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Press Release27 July 2022Siemens EnergyOrlando, FL
Siemens Energy expands Innovation Center-Orlando, positioning its U.S. hub as a world leader in developing transformational energy technologies
Innovation Center-Orlando is Siemens Energy’s
largest and first global hub for innovation dedicated to accelerating the
development of products and solutions to drive the energy transition
Operates with a start-up mentality, where ideas
that used to take six months to test can now be tested in six weeks
The expansion increases the space from 17,000
sq. ft. to 30,000 sq. ft. with a focus on increasing collaborative space and
development of the application & technology area for early-stage R&D
Siemens
Energy announced that it is expanding its Innovation Center – Orlando, the
company’s largest and first global hub for innovation dedicated to accelerating
the development of products and solutions to drive the energy transition
through collaboration, rapid prototyping, and testing. Originally opened in
October 2019, the facility also plays an important recruiting role for the U.S.
as a world leader in developing the transformational energy technologies of the
future.
Innovation Center-Orlando is Siemens Energy’s
largest and first global hub for innovation dedicated to accelerating the
development of products and solutions to drive the energy transition
Operates with a start-up mentality, where ideas
that used to take six months to test can now be tested in six weeks
The expansion increases the space from 17,000
sq. ft. to 30,000 sq. ft. with a focus on increasing collaborative space and
development of the application & technology area for early-stage R&D
Siemens
Energy announced that it is expanding its Innovation Center – Orlando, the
company’s largest and first global hub for innovation dedicated to accelerating
the development of products and solutions to drive the energy transition
through collaboration, rapid prototyping, and testing. Originally opened in
October 2019, the facility also plays an important recruiting role for the U.S.
as a world leader in developing the transformational energy technologies of the
future.
A robot cuts the ribbon to inaugurate Innovation Center-Orlando
The company
has spent over $30 million over the past four years in building its research
& development operations in Florida.
This new $2 million investment in additional space for Innovation
Center—Orlando and $5 million in CAPX for state-of-the-art equipment will
enhance the facility’s machine shop and technical application area, including
its additive manufacturing capabilities and use of robotics to inspect and
repair components for equipment like turbines capable of running on hydrogen. The investment will also expand the Center’s
space dedicated to co-creation and include a TED Talk theater. The growth of the Center will allow for more
strategic partnerships with small business, universities, and new ventures as
resources to support innovation are consolidated in one location.
Rich Voorberg, president, North America for Siemens Energy
said “Innovation Center—Orlando represents a new model for driving
transformational innovation across the energy industry. When it comes to the energy transition, we
know that time is of the essence, but also that we can’t do it alone. What the
Center provides is the space and the mentality for collaboration to thrive. With
an ability to operate like a start-up and shift priorities quickly the
Innovation Center enables us to reduce the time it takes to test new concepts from
six months to six weeks.”
Siemens Energy CEO Christian Bruch and Board Member Karim Amin tour the newly expanded space
Siemens Energy has plans to open Innovation Centers around
the world, with additional locations in Berlin, Abu Dhabi, and Shenzhen. Each Center will operate on a partnership
model with both academic and industry partners, and the work of each center will
complement the others to help Siemens Energy reach its goals to foster low or
zero-emission power generation, transport and store electricity, and reduce the
carbon footprint and energy consumption in industrial processes.
Siemens Energy is one of the world’s leading energy technology companies. The company works with its customers and partners on energy systems for the future, thus supporting the transition to a more sustainable world. With its portfolio of products, solutions and services, Siemens Energy covers almost the entire energy value chain – from power generation and transmission to storage. The portfolio includes conventional and renewable energy technology,
such as gas and steam turbines, hybrid power plants operated with hydrogen, and power generators and transformers. More than 50 percent of the portfolio has already been decarbonized. A majority stake in the listed company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) makes Siemens Energy a global market leader for renewable energies. An estimated one-sixth of the electricity generated worldwide is based on technologies from Siemens Energy. Siemens Energy employs around 91,000 people worldwide in more than 90 countries and generated revenue of €28.5 billion in fiscal year 2021.