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After getting the world’s first offshore wind turbine with recyclable blades up and spinning in August, Siemens Gamesa has just launched its RecyclableBlade for onshore wind power projects. The Siemens Gamesa RecyclableBlade for offshore was launched in September 2021 and installed at the 342 megawatt Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany in July 2022.  Siemens Gamesa has not yet said which sizes the recyclable onshore blades will be available in or when, nor how many recyclable onshore blades it’s produced so…

The Nigerian government says it hopes to raise electricity supply in the country to a minimum of 7,000 megawatts with the supply of new power equipment by Siemens. The managing director and chief executive officer of FGN Power Company, Kenny Anuwe, said this at the Nigerian Energy Conference and Exhibitions in Lagos, on Wednesday, according to The Cable. The first set of the equipment, which arrived Nigeria over a week ago, will be unveiled in Lagos in the third week of October, and a second set in Abuja at a…

As the Indian government pushes for electric vehicle (EV) adoption and installing the public charging infrastructure, German industrial manufacturing major Siemens has stressed that it has proven capabilities to help the government realise its passenger EV mobility dream too. The company is currently working on the commercial EV mobility side in India, working with leading players like Ashok Leyland’s EV arm Switch Mobility. Sunil Mathur, Managing Director, and CEO, of Siemens Limited, told IANS that they are continuously…

A Siemens logo in Germany. The industrial giant says that a newly commissioned green hydrogen plant in the country will use wind and solar power from the Wunsiedel Energy Park.Daniel Karmann | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesA green hydrogen generation plant described as one of the largest in Germany is open, with industrial giant Siemens saying it will produce 1,350 tons of hydrogen every year.In a statement Wednesday, Siemens said the facility would use wind and solar power from the Wunsiedel Energy Park in Upper…

Mahle and Siemens have signed a declaration of intent for cooperation in the area of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles. In the future, both companies will jointly develop and test complete infrastructure and automotive engineering systems. One of the areas of focus will be on promoting technological standards for inductive charging technology. “We are very pleased to have found a strong partner in Siemens…

Siemens and Philadelphia-based ConnectDER have partnered to debut a groundbreaking simple home EV charger connector. Previously, homeowners who wanted to install EV chargers might have had to spend thousands of dollars to modify their home’s electrical panel. This new proprietary plug-in adapter will eliminate that cost and allow installation and connection in minutes. Siemens’ game-changing EV charger adapter ConnectDER makes meter collars (pictured above) that are installed between the home’s meter and the meter…

Samsung Electronics on Monday marked the first shipment of 3-nanometer semiconductors at a ceremony, a key milestone in the race to build the most advanced and efficient chips to date.The next-generation 3nm chips are built on Gate-All-Around (Gaa) technology, which Samsung said will eventually allow an area reduction of up to 35%, while providing 30% higher performance and 50% lower power consumption, compared with the existing FinFET process.Samsung said its first-generation of the 3nm process node achieves a 16% area…

Hyundai Motor Co, factory robot builder ABB and Swedish fridge maker Electrolux see the semi-conductor chip shortage easing, executives said in a boost for manufacturers after a long struggle for components. An increased supply of chips will reduce one burden facing an industry that is also battling raw material price inflation, a tight energy market and rising interest rates that are throwing a dampener on consumer demand. Hyundai turned in its best quarterly profit in eight years as a weak won currency lifted the value…

Volkswagen and Siemens announced that they raised $450 million for Electrify America to accelerate its deployment of charging infrastructure in the US. If you are “punished” by the US government by being forced to invest in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, you might as well make the best of it, double down, and make it an asset. That’s basically what is happening with Electrify America. The company was created as part of VW’s $2 billion deal with the US government to compensate for the Dieselgate scandal.…

Electrify America, an electric car charger producer, has opened a charging station Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Paducah, Ky. German engineering company Siemens is making an investment in Electrify America, a Volkswagen division that includes a network of electric vehicle charging stations in North America. Electrify America said Tuesday, June 28, 2022, that Siemens is its first outside investor and will have a board seat. Siemens will contribute a low…