Digitalization: How Siemens Is Leading the Transformation of the Energy Industry

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The energy industry’s contribution to that total is substantial. Gas turbines generate 30 gigabytes each day. Wind turbines generate 200 GB. The oil and gas industry generates 2 terabytes each day. And those numbers will continue to grow.</p> </div> <div class="graphics center-y"> <div id="pathBottom"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/node-top.png" /> </div> <div id="node1" class="node"> <div class="block"> <div class="number">2018</div> </div> <div class="number">16.3zB</div> </div> <div id="pathTop"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/node-top.png" /> </div> <div id="node2" class="node"> <div class="block"> <div class="number">2025</div> </div> <div class="number">180zB</div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="chapter4titlebg" class="chapter-bg full-height desktop-only"> <div class="icon-group" id="icons1"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/icongroup1.png" /> </div> <div class="icon-group" id="icons3"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/icongroup3.png" /> </div>  <div class="title"> <h2>Helping Customers</h2> <h2 id="navigate">Navigate</h2> <h2>New Energy Markets</h2> </div> <div class="icon-group" id="icons2"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/icongroup2.png" /> </div> <div class="icon-group" id="icons4"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/icongroup1.png" /> </div> </div> <div id="chapter4bg" class="chapter-bg full-height desktop-only"> <div id="roto"><img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/roto-thing.png" /></div> <div id="cropLeft" class="crop-lines"></div> <div id="cropRight" class="crop-lines"></div> <div id="iconTop" class="icon-item"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/icon-gauge.png" /> <div class="text">Availability & Performance</div> </div> <div id="iconMid" class="icon-item"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/icon-risk.png" /> <div class="text">Risk & Compliance</div> </div> <div id="iconBot" class="icon-item"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/icon-transparency.png" /> <div class="text">Transparency</div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="customerQsBg" class="chapter-bg full-height desktop-only"> <div class="title"><h2>Customers<br/>are Asking:</h2></div> <div class="q-wrap"> <div id="q1" class="q-item"> <div class="head"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/customer1.png" /> </div> <div class="text">How can we guarantee startup availability when demand and prices spike at short notice?</div> </div> <div id="q2" class="q-item"> <div class="head"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/customer2.png" /> </div> <div class="text">How can we change our plant performance profile from baseload to cycling?</div> </div> <div id="q3" class="q-item"> <div class="head"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/customer3.png" /> </div> <div class="text">How do we manage risk and compliance? How do we prevent business disruption and protect our top and bottom line?</div> </div> <div id="q4" class="q-item"> <div class="head"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/customer4.png" /> </div> <div class="text">How do we achieve greater transparency to put decision support at the fingertips of our executives?</div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="otItBg" class="chapter-bg full-height desktop-only bg-white"> <div class="ot-it"> <div id="iconOt" class="icon-group"> <div><h3>Operational Technology</h3></div> <div class="icon"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/icon-ot.png" /> </div> </div> <div id="iconIt" class="icon-group"> <div class="icon"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/icon-it.png" /> </div> <div><h3>Information Technology</h3></div> </div> <div id="increased"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/increased.png" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="drone" class="desktop-only"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/drone.png" /> </div> <div id="daqriBg" class="chapter-bg full-height desktop-only"> <div class="bg"></div> <div class="helmet"></div> </div> <div id="checklistBg" class="chapter-bg full-height desktop-only"> <div class="title center-y"> <h2>Experts from Siemens can:</h2> </div> <div class="list center-y"> <div class="list-item"> <div class="box"></div> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/check-orange.png" /> <div class="text">Evaluate Organizations</div> </div> <div class="list-item"> <div class="box"></div> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/check-orange.png" /> <div class="text">Develop an intervention and implementation plan</div> </div> <div class="list-item"> <div class="box"></div> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/check-orange.png" /> <div class="text">Deliver tailored solutions to ensure availability</div> </div> <div class="list-item"> <div class="box"></div> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/check-orange.png" /> <div class="text">Maintain security with a long-term, systematic approach to defense</div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="skrollr-body"> <div class="gap gap-100"></div> <section id="intro" class="chapter"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 col-md-push-6 text-col"> <div> <p class="callout">The energy industry has undergone more change in the last five years than in the previous century.