Kickoff for E-Mobility Roadshow in Berlin
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Siemens cooperation with RWE in electric vehicle technology
In a kickoff event on July 15 in Berlin, Siemens Energy and RWE announced their cooperation in electric vehicle technology. Siemens is not only participating in the E-Mobility Roadshow but is also a partner in implementing the infrastructure for electric cars. As a mobile electric storage system, electric cars can be both charged as well as discharged and can thus serve as an intermediate storage device for environmentally friendly electric power from renewable energy sources. Equipped with modern control systems, the car thus becomes an integral mobile component of a stable power grid and sustainable power supply.
"Electric vehicle technology will become part of our power supply grid and will increase the fraction of climate-friendly power generation", said Wolfgang Dehen, CEO of the Siemens Energy Sector. "Prerequisite for this is intelligent coordination between power generation, power distribution and electric vehicles. Because the batteries in the electric cars can be charged at variable times, daily and seasonal fluctuating renewable energy can be better exploited. This makes the entire energy system more flexible and environmentally compatible", added Dehen. Over the course of the cooperation with RWE, Siemens will install 40 charging stations for electric vehicles at various plant locations in Germany. The focus will be on Berlin with 20 charging stations. The experience obtained in this pilot project will be integrated in the implementation of a larger infrastructure for charging stations.
Siemens is already active in E-Mobility: both in its central research department (Corporate Technology) as well as in the Energy and Industry sectors, Siemens is working intensively on electric mobility. This entails both the requirements for the actual vehicle and the design of the power grid infrastructure. Areas of research include electric power generation and distribution, traffic and energy management, intelligent electric meters, power electronics, software and sensors as well as the electrical drives and recovery and storage of energy.
As a partner in an international consortium, Siemens is testing innovative possibilities for the integration of electric vehicles in the public power grid in Denmark in the so-called EDISON Project. EDISON stands for "Electric vehicles in a Distributed and Integrated market using Sustainable energy and Open Networks".
As electric drives use energy resources more efficiently than combustion engines due to their high efficiency and as it will also be possible to produce more CO2-free electric power in the future, electric vehicle technology could become an important part of Siemens' environmental portfolio. In fiscal 2008, revenue from products and solutions of the Siemens environmental portfolio was EUR19 billion, which is approximately a quarter of Siemens total revenues.
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The Siemens Energy Sector is the world's leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas. In fiscal 2008 (ended September 30), the Energy Sector had revenues of approximately EUR22.6 billion and received new orders totaling approximately EUR33.4 billion and posted a profit of EUR1.4 billion. On September 30, 2008, the Energy Sector had a work force of approximately 83,500.
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