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Siemens AG Press Releases
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Siemens to build combined cycle power plant in the Netherlands
Siemens Energy has received an order from the Netherlands for turnkey construction of a combined cycle power plant. Purchaser of the 435-megawatt (MW) plant Diemen 34 in the vicinity of Amsterdam is the Dutch utility Nuon, a subsidiary of Vattenfall A.B. Siemens will also handle plant maintenance. With an efficiency level as high as approximately 59 percent, maximized operating flexibility and low nitrogen oxide emissions the gas-fired plant will supply more than 750,000 Dutch households with ecofriendly power. The Diemen 34 power plant will also be capable of supplying as many as 25,000 households in the immediate vicinity with district heat by means of steam extraction. That is equivalent to a thermal capacity of approximately 260 MW.
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Siemens donates over €1 million for the flood victims in Pakistan
Siemens and its employees have already collected over €1 million in donations for the victims of the flood catastrophe in Pakistan. In order to help the approximately 20 million people affected by the disaster, Siemens will match every euro that its employees donate by September 30, 2010 to a special account established at the Bank für Sozialwirtschaft in Germany.
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Siemens expands mining portfolio to include gearless drive system for 42-foot SAG mills
Siemens is now able to provide to mining companies a gearless drive system for SAG mills with a tube diameter of 42 feet. This enables throughput to be almost doubled in comparison with the 38-foot mills commonly used today. With this innovation, Siemens is responding to the rising demand for larger and more powerful drives in mining.
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Siemens to start vocational training for 2,300 school graduates in the fall of 2010 - All training positions filled – 28 by severely handicapped young people
With training programs for 10,000 apprentices and university students, Siemens is one of Germany’s largest private educational institutions. This fall 2,300 school graduates will begin training at 40 different Siemens locations. Once again, all training positions at the company have been filled. “Qualified young people are our most important asset for the future. That’s why we’ve made the fostering of young talent a top priority. We’d be very pleased if even more young women would apply.
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Siemens receives 290 million dollar order from Gerdau Açominas - Brazilian steel producer invests in new plate and Steckel mills
Gerdau Açominas, a company in the Gerdau Group, has ordered a plate mill and a Steckel mill from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies. The two rolling mills will be constructed at Ouro Branco in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. A second strand will also be added to their existing Siemens VAI continuous slab caster that initiated its production one year ago.
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Perspectives of the heart - Siemens introduces new solutions for the diagnosis and therapy of heart diseases
At the Congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2010, Siemens Healthcare presents the company’s innovative solutions for cardiology that provide higher quality of care and contribute at the same time to reducing costs in healthcare. The objective is to diagnose heart diseases more effectively as well as earlier but also to enable new therapies that are more patient-sparing and accelerate treatment.
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