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Siemens: Improved air quality and reduced vehicle emissions countered by charging, energy demands and financing challenges

• New layout will increase capacity, reduce congestion and ease traffic flow
• Siemens Mobility’s work follows completion of a similar scheme on the M4

For the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), Siemens has built a turnkey onshore power supply at the Hamburg Altona cruise terminal to provide grid power to docked ships. Known as cold ironing, or shore-to-ship power (SSP) and alternative maritime power (AMP), the provision of shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth enables its generators to be switched off.

• Planning application submitted for facility in Goole, East Yorkshire
• Research and development hub will complement £200m Siemens Mobility rail manufacturing facility

Keith Thornhill, Siemens Digital Industries Head of Food & Beverage Industry

Knowing where our food comes from is more important to today’s generation than it has ever been. We live in a world where answers to everything are at our fingertips. Technological advances in every sphere of life, including communications, have made it possible to remain connected and enjoy easy access to information.

• Siemens Mobility helps communities to prepare for EV growth
• Key partners include Alfen and ENGIE EV Solutions
• Over 120 new EV charge point connections will be provided across the region
• Scheme will feature four charging hubs across the West of England, each with up to eight rapid-charging units

Siemens GPM7 software, which allows power generators to access the Great Britain Balancing Mechanism (BM), is the first software to pass National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO)’s qualification testing process for Wider Access to the BM market, which which came into effect on Wednesday, 11 December 2019.

• Successful initial programme leads to full implementation in Highways England’s South East and North East regions
• System to control and monitor over 260 traffic signal sites by 2020
• Complete solution is provided as managed Software as a Service

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MMX Communications Services is pleased to announce it has been appointed as a Siemens “Solution Partner” for the UK market.

Over a third (36%) of British motorists have revealed they plan to buy a hybrid or electric vehicle (EV) as their next car. The latest research from Siemens exposes we’re a nation cruising towards change, with increased awareness of our carbon footprint and concerns over air quality.

The integrated digital solution for the £4.3m St Peter’s extension will cut energy use by 35%