Siemens Helps Reduce Chicago Energy, Operating Costs
Siemens won a $10 million bid through the Chicago Department of Water Management to support upgrades to the Springfield Avenue Pumping Station, which will result in approximately $7.5 million annually in energy and operating cost savings. The station will convert from traditional steam turbines and boilers, to drives connected to electric motors, as part of Chicago’s ‘Build a New Chicago’ $7 billion, three-year infrastructure improvement program.
Siemens Launches Integrated Drive Systems Initiative
Siemens Drive Technologies has kicked off its Integrated Drive Systems initiative to highlight the energy efficiency benefits of its comprehensive and custom engineered product and service offerings, including gearboxes, couplings, motors and drives through a single source. The program offers end users, EPCs and OEMs the ability to reduce operational costs and improve engineering effectiveness.
SNF Selects Siemens’ Produced Water Treatment System
Siemens Energy is supplying SNF SAS, France, a chemical company that specializes in polymers, with a produced water treatment system as part of the company’s plant expansion in the Petrocedeño oil field, located in the Orinoco Belt in Venezuela. The system includes a Spinsep vertical flotation unit and a Monosep high-flow walnut shell filter to treat 10,000 barrels per day of produced water as part of the Petrocedeño EOR Polymer Field Test Project. The equipment is scheduled to be operational by the end of October 2012 and will be deployed onsite in 2013.
Siemens Presents Water and Wastewater Solutions at IFAT ENTSORGA 2012
Reliable, energy-efficient solutions that can help boost water and wastewater treatment productivity will be Siemens' focus at this year's IFAT ENTSORGA. At booth 325/526 in Hall A1 of the Messe Muenchen Trade Fairgrounds in Munich, Germany, Siemens will be demonstrating solutions that enable municipalities and industrial companies to reduce water- and wastewater-related operating costs while enhancing plant performance. Visitors will also be offered insight into the technology company's extensive portfolio.
Siemens Launching Economical Reverse Osmosis System in European Market
The Siemens Industry Automation Division is launching a new reverse osmosis (RO) system into the European market. The new Vantage M83 RO system's main benefit is low cost of ownership. The use of energy-efficient components, combined with flexible modes of operation, contribute to minimizing operating costs. The Vantage M83 RO system is designed for a wide range of industrial applications in such fields as the food and beverage, power, microelectronics and solar industries.
Siemens Strengthens Water Capabilities in the Oil & Gas Industry
Siemens Industry Inc. has transferred the Water Solutions Oil & Gas business to Siemens' Energy Sector, Oil & Gas Division, Integrated System Solutions (ISS). Under the Energy Sector's leadership, the former Water Technologies Oil & Gas group will have significantly added capacity to address customer needs in the oil & gas market, including enhanced access to customers, increased execution capabilities and an expanded international footprint.
Siemens Helps Pennsylvania Wastewater Treatment Plant Meet Effluent Limits
Siemens Industry Automation Div. is providing the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Palmerton, Pa., with a 750,000-gal-per-day interchange sequencing batch reactor (ISBR) system.
Valued at almost $2 million, the system will be an integral part of the plant's upgrade, helping to meet effluent limits and significantly reduce sludge production and associated hauling costs.
The first such installation in the state of Pennsylvania, the ISBR system is expected to become operational by spring 2012.
Siemens Completes Low-Energy Seawater Desalination Project
After thorough research and development, the technology is ready for full-scale testing Having set a new energy saving benchmark for seawater desalination, Siemens is now poised to transition to the product development phase. As a result of a research and development initiative that commenced in October 2008, a demonstration plant was built in Singapore to treat seawater to drinking water quality.
Siemens Concludes Research on Low-Energy Seawater Desalination
Technology is now ready for full-scale testingHaving set a new energy saving benchmark for seawater desalination, Siemens is now poised to transition their technology to the product development phase.
Siemens to Provide Cooling Tower for Power Plant in India
Technology will reduce the plant’s footprint by 80% Siemens Water Technologies in India has secured a contract to provide a water treatment system for Torrent Power Ltd.’s UNOSUGEN gas-based combined cycle power plant in Surat, district Gujarat, India. Siemens will supply two Contrafast Concentric systems, which will treat water from the Tapi River and produce up to 4 million gal per day of cooling tower make-up water.
Siemens Introduces New Coconut Shell-Based Carbon
New product suitable for a variety of treatment applicationsSiemens Water Technologies introduced AquaCarb 1240CAT catalytic carbon, an addition to the company’s Westates carbon product line for the North American market. It uses coconut shell based carbon specially processed to offer enhanced performance capabilities over traditional catalytic carbons in water treatment. The new product can provide improved results in water quality targets for chloramine, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) removal.