</p> <p>And while energy producers have been slower than other industries to adopt digital technologies as part of their overall business strategy there are incremental changes that can be made to make substantial gains quickly. Data has become one of the world’s most valuable resources and energy companies are sitting on mountains of it. The key is to unlock the potential to provide actionable insights to drive growth.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6 col-md-pull-6"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/intro-img.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div id="dataQuoteGap" class="gap gap-200 desktop-only"></div> <section id="dataQuote" class="chapter mobile-only"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-7"> <p class="callout"><strong>Data</strong> has become one of the world’s most valuable resources and energy companies are sitting on <strong>mountains of it.</strong></p> </div> <div class="col-md-5 mobile-only text-center"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/data-silo.png" alt="Data Silo"/> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="chapter1" class="chapter"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <p>Companies know they must embrace digitalization, reshaping their business to be more sustainable and efficient, all while enhancing the customer experience. This means moving forward, making critical business decisions to capture market trends, developing strategies to manage risks and costs across all divisions while maximizing assets. The business world of tomorrow is about digitalization, creating a bridge between real and virtual worlds. Digitalization is about turning that data into value for your business. And companies don’t have to do that alone.</p> <div class="mobile-only"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/coins-mobile.png" /> </div> <p>Siemens has developed innovative tools to help businesses harness the power of this digital transformation. Its digitalization products and services can strengthen a business by improving reliability while maintaining and potentially increasing profitability. Digitalization is a critical enabler of positive change, for more efficiency, sustainability, and security. Siemens works with businesses to chart a course to overcome challenges, using technology to be stronger and better on the road to success both now and in the future.</p> </div> <div id="coin1" class="coin desktop-only"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/coin-dollar.png" /> </div> <div id="coin2" class="coin desktop-only"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/coin-yuan.png" /> </div> <div id="coin3" class="coin desktop-only"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/coin-euro.png" /> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div id="callout1gap" class="gap gap-300 desktop-only"></div> <section id="callout1" class="chapter mobile-only"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-7 col-md-push-5"> <p class="callout">Analysts say 16.3 zettabytes of data were created in the past year, and experts say 180 zettabytes will be created worldwide in 2025. The energy industry’s contribution to that total is substantial. Gas turbines generate 30 gigabytes each day. Wind turbines generate 200 GB. The oil and gas industry generates 2 terabytes each day. And those numbers will continue to grow.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-5 col-md-pull-7"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/zb-nodes.png" /> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="chapter2" class="chapter"> <div id="windmill" class="desktop-only"> <div id="tower"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/windmill-tower.png" /> </div> <div id="blades"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/windmill.png" /> </div> <div id="timeline"> <div class="line"></div> <div id="year1" class="year">2020</div> <div id="year2" class="year">2030</div> </div> <div id="gw1" class="gwfigure">191GW</div> <div id="gw2" class="gwfigure">300GW</div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <h2>An<br/>Industry<br/>in<br/>Upheaval</h2> <p>The energy industry is in the midst of upheaval. The traditional role of fossil fuel-powered facilities is being transformed. The power generation mix includes more and more renewable resources, and the advent of distributed generation has changed the business model for many local utilities.</p> <p id="timelineTrigger">Worldwide installations of renewable energy, such as solar and wind, are expected to reach 191 GW by 2020—more than double the level of a decade ago—and to rise to 300 GW by 2030. Renewables are projected to make up 87% of new power installations by 2030, compared to just 55% in 2010, and 65% of distributed power generation is predicted to come from decentralized sources by 2030, nearly double that of 2010. By 2030, 35% of all generation capacity may be customer-owned.</p> <p>Many power plants are evolving into renewable load-following units, called upon to quickly bring large amounts of electricity onto the grid when the wind stops or the sun fades. The frequent starts and stops required of today’s turbines can bring more unplanned downtime and provide a challenge to maintenance and upkeep.