1 mm² thin-film chip in stack technology it generates an optical output of almost 1 W from a driving current of 1 A – that’s almost twice the output of the standard chips that have been used up to now. The viewing angle and radiant intensity can be varied with standard secondary optics. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 page_62899 Trade Press Osram http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry_automation/iia2009101938.htm The Siemens Industry Automation Division has developed a new communication module for the connection of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) read/write devices to Ethernet. The primary application areas of the Simatic RF182C module are in machine building, conveyor systems, assembly lines in the automotive and supplier industries as well as in ancillary assembly lines. The new product is designed for Ethernet communication by means of TCP/IP protocol and supplements the modules already available for Profibus and Profinet. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IIA200910.1938e fp Trade Press Industry Automation http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/building_technologies/ibt200910001.htm In line with the focus of the exhibition – smart grid–, the Siemens Energy sector and the Siemens Building Technologies division presented a sweeping concept for intelligently distributing and using electrical energy at Metering Europe 2009 in Barcelona, underscoring Siemens extensive technical expertise in a well-balanced and therefore sustainable interplay between electricity supply and electricity consumption. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 IBT200910001e Trade Press Building Technologies http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/osram/osram_power_emotion.htm Seeing and being seen: the life assurance for motorcycle fans. With its OSRAM Night Racer and OSRAM X-Racer, the high performance lamps in its new motorcycle lamp line, OSRAM has opened up a new dimension for powerful lighting on two wheels. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 page_62897 Trade Press Osram http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/industry/i20091021.htm Siemens has received an order from San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) for the delivery of 57 S70 type light rail vehicles (LRV). This order is worth approximately €140 million (US$205 million). These new LRVs will be completely built in the Siemens plant in Sacramento, USA. Deliveries will begin in 2011. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 I 200910.21 e wp Business Press Trade Press Sector Industry Mobility http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/corporate_communication/axx20091003.htm In its decision today regarding the so-called transformer cartel, the European Commission refrained from imposing a fine on Siemens AG. For its decisive role in helping expose the cartel, the company was granted state’s witness status. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 AXX200910.03 e Business Press Corporate Communications http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/oil_gas/eog200910003.htm Siemens Energy has received an order from Vietnam for the supply of an air compressor train. Purchaser is Air Liquide Engineering South Asia. The compressor train will be deployed in a coal-to-urea production plant, which will be owned by the Vietnam National Chemical Corporation (Vinachem). Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 EOG 200910.003 e Trade Press Oil & Gas http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/power_distribution/epd200910008.htm At the Metering Europe congress (in Barcelona from October 6 to 8. 2009) Siemens presents itself as one of the leading international suppliers of Smart Grids and will strengthen this position. Siemens Energy wants to receive orders worth more than six billion euros for intelligent power networks (Smart Grids) by 2014. “We are already on the optimal course in the Smart Grids business and will be running at top speed in the future. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 EPD200910008e Business Press Trade Press Power Distribution http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/fossil_power_generation/efp200910001.htm In the presence of ?ubomír Jahnátek, the Slovakian Minister of Economics, the ground-breaking ceremony was held today for the Malženice combined cycle power plant in Slovakia. Malženice is located in Trnava, a region with highly dynamic economic development. Siemens Energy is erecting the natural-gas-fired plant for E.ON as a turnkey project. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 EFP200910.001e fp Business Press Trade Press Fossil Power Energy http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/power_distribution/epd200910007.htm Siemens and Landis+Gyr to cooperate on smart metering, Siemens and Landis+Gyr, a leading provider of smart metering solutions, have agreed a partnership in order to elaborate common standards. The standards will not only establish interoperability but will also give utilities the requisite security for their investments in smart grids. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 EPD200910007e Trade Press Power Distribution http://w1.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/2009/corporate_communication/axx20091002.htm Siemens is supporting the new King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, which has begun its academic instruction this semester. KAUST is a graduate research university in Thuwal on the Red Sea, with a diverse, international faculty and graduate student body. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200 AXX200910.02 e Business Press Corporate Communications