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• Sicore II cameras to be installed at 29 junctions across the city centre
• Contract follows awards in London, Birmingham and Portsmouth
• Proven system provides industry-leading image quality and number plate read accuracy

• 51-strong fleet gets smarter, using cloud-based applications and real-time rail data
• Upgrade will further increase reliability, improve passenger experience and reduce maintenance costs

The University of Birmingham, in partnership with Siemens, is combining digital sensor and analytics technologies, artificial intelligence, decentralised energy generation and storage, renewable energy and concepts that help change users’ behaviour to transform the University’s Edgbaston and Dubai campuses into the world’s smartest global campus, creating a ‘Living Lab’ where research, teaching and learning all benefit from access to new data and connectivity. 

• Immediate railway electrification decisions needed to meet 2035 targets
• Removal of polluting diesel trains and introduction of hydrogen / battery technology required

• New hub provides rapid charging for electric vehicles
• Hub provides much needed accessible, efficient and reliable rapid charging facilities

• Through Innovate UK, DfT has commissioned a consortium to assess the economic and technical potential of the UK’s first ‘eHighway’
• The study is part of the UK government’s plan to reach zero net emissions for heavy road freight
• It aims to demonstrate the technology is ready for a national roll-out

ScottishPower, the first integrated energy company in the UK to generate 100% green electricity, has partnered with Siemens Managed Applications and Services (MAS), the nationally-accredited meter operator arm of the global technology company, to install smart meters across its 450,000-strong customer base in northern England.

• Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) software successfully applied to complex traffic intersection in Greater Manchester
• Trial demonstrates benefits of range of connected mobility solutions

Siemens and the North West Cyber Resilience Centre (NWCRC) will host a free industrial cybersecurity webinar for SMEs on Friday, July 30th.

The online seminar will tackle cyber threats affecting industrial systems and what can be done to mitigate the risks they pose.

• Figures highlight 10-year discrepancy for railway decarbonisation plans
• 300+ miles of rail network need electrification each year
• Immediate introduction of self-powered or hybrid trains, with appropriate green hydrogen infrastructure, required

Transparency in the production process increases efficiency and reduces downtime.

Technology gives chemical manufacturer clear view to growth.

• Energy providers stand to benefit from unprecedented levels of investment and innovation as part of a clean energy future, but according to industry data, currently less than 4 in 1,000 smart domestic electricity meters are being settled half hourly.

• Siemens’ Elexon-approved Half Hourly Data Collection and Aggregation services, powered by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s processing power, let energy retailers access highly scalable supplier agent services, whilst advanced settlement analytics, time-of-use profilers, and neural network load forecasting help suppliers gain valuable insights from the HHS data.

• Siemens and Oracle call on energy retailers to unlock the true value of interval data with trial processing offer