How can we ensure the highest safety
and security for our facility and become
more efficient at the same time?
Our integrated solutions protect entire power facilities and
ensure reliable operation and energy supply.
Answers for infrastructure.
Tackling the global energy
security issue with more
efficient and secure energy
infrastructure.
The greatest challenge the energy sector is faced with today
is how to meet rising demands for energy, at the same time
reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.
One way to mitigate climate change is to ensure that power
generation, distribution and transmission is more efficient. Such
an improvement can be achieved by safeguarding power facilities
with high performance risk management systems, based on the
latest technologies. Supply reliability is now a critical issue that
requires both short-term and long-term commitment and investments from all parties involved.
Global issues require global solutions – and global partners.
Siemens is a world leading provider of comprehensive solutions
along the entire energy conversion chain. We understand the
challenges faced by all energy players to improve the efficiency
of power generation, transmission and distribution. It is this expertise, combined with a long history of enhancing the efficiency,
security and safety of critical infrastructures that Siemens brings
to the energy industry. Our innovative, integrated solutions, products and services in the fields of electrical installation, fire safety,
security and building automation can help power producers generate and distribute energy with greater efficiency, by reducing
operating costs and supply disruption risks, mitigating damages
and restoring supply under controlled conditions.
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In its Millennium Statement, the World Energy Council (WEC) established three sustainability objectives (the 3 A‘s): Accessibility to modern, affordable energy
for all; Availability in terms of continuity of supply and quality and reliability of service; and Acceptability in terms of social and environmental goals.
Supply and demand – the race is on
Access to reliable, affordable commercial
energy provides the basis for heat, light,
mobility, communications and agricultural and industrial capacity in modern
societies.
As resources become scarcer, the competition for energy intensifies. As a result,
the energy resources required to sustain
the world’s demographic trends and the
increasing urbanisation and globalisation
need to be secured through ever increasing efficiency in energy production, conversion, transportation and use.
Protecting the energy chain
Supply disruptions can have devastating economic effects, with short-term
interruptions potentially leading to sharp
price increases and physical rationing.
Long-term energy availability therefore
relies on heavy investments in developing
additional infrastructure and alternative
energy sources to meet rising demand
levels. But it also relies on protecting
existing infrastructure from business interruptions that could lead to power cuts
or blackouts.
Operational performance enhancers
from Siemens
Much can be done on a local level by
both power producers and operators to
enhance the operational performance of
their facilities. From safety and security
risk prevention to impact limitation and
recovery, the integrated solutions and
services offered by Siemens can help the
industry improve energy supply reliability
by managing risks as a single end-to-end
concern, looking beyond even the physical environment to include remote facilities and network monitoring, and the
coordination of incident response with
national and international agencies.
Combined with our comprehensive energy
and environmental solutions aiming at
reducing energy costs of facilities, these
solutions reduce overall operational
costs, and increase the reliability and
performance of the facilities themselves.
With a positive impact on productivity,
profitability and competitiveness.
A winning long-term partnership
Siemens invests heavily in the research
and development of new technologies
to protect people, processes and assets.
With an extensive network of experienced and certified project managers, we
support energy producers and operators
around the world from consulting to
design, installation, training, monitoring
and maintenance. Our solutions and
services are adapted individually to meet
each project’s specific operational and
regulatory requirements, keeping energy
business processes running in the long
term and providing verifiable investment
security. With our Total Building Solutions
expertise, energy players can count on
one reliable partner across all regions
and disciplines – over the lifetime of their
facilities.
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Sustainable energy security – what future?
Tomorrow‘s world will be shaped by urbanisation and demographic change: two megatrends that, combined with accelerated globalisation, pose specific challenges to energy
supply. How can the global energy demand be covered without damaging the environment? This is one of the key questions we all have to answer today.
Megatrends shaping our future
By the year 2025, the world’s population
will have grown by an estimated 20% to
almost 8 billion people, most of which
will be living in cities. And already by
2015, the world will count 24 megacities,
each with over 10 million inhabitants –
placing even more significant demands
on energy supplies as well as protection
for the environment. In addition, life
expectancy in industrialised countries
is constantly rising, adding pressure to
already over-stretched housing, transportation and healthcare infrastructure
and creating the need for new ones to be
built. The pace, scope and scale of globalisation has also dramatically accelerated
over the past 25 years, touching areas
as diverse as manufacturing, finance,
services, IT and even Business Process
Outsourcing (BPO). Emerging economies,
who have embraced globalisation, are
entirely reliant on the availability of
energy for the speed and sustainability
of their development.