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="chapter3" class="chapter"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8 col-md-offset-2"> <h2 class="text-center">Distributed Generation</h2> <p>Power generators also are faced with incorporating energy storage into the generation mix. The annual U.S. energy storage market is expected to reach 1.7 GW by 2020, with a value of $2.5 billion. IHS, which provides information and analysis to businesses worldwide, projects the energy storage market will top an annual installation size of 40 GW by 2022, an exponential increase from an initial installed capacity of just 0.34 GW in 2012-2013. Utilities are looking for energy storage solutions, and some states and countries are mandating that higher percentages of storage be utilized during periods of peak electricity demand. The Energy Storage Association, in its recent U.S. Energy Storage Monitor 2017 Year-in-Review, says that 1,000 megawatt hours were deployed between 2013 and 2017—and more than 1,200 megawatt hours of energy storage will be deployed in 2018 alone, a nearly 300% increase over last year. That’s why Siemens and AES created a joint venture, Fluence, to transform the next generation of energy storage.</p> <div class="video-player" style="display: block; position: relative; max-width: 100%;"> <div style="padding-top: 56.25%;"> <iframe style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;" src="https://players.brightcove.net/1813624294001/HJbJiSd8uf_default/index.html?videoId=4962936112001" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> <p>The rise of distributed generation and distributed energy resources (DERs), wider adoption of combined heat and power (CHP), and the growth of microgrids also are challenging the traditional grid. Siemens is involved with helping energy providers deal with grid integration of renewables, developing systems to deal with evolving policies and regulation, along with fiscal constraints.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div id="chapter4gap" class="gap gap-200 desktop-only"></div> <section id="chapter4title" class="chapter mobile-only"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <h2>Helping Customers Navigate New Energy Markets</h2> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="chapter4" class="chapter"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="callout">With the rapid evolution of power generation, customers are asking for help to adapt to market changes. They need assurances of availability and performance, they want to manage risk and ensure regulatory compliance, and they seek transparency as they traverse this new landscape.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <p>For utilities, it means the integration of cloud services, which today make up half of the IT portfolio for more than 60% of these businesses. Utilities are investing more than 25% of their IT budgets on integrating new technologies with legacy enterprise systems. At least 45% of utilities’ new investment in analytics will be geared toward operations and maintenance of power plant and network infrastructure. Some 60% of utilities will focus on transitioning enterprise mobility, looking to capitalize on the increased use of digital devices by consumers who want information while on the go. It’s all part of the development of smart systems, allowing utilities to improve their service and manage their costs.</p> <p>The transformation of the energy industry is apparent in the marketplace, with the growth of decentralized energy and the push for cleaner energy sources. Customers require increased flexibility and smarter energy solutions, turning the promise of big data into actionable resources. More than half of the world’s data was created in the past year, but less than one-half of 1% was analyzed or used, which underscores the enormous potential of how companies can reap the rewards of digitalization tools and expertise like Siemens’.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="bigData" class="chapter"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 col-md-offset-3"> <div class="title-text"> <h2>It’s about turning</h2> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/bigdata@2x.png" alt="Big Data" /> <h2 class="last">into smart data</h2> </div> <p>It’s taking originally unstructured data and creating value, using the knowledge of analytics, devices, and applications, as well as the market environment, to optimize results—whether you’re running gas turbines, solar arrays, wind farms, or thermal power plants.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div id="customerQsGap" class="gap gap-300 desktop-only"></div> <section id="customerQs" class="chapter mobile-only"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <h2 class="desktop-only">Customers<br/>are<br/>asking:</h2> <h2 class="mobile-only text-center">Customers are asking:</h2> <div class="q-wrap"> <div id="q1" class="q-item"> <div class="head"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/customer1.png" /> </div> <div class="text">How can we guarantee startup availability when demand and prices spike at short notice?</div> </div> <div id="q2" class="q-item"> <div class="head"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/customer2.png" /> </div> <div class="text">How can we change our plant performance profile from baseload to cycling?</div> </div> <div id="q3" class="q-item"> <div class="head"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/customer3.png" /> </div> <div class="text">How do we manage risk and compliance? How do we prevent business disruption and protect our top and bottom line?</div> </div> <div id="q4" class="q-item"> <div class="head"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/customer4.png" /> </div> <div class="text">How do we achieve greater transparency to put decision support at the fingertips of our executives?