Siemens has moved to grow its partnership with LO3 Energy after the industrial conglomerate invested in the microgrid technology developer through a recent Series A funding round. Ralf Christian, CEO of Siemens’ energy management division, said in a statement published Dec. 20 the investment represents the firm’s acknowledgement of the potential applications of blockchain-based technology in the […] More

Guardtime and Siemens are part of a team that received a multimillion dollar contract from the Energy Department to develop a blockchain-based technology platform that will work to help secure U.S. energy grid from emerging cyber threats. Both companies will also work with DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Labs, Washington State University, Tennessee Valley Authority and the Defense Department‘s Homeland Defense […] More

Siemens and the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence have collaborated to craft a cybersecurity practice guide for the energy sector. Siemens said Tuesday the practice guide titled “Situational Awareness for Electric Utilities” suggests various methods for companies to detect and address utility anomalies, investigate events that led to the anomalies and share findings with other […] More

Siemens has received a potential 15-year, $11.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform upgrades at the Lima, Ohio-based Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in an effort to reduce the facility’s energy consumption. Siemens said Monday it expects the facility upgrades under the energy savings performance contract to result in approximately $20 million […] More

Siemens, Omnetric Group and CPS Energy have worked together to deploy a microgrid system at Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston as part of the Energy Department‘s effort to integrate disparate renewable resources. The system comprises a 20-kilowatt solar photovoltaic array, a 48-kilowatt hour battery, a weather station and a microgrid controller, Siemens said Thursday. The […] More

Siemens has received a series of Energy Savings Performance Contracts to implement energy and water conservation measures at federal agencies. Barbara Humpton, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, said in a statement released Monday the company will work to help federal agencies cut carbon emissions and meet the White House’s sustainability and energy conservation […] More

Siemens and Omnetric Group have collaborated to install and test a renewable software technology at utility company Duke Energy as part of a project managed by the Energy Department‘s National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Omentric assessed the technical feasibility of the Open Field Message Bus architecture in conjunction with Siemens’ Microgrid Management Software designed for weather and load behavior forecasting, Siemens said Wednesday. The […] More

Alan Bloodgood oversees energy and infrastructure projects with responsibility over those with alternative financing models in his executive vice president role at Siemens Government Technologies — the German conglomerate’s federal business organization. Bloodgood’s portfolio at SGT includes programs that are funded under evolving contract arrangements such as energy performance savings contracts and power purchasing agreements agencies […] More

The Federal Bureau of Prisons has awarded a $38.6 million Energy Savings Performance Contract to Siemens to establish energy and water conservation measures at two correctional facilities in Kentucky. The company said Wednesday its government technologies unit will implement 44 individual projects at the Federal Correctional Institution in Ashland and the Federal Medical Center in Lexington to help modernize energy and […] More

Siemens has been awarded a $24 million energy savings performance contract to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers‘ power and water conservation initiatives at a military helicopter maintenance facility in Texas. The company’s building technologies division will lead installation of energy-efficiency systems at the Corpus Christi Army Depot in efforts to meet goals in the White House mandate on […] More

Barbara Humpton became chief operating officer of Siemens Government Technologies — the German conglomerate’s U.S. federal subsidiary — in December 2014 after three years as head of business development for the organization. The 25-year GovCon sector veteran and senior vice president at SGT has been with the subsidiary since its start in 2011 and is also a veteran of Booz […] More

A Siemens business unit has won an $11 million contract to help the United States Geological Survey implement methods for saving energy and conserving water at three agency-run facilities. USGS and Siemens Government Technologies will execute water and energy efficiency initiatives at the agency’s headquarters in Virginia, environmental science research facility in Missouri and fisheries […] More