Pressure on natural resources at an
all-time high
With the world’s energy demand estimated to rise by 40% over the next 25 years,
energy security is at the centre of the difficult and global balancing act between
managing declining fossil reserves and
expanding renewable energy sources.
In a context of heightened competition
for energy resources, rising energy costs
along with increasing environmental
awareness and stricter regulations (CO₂
emissions and trading) are causing a shift
from fossil fuels to renewable energy
sources and call for the overall optimisation of energy supply and consumption.
Striving for higher fossil fuel
efficiency
Fossil fuels account for an estimated
80% of the world’s current energy supply.
Readily available, they offer a reliable
supply at a reasonable cost. Coal deposits are distributed all over the world,
but their conversion into usable energy
comes with comparatively high specific
emissions. Natural gas will likely become
more important in the energy production
sector, with new technologies promising
efficiency beyond that achievable by
fossil fuel energy systems today. On the
other hand, the major natural gas reserves
are limited to certain regions, exacerbating the dependence of the energy
supply on a few regions or countries.
The nuclear revival
Along with hydroelectric power, nuclear
power plants produce the least CO₂ per
kilowatt hour of any other electricity
sources, and offer a comparatively high
energy conversion ratio. While public
opinion is still debating about nuclear
energy, it has potentially a major role
to play in helping to prevent global
warming, and there is the possibility
of recycling nuclear fuels – a possibility
which may even be improved upon in
the future. Thus, nuclear fuels would be
able to last longer than other fossil fuels,
for which recycling is no option.
Renewable energy – new hopes
of energy independence
Investing in future energy sources to
meet the growing global demand for
energy remains a major preoccupation
for governments, particularly as this
could reduce the dependence – and
vulnerability – of importing countries
on fossil fuel-rich regions. In addition
to hydro power, which is already quite
widely used, wind, biomass and solar energy will increasingly be used to
produce electricity in the future. This is
good news as renewable energy sources
are practically inexhaustible and cause
almost no environmental pollution, in
contrast to conventional fossil fuels.
Their fluctuating availability over time,
however, means that renewable energy
sources will have to be complemented
by traditional power plants for the foreseeable future.
New energy order – new risks
With so much at stake, energy has become a potentially powerful political
and economical weapon. The global
financial crisis, the volatility of energy
prices and its impact on demand are
provoking a new wave of energy security
risks. Controlling the energy supply
and its efficiency is now therefore of
the highest strategic importance, with
a clear focus on mitigating factors that
can threaten the availability of energy
to end-users.
Highlights
Megatrends such as demographic
change, urbanisation and globalisation
put high demands on energy supplies
Heightened competition for
natural resources has created
a new energy world order
Energy facilities now classed as
critical infrastructure
Energy industry has a clear responsibility in reducing risks to energy
security and supply reliability
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World power generation
by regions
World power generation
by energy source
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Can we really boost our
competitiveness with
better risk management?
The search for reliable suppliers
Ensuring long-term energy reliability needs a total re-think of which natural resources
should be utilised and how energy is consumed, but also how power is generated and
distributed. Given the high profile of the energy security issue and the emergence of
new threats to its safe supply, the commercial success of power facilities depends on
their capability to proactively manage their own operational risks and energy efficiency,
and to increase transparency to governments and financial institutions.
Taking responsibility
As a company committed to exercising responsibility for society in every country in
which it operates, Siemens understands
that for the energy industry, responsibility comes with a duty to not only reduce
their own CO₂ emissions, but also to
invest in infrastructure and technologies
that will deliver affordable, sustainable
and reliable energy. Our global team of
experts provides energy players around
the world with the skills, support and
technical solutions necessary to achieving long-term, verifiable operational
efficiency improvements: Built upon
advanced security, fire safety and
building automation technologies, our
integrated solutions and services form
the future-proof platform energy players need to implement responsible risk
management and energy efficiency
programs.
Securing infrastructure development
Siemens understands that securing project financing calls on energy players
to extend their corporate responsibility
to proactively support the global efforts
to prevent energy supply disruptions –
and to meet international regulatory risk
management requirements. The adoption
by utilities of sound energy efficiency
policies as well as security and fire safety
procedures and systems are therefore of
the utmost importance.
Along with the development or upgrade
of a formal business continuity plan, this
will show potential investors or lenders
that risks are managed responsibly and
that therefore the threats to the facilities’
economic viability are kept minimal.