</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="chapter5" class="chapter bg-white"> <div class="container"> <div class="row chart-section"> <div class="col-md-6"> <h2>Reducing Costs and Staying Connected</h2> <p>Every organization must find the right balance between boosting profitability when the market is ripe, and curtailing losses when the unexpected descends suddenly. Energy companies are no different. To stay ahead of the curve, companies should look at many scenarios, based on real-time digital data feeds. This enables a thorough view of best and worst cases, and anything in between, to help with decision-making and to test strategies. Power generators are always looking for sensible cost-saving actions; the digital transformation presents a clearer picture of where those savings can be achieved.</p> <img class="pie-chart mobile-only" src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/pie-chart.png" /> <p><span>Maintenance can account for as much as 40% of operating costs for energy companies</span>, and those costs can increase with unplanned downtime and money tied up in carrying replacement parts. By leveraging the power of the digital transformation, businesses can identify areas to reduce unplanned downtime, and heighten predictive maintenance accuracy through transparency and advanced analytics. By knowing and understanding the exact condition of your operating assets, it is possible to reduce the need for inventory by ordering a part and conducting maintenance only when necessary.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6 desktop-only"> <div class="pie-chart"> <div class="right"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/pie-right.png" /> </div> <div class="left"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/pie-left.png" /> </div> <div class="figure"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/40-maintenance.png" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="chap5callout" class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 image"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/AdditiveManufacturing-mobile.jpg" /> </div> <div class="col-md-6 text"> <div class="callout">3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, with its selective laser melting (SLM) technology, allows for 60% faster repairs and a full freedom of design possibilities. Siemens’ technology allows design improvement and rapid manufacturing of components, enabling quick upgrades of existing assets to the latest part designs.</div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="otIt" class="chapter"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-5"> <p>Digitalization also can increase availability and performance. By connecting OT and IT, it’s possible to integrate and unify the management technology, processes, and methods used to manage physical energy systems—the OT—and business management systems—the IT. This approach is the norm within most competitive energy companies and facilities, and has led to significant gains in efficiency, speed, and effective control. Digitization and virtualization also enables companies to centralize key aspects of system and process management, or outsource services, such as remote analytics support. This makes it possible to do more, to a higher standard. This delivers cost advantages to all operators, and those managing large fleets can benefit most. With the support of remote monitoring and diagnostics from Siemens, a specialized service provider with fleet-wide experience, companies can further increase the availability and performance of their equipment.</p> <p>The growth in connectivity enables systems of every kind to become “smarter”, better at self-diagnosis and reporting. This can often deliver a true step-change in operational efficiency. Specialist capabilities can potentially be deployed from remote locations, while large-scale, open data flows, supported by customized analytic tools, enable management to become far more proactive than before. In order to stay competitive, to meet ever more demanding commercial terms and regulatory requirements, it is not simply desirable but essential to build a more flexible and fast-moving, fast-responding business.</p> </div> <div class="mobile-only"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/otit-mobile.jpg" /> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="chapter6title" class="chapter full-height"> <div class="center-y text-center"> <div><h2>Cybersecurity</h2></div> <div><h3>Designing an Impenetrable Landscape</h3></div> </div> </section> <section id="chapter6" class="chapter"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <p>The new energy landscape does not come without risk. Siemens constantly works to stem the tide of increasing cybersecurity threats, with a goal of keeping critical infrastructure safe and secure. Power generation companies must invest in high-performing cybersecurity solutions to survive and prosper in a more connected and competitive world. Having credible policies for security, continuity, and performance auditing for OT and IT systems can mean the difference between having a competitive advantage or falling behind. Siemens offers a step-by-step approach to cybersecurity, a four-part process built on deep engineering and OT knowledge, backed by global resources and focused on continuous evolution. Siemens has developed partnerships with PAS, Tenable and Darktrace to provide a robust cyber offering to the energy industry.