Siemens Raising Money for Japan Earthquake Victims

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Siemens is conducting an international fundraising campaign to help the victims of the earthquake and its aftermath in Japan. Through March 31, 2011, Siemens will match every euro that employees around the world donate to a special bank account opened for that purpose.

Turbines and Controls for Ivanpah Solar Thermal Tower Plant Awarded to Siemens

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Siemens to Supply Instrumentation & Controls System and Steam Turbine-Generators for Solar Thermal Power Plant in the U.S. Siemens Energy has received an order for the supply of an SPPA-T3000 instrumentation & controls (I&C) system and two steam turbine-generators for the Ivanpah solar thermal power plant located in the Mojave desert in California. The purchaser [...]

The Future of Sustainable Power Generation and Industrial Solutions for the Highest Energy Efficiency

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Siemens to present solutions for sustainable power supply at the World Energy Congress 2010 Siemens has announced their intentions to again take part in the World Energy Congress (WEC), held from September 12 to 16, 2010, in Montreal, Canada. This event, which takes place every three years, has become a key gathering point for the [...]

Solar and Other Renewable Energy in North Africa Provides hope to the EU

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The EU, which has missed its 2010 renewable energy target by 75%, is turning towards North Africa for sustainable energy sources. The DESERTEC project, a E400 billion scheme to fund the construction of solar panels in the Saharan desert, is expected to contribute 15% of total EU power demand by 2050. If the project succeeds, [...]

Saudi Arabia’s Move to Solar Thermal and Concentrated Solar Power

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A leading Arab newspaper is calling for Saudi Arabia to reconsider its stance of moving towards a clean energy future through investments in Nuclear Energy. The proposal calls for the replacement of oil and nuclear based electricity generation  with that of Solar Thermal and Concentrated Solar Energy. The Kingdom has invested $80 billion to expand [...]

The 4th Concentrated Solar Power Summit USA: You had better hurry if you want to Attend!

Only 30 tickets remain before the 4th Concentrated Solar Power Summit USA completely sells out! With just over 3 weeks to go until the 4th Concentrated Solar Power Summit USA taking place June 24-25 in San Francisco, the conference is almost sold out with just over 30 tickets remaining. The conference which has already attracted [...]

Siemens Increases its Portfolio in the Concentrated Solar Power Business

Erlangen, Germany, Siemens Energy is increasing its stake in the solar thermal specialist Archimede Solar Energy Srl from 28 to 45 percent effective May 1, 2010. The two companies did not disclose the purchase price of the shares. Archimede is a joint venture between Angelantoni Industries Spa and Siemens. The objective of the investment is [...]

Siemens Introduces Next-Generation Solar Receiver to Increase the Thermal Output of Solar Thermal Power Plants

Siemens has announced at the CSP Summit in Seville the release of a new solar receiver, the UVAC 2010 (Universal Vacuum Air Collector), which further increases thermal heat production. The new UVAC 2010 is the next generation of the best-selling UVAC receiver, which is the key component for the solar fields of parabolic-trough power plants. [...]

Siemens Moves into the Solar Thermal Power market -Buys Solel Solar Systems for $418 million.

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, andanother major shareholder. “After the rapid and highly successful expansion of our wind power business, we now want to continue this success story in the solar [...]

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