Promoting large-scale cooperation
Regulations on the security and safety of
energy facilities – which indirectly affect
operational reliability – can differ widely
from country to country.
As a result, cross-border energy networks
pose their own supply reliability challenges,
because the overall monitoring of the
risks to network integrity escapes national
boundaries.
Siemens understands that these challenges
can only be addressed with closer cooperation between national authorities
and global energy players, and delivers
systems and solutions that support central risk monitoring and management and
offer powerful reporting and auditing
tools. They help promote best practice
sharing and incident reporting on plant
and distribution network availability by
providing energy players the capability
to securely archive, retrieve, analyse and
exchange event data with the applicable
industry or governmental organisations, or
other facilities within their own network.
Reliable supply starts with
reliable suppliers
As a world leading provider of comprehensive solutions along the entire energy
conversion chain, Siemens understands
the complex engineering and regulatory
challenges faced by all types of energy
production and distribution facilities. We
develop and deliver integrated fire safety,
security and building management solutions that positively contribute to the
quest for improved operational efficiency
and long-term energy supply reliability.
By reducing the risks of disruptions to
normal operations and their own carbon
footprint, energy production and distribution facilities become more reliable
and therefore more attractive as potential
supply partners for governments, financial institutions and the wider public.
Investments in infrastructure and technologies
are paramount to deliver affordable, sustainable
and reliable energy.
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Energy security through business
continuity– think global, act local
Energy facilities carry inherent operational, security and fire risks that directly threaten
their business continuity, and therefore the energy supply. Our integrated solutions and
customised services help utilities around the world reduce their operational costs and
improve their regulatory compliance – a positive impact on productivity and profitability.
An expertise you can trust
At Siemens, we understand that the
level of sophistication and functionality
required in security, safety and building
automation is driven by the specific
operational requirements they cover and
the regulatory framework. Our expertise
in these fields covers fossil-fuelled and
combined-cycle power plants, nuclear
or renewable energy power generation
facilities, and distribution networks. The
modular systems we offer interoperate
seamlessly to provide tailored and costeffective risk management for energy
facilities of all types and sizes.
Improve overall operational
efficiency
The diversity of internal and external
threats to utilities’ day-to-day operations
calls for an integrated risk management
strategy. Theft, vandalism, homeland
security, equipment failures, fires, leaks
of potentially hazardous materials are but
a few. Our team of experts work with you
to assess the risks, and identify the required systems and functionality that will
deliver appropriate incident prevention,
response and mitigation at facility level.
Our integrated solutions are scalable
and form the heart of enterprise-wide
risk management systems. They ensure
that the functionality is easily replicated
across your most critical sites and managed from a central location – whether it
be outdoor perimeter protection or wide
area surveillance, or even air sampling
at critical conversion process points. By
automating routine security, fire safety
and building automation tasks, staff can
concentrate on core business activities.
Your productivity at facility level is improved, and best practice can be shared
with your other sites – thereby delivering
continuous operational efficiency improvements.
Centralised danger management
Operational reliability requires consistency:
consistency in preventing incidents,
as well as in responding to them and
mitigating them. Siemens offers Danger
Management Systems that provide a
one-source management application to
ensure the safety of people and facilities.
Powerful, they enable centralised alarm
management and supervision of a wide
range of fire safety, electronic security,
and control systems from one user
interface.
Reduce complexity with holistic
risk management
From logical and physical access control to
climate control in critical power generation or distribution areas, Siemens offers
integrated solutions that enable energy
players to manage, audit and document
operational, security and fire safety risks
and incidents as a single end-to-end
topic. With one user interface, the system
complexity is reduced, thereby facilitating
operation and control of all functionality,
and reducing the risk of operator errors –
a common cause of power plant business
interruption. With an increased capability
to roll out network-wide incident monitoring and response processes without
limiting their decision-making capability
locally, utilities can also more easily reconcile prevention and response measures at facility level with government-led
policies, and meet the requirements for
more transparency, information sharing
and reporting.
Highlights
Boost productivity thanks to reduced
business interruptions and risks
Decrease operational costs thanks
to more efficiently run facilities
Improve compliance with national
and international regulations
Improve overall profitability thanks
to reduced losses due to security,
fire safety and operational incidents
Gain a new competitive edge
by improving your status as a
reliable supplier
Siemens – an all-encompassing expertise in
fire safety, security, building automation and
electrical installation for power facilities.