</p> <p>Experts from Siemens can evaluate organizations, building a complete picture of the asset and organizational landscape, providing clear visibility and identifying areas of concern for all systems, both IT and OT. The company develops an intervention and implementation plan, dealing with urgent issues first, reflecting customer priorities and sound plant maintenance strategies. Siemens’ OT know-how delivers tailored solutions to ensure availability, engineer out weaknesses, and make the entire landscape impenetrable.</p> <p>Siemens executes repeated, rigorous, comprehensive testing of components, systems, and connections, together with data and ecosystem integrity. Then it maintains security with a long-term, systematic approach to defense, constantly updated and refreshed, based on continuous vigilance. This enables companies to maximize the potential of their expertise through remote management.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6 desktop-only"> <div id="shield"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/shield.png" /> <img id="lockUnlock" src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/lock-unlock.png" /> <img id="lockSlot" src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/lock-slot.png" /> <img id="lockCheck" src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/lock-check.png" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div id="checklistGap" class="gap gap-300 desktop-only"></div> <section id="checklist" class="chapter mobile-only"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <h3>Experts from Siemens can:</h3> <ul> <li>Evaluate Organizations</li> <li>Develop an intervention and implementation plan</li> <li>Deliver tailored solutions to ensure availability</li> <li>Maintain security with a long-term, systematic approach to defense</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="chapter6b" class="chapter bg-white"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 story"> <p>As core operational systems become accessible from the internet, the integrity of those systems can be undermined, and when industrial control systems and their respective digital infrastructures are threatened, it can affect not only the companies concerned but also have a broader effect on the economy. Building enhanced cyber strategies is an immediate priority, certainly for power generators whose control systems manage production of nuclear, fossil fuel-based, and renewable energy. Siemens provides organizations with a trusted security partner, there with around-the-clock monitoring and immediate alerts for critical and sensitive systems. The company can deploy cutting-edge technologies, all designed with the knowledge that keeping systems safe today is a necessity for any industry. It provides a charter of trust for a secure digital world.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6 cot"> <h2>Creating trust in a secure digital world</h2> <div class="cot-item"> <div class="number"><div><h3>1</h3></div></div> <div class="text"><h3>Protect the data and assets of individuals and businesses</h3></div> </div> <div class="cot-item"> <div class="number"><div><h3>2</h3></div></div> <div class="text"><h3>Prevent damage from people, businesses, and infrastructures</h3></div> </div> <div class="cot-item"> <div class="number"><div><h3>3</h3></div></div> <div class="text"><h3>Build a reliable basis for trust in a connected and digital world</h3></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="chapter7" class="chapter"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <h2>Using Digital to Optimize the Entire Enterprise</h2> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <p>Today’s digital landscape provides a view across an entire enterprise. Siemens can provide the tools to help customers manage products and services for the complete spectrum of their businesses. The company’s drone technology is being used for site inspections, freeing personnel to be deployed in other areas and reducing operational and maintenance costs. Siemens’ systematic inspection systems using drones and 3-D image analysis can monitor pipelines, large industrial facilities, and pylons in high-voltage electrical distribution systems. Its drones and sophisticated sensors can “see” better than a human, replacing expensive helicopters thanks to their maneuverability, small size, and low costs, opening the door to new levels of security and efficiency for a variety of infrastructures.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="droneGap" class="container-fluid desktop-only"> </div> </section> <section id="daqri"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="callout">As remote technology continues to gain traction, companies are embracing new ways of performing service and maintenance taking advantage of technological innovations. For example, technicians often have to deal with complex and unexpected situations on site where they need additional support. <img class="mobile-only" src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/daqri-mobile.jpg" /> <br/> <span>The Remote Field Service</span> enables live audio and video collaboration with experienced remote experts from Siemens. Your field workers will be provided the right information to monitor, maintain and repair assets using the latest cloud based communication tools.