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“Technological innovation and development is the most
appealing way to reconcile expanded energy services with
protection of the environment, for it holds the promise of
moderating the difficult choices to be made.“
World Energy Council
Coordinated incident response
Protecting critical energy infrastructure is
now increasingly part of national security
concepts and crisis management policies.
The unique Command & Control solutions
from Siemens bring together all incident
identification, reporting and response
systems and processes. By facilitating
the complex coordination between
the energy facility and security, rescue
and emergency services in critical situations, they contribute to re-establishing
business capability within the shortest
possible time following an incident.
Reduce CO₂ emissions
Siemens brings its expertise to help utilities meet their CO₂ emission reduction
targets: our optimisation services address
facilities’ biggest energy consumers and
provide significant energy savings.
Reduce non-compliance risks
Requirements for the protection of
energy facilities classed as critical infrastructure are changing rapidly both on
national and international levels, and are
often accompanied by heavy non-compliance fines. In the case of operational
risk management compliance (SarbanesOxley Act) our interoperable fire safety,
access control, intrusion detection and
video surveillance systems – certified to
meet all applicable standards – provide
the tools to manage, monitor, audit and
report security and safety events as required by the legal framework – for all round
reduced non-compliance risks and costs.
Reduce IT vulnerability
IT integration sits high on utilities’
strategic agendas, pushed both by the
progresses made in “smart grid” and
remote online monitoring of power
plants and their resulting vulnerability
to cyber attacks. Siemens helps utilities
in their search for more efficient ways
of managing and protecting data and
logical business processes with solutions
that enable a tight access control to
information systems and a secured backup of business-critical event data. With
role-based access management that can
integrate into standard IT environments
and HR database applications, changes
to access management policies can be
rolled out automatically across all sites
and employees – thereby ensuring a high
protection of sensitive areas, business
data or applications. The systems can
be configured to work across corporate
domains, ensuring that the network
integrity is not compromised, and that
its availability to other business-critical
applications remains at its highest.
Measurable return on investment
Siemens draws from over 100 years
of expertise in fire safety, security and
building automation technologies to
offer interoperable systems which deliver
measurable return on investments. They
enable comfort, security and fire safety
processes to be automated, audited and
reported reliably, thereby improving both
incident prevention and response capability. By reducing the risks and impact of
business interruptions, plant and network
availability increases and energy supply
becomes more reliable – improving both
revenues and profitability. Losses due to
theft or damage of assets and sensitive
data are reduced – as are non-compliance
costs – and human resources can be deployed more effectively, thereby boosting
the overall productivity. And with our
comprehensive Life Cycle Management
services and experts, utilities can be
sure that their systems can be integrated
with the latest security, fire safety and
building automation capability, and be
maintained, expanded and upgraded cost
effectively.
Highlights
Improve your data availability
with secure archiving and powerful
auditing and reporting tools
Protect IT network integrity with
certified fire safety, security and
building management
Harmonized risk management
concept across entire network
improves the efficiency of business
continuity strategy and reduces
the total cost of system ownership
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Focus on your core business –
let us do the rest
Our integrated fire safety, security and building automation solutions are scalable and
adaptable to each type of energy facilities, integrating seamlessly into your overall efficiency improvement processes and infrastructure – cost-effectively, whatever the facility.
Fossil fuel-fired power plants
In order to extract maximum power from
the fuel burnt, fossil fuel-fired power
plants must be operated at the thermodynamically optimum point, and unnecessary startup and shutdown operations
must be avoided. Siemens integrated
solutions help maintain maximum power
generation capability by targeting the
specific areas that are critical to continuous operation of fossil-fuelled plants.
From risk of coal fires in receiving or fuel
storage areas to monitoring waste water
treatment areas, they give operators the
flexibility required to prevent and mitigate
incidents through e.g. reliable, integrated
detection-emergency functionality that
enables a quick shutdown of e.g. conveyors, oil pumps and electrical equipment.
Combined cycle power plants
Combined cycle power plants (CCPP) are
the conventional power plants that offer
the most protection for our environment
and climate. However, due to the volatility
of the resources used in CCPP, the main
risk is that of explosions caused by fire
– whether accidental criminal, or due to
equipment malfunction. Siemens offers
specialist detection systems that will enable leaks to be quickly identified and contained. In addition, driven by competition
and fuel prices, Combined Cycle Power
Plants are increasingly required to operate partly as a base load unit, and partly
as a cycling unit with daily start-ups so
as to enhance the economic dispatch of
the plant. A fast start-up plant gives plant
owners new business opportunities such
as utilising hourly and seasonal market
arbitrage, participation in ancillary energy
market or peak shaving: our integrated
solutions are flexible so as to ensure
that security, fire safety or automation
and control risks that could jeopardise
successful fast start-ups and shutdowns
are minimised, and that start-up reliability
remains at its highest.
In a competitive, market-driven economy,
it is more important than ever to reduce
power generation and distribution costs
and to find solutions that provide a rapid
return on investment without sacrificing
long-term reliability and flexibility.
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How will we know if
anything happens out here?
Nuclear power plants
Over and above operational efficiency,
nuclear power plants need to ensure
operational safety, plant security and
emergency preparedness. Siemens understands that security and fire safety systems need to be tailored to the criticality
of the areas being monitored: our solutions provide nuclear plant operators with
the required levels of protection against
fire and security risks, without affecting
the safe operation of the facility or its
productivity. At the same time, incident
response is improved thanks to intelligent
management tools that enable alarms to
be analysed and verified before response
is triggered. A further contribution to a
safe and efficient operation is made by
our building automation solutions, which
reduce the risk of equipment failure due
to adverse environmental conditions.
Renewables
Over the past few years, renewables have
gained considerably in importance. One
of the key challenges, however, is to reduce
the cost of generating and distributing
electricity using these energy sources –
a cost that today is still high due to their
fluctuating supply and the resulting lower
average capacity utilisation. The nature
of the resources to be gathered (wind,
solar energy) means that power generation facilities tend to span extremely
wide areas, often in isolated locations
(on land or even at sea). Remote monitoring is therefore increasingly important to
monitor sabotage risks, as is an economical use of human resources on site.
Integrated solutions from Siemens give
renewable power plants the control they
need to operate large, remote sites more
cost-effectively by enabling basic security, fire safety and building automation
functionality to be monitored and controlled remotely and centrally. They also
ensure a high immunity to false alarms,
which reduces the costs of unnecessary
interventions on site, and ensures events
are given adequate response in a timely
manner.
Power transmission and distribution
The most efficient power plant is of no
use if its electricity cannot be transported
and distributed reliably: transmission
and distribution networks are therefore
increasingly automated to improve the
efficiency of power delivery to end-users,
while new technological developments
in the field of power transmission enable
more electricity to be transported over
longer distances and from multiple
power plants. Siemens offers integrated
solutions that can adapt to the resulting
network complexity and increasing decentralisation, enabling a fast identification
and investigation of faults or fire and
intrusion alarms. This reduces the risks of
blackouts and power wastes on defective
parts of the grid and enables back-up
power reserves to be quickly activated.
As a leading provider of infrastructure
and building technologies, Siemens is
uniquely equipped to deliver dynamic
and integrated solutions to energy
providers – whatever their business.
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Fire extinguishing
– Wet extinguishing
– Dry extinguishing
Fire detection
– Smoke, gas, heat and flame detection
– Air sampling smoke detection
– Linear heat and smoke detection
– Specialist devices for Ex environments
Process control
– Video monitoring
– Detection-emergency equipment control
Low voltage distribution
– Distribution boards and terminal blocks
– Low-voltage circuit protection
– Building management systems
– Switches and socket outlets
Perimeter intrusion protection
– Smart fence line surveillance
– Intelligent video analysis with motion
detection
– Access control with video verification
– Scanning and detection
Building automation
– Climate control
– Air quality control
– Lighting
Communication systems
– Intercom systems
– Public address & alarm systems
– Clock systems
Identity management
– Logical and physical access control
– Central access rights management
– Local/central archiving, auditing and reporting
– Integration with HR databases
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Command & Control
– Centralise and process all security and
safety-related information
– Single or multi-agency response coordination
– Decision making support applications
– Mobile security coordination
Wide area surveillance
– Real-time situational awareness
– Intelligent video analytics
– Advanced picture analysis,
object detection & behaviour recognition
Emergency evacuation
– Public address systems
– Phased evacuation with dynamic escape
route guidance
– Emergency and escape routes lighting
Services
– Life cycle management
– Alarm management
– Preventive and corrective maintenance
– Energy optimisation
– Knowledge services
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Are we prepared for any event
so supply isn’t interrupted?
What more can we do to
improve our productivity?
Siemens Switzerland Ltd
Industry Sector
Building Technologies Division
International Headquarters
Gubelstrasse 22
6301 Zug
Switzerland
Tel +41 41 724 24 24
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