</div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="chapter7b" class="chapter"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <p>The challenges of today’s market, with increased demand for energy, next-generation and disruptive technologies, and competing new business models, mean utilities need to effectively manage their legacy systems as they improve their customer focus. Siemens has developed a modular suite of applications that can be rolled out into preexisting power-generating infrastructure independent of the original manufacturers. For example, with Fleet Center Solutions customers gain full transparency, not just on the machine or plant level, but across an entire fleet. This can allow for benefits such as better risk management, optimal asset deployment—both cost- and revenue-focused—and improved workflows. Siemens Fleet Center Solutions turn technical data into actionable information. Tools can be individually adapted to specific requirements, such as asset diagnostics, performance monitoring, or optimized operations, opening new horizons for utilities to manage and market all their assets.</p> <p>Siemens’ digital solutions provide answers for disruptive market changes by adding agility to a business. Digital transformation changes the way work gets done, with new business models and new opportunities. It can deliver on the promise of big data, shifting the emphasis from data collection to a focus on deriving meaningful insights and outcomes from data. It’s a paradigm shift, in which interconnectedness applies not only to assets, but also to the ability to work together in partnership.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <img src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/photo-chap7b.png" /> </div> </div> <div class="row finale"> <div class="col-md-12"> <h2>And the key driver is always</h2> <h2 class="value">value</h2> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="cta" class="chapter"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <img class="logo" src="https://www.powermag.com/long-form-stories/digitalization-how-siemens-is-leading-the-transformation-of-the-energy-industry/img/siemens-tagline-logo.png"/> <h2>Ready to get started?</h2> <p>Click below to download a free guide to digitalization.</p> <a class="btn orange" onclick="ga('send','event','Siemens Cascade: Digitalization','click','CTA - Download');" href="https://www.siemens.com/global/en/home/products/energy/services/digital-services.html#Download">Download</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="footer"> </section> </div> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js" integrity="sha256-FgpCb/KJQlLNfOu91ta32o/NMZxltwRo8QtmkMRdAu8=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>  <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-Tc5IQib027qvyjSMfHjOMaLkfuWVxZxUPnCJA7l2mCWNIpG9mGCD8wGNIcPD7Txa" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="js/skrollr.min.js"></script> <script src="js/skrollr.stylesheets.min.js"></script> <script src="js/custom.js"></script> <script src="js/jquery.viewportchecker.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> function autorun() { /* ---------------------------------------------- /* * Fill window height /* ---------------------------------------------- */ $(".full-height").each(function () { if(!$(this).hasClass("desktop")) { $(this).height($(window).height()); } else { if ($(window).width() > 768) { $(this).height($(window).height()); } } }); $(".force-height").each ( function () { if ($(window).width() > 768) { var myHeight = $(this).parent().height() $(this).height(myHeight); } }); $("#loading .loader").hide(); $("#loading").delay(500).fadeOut(); function counter(el) { var $this = $(el), countTo = $this.attr('data-count'); console.log("Count to: "+countTo); $({ countNum: $this.text()}).animate({ countNum: countTo }, { duration: 500, easing:'linear', step: function() { $this.text(Math.floor(this.countNum)); }, complete: function() { $this.text(this.countNum); //alert('finished'); } }); } var windowHeight = $(window).height(); // initialize skrollr if the window width is large enough if ($(window).width() > 992) { skrollr.init({ keyframe: function(element, name, direction) { console.log("data-emit-events: "+element+", "+name+", "+direction); if (element==$("#chapter1")[0] && name=="dataBottomTop" && direction=="down"){ ga('send','event','Siemens Cascade: Digitalization','scrollto','Chapter 1'); } else if (element==$("#chapter2")[0] && name=="dataBottomTop" && direction=="down"){ ga('send','event','Siemens Cascade: Digitalization','scrollto','Chapter 2: Industry in Upheaval'); } else if (element==$("#chapter3")[0] && name=="dataBottomTop" && direction=="down"){ ga('send','event','Siemens Cascade: Digitalization','scrollto','Chapter 3: Distributed Generation'); } else if (element==$("#chapter4")[0] && name=="dataBottomTop" && direction=="down"){ ga('send','event','Siemens Cascade: Digitalization','scrollto','Chapter 4: Helping Customers Navigate New Energy Markets'); } else if (element==$("chapter5")[0] && name=="dataBottomTop" && direction=="down"){ ga('send','event','Siemens Cascade: Digitalization','scrollto','Chapter 5: Reducing Costs and Staying Connected'); } else if (element==$("chapter6title")[0] && name=="dataBottomTop" && direction=="down"){ ga('send','event','Siemens Cascade: Digitalization','scrollto','Chapter 6: Cybersecurity'); } else if (element==$("chapter7")[0] && name=="dataBottomTop" && direction=="down"){ ga('send','event','Siemens Cascade: Digitalization','scrollto','Chapter 7: Using Digital to Optimize the Entire Enterprise'); } } }); } // disable skrollr if the window is resized below 768px wide $(window).on('resize', function () { if ($(window).width() <= 992) { skrollr.init().destroy(); // skrollr.init() returns the singleton created above } }); /* var s = skrollr.init({ keyframe: function(element, name, direction) { console.log("data-emit-events: "+element+", "+name+", "+direction); } }); */ } window.onload = autorun; $(window).resize(function() { skrollr.refresh(); }); </script> </body>

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