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May 5, 2022
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It’s not just a time for action. It’s a time for interaction.

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Sir David King on the importance of partnerships between every stakeholder – and every generation – to achieve decarbonization goals

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No single organization has all the solutions to combat climate change. We cannot succeed in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by working in silos.

A situation of this magnitude demands collaboration between all parties, sometimes even between competitors. It demands partnerships between the visionaries who foresaw the crisis, today's experts and tomorrow's innovators.

I believe there's much more collaboration happening. But there's not nearly enough.

Sir David King

Cambridge University Professor, Founder and Chair of the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge

The size of the mission to reduce emissions

The CO₂ impact of the energy sector is far greater than that of every other sector combined.

It’s a huge responsibility, and an urgent challenge, to reduce this impact. But our potential for meeting this challenge is also huge, provided that the whole energy sector works together.

Global greenhouse gas emission by sector

Generations in synergy for cleaner energy

The climate crisis affects every generation – including the generations of the future. Everyone must play their part in reducing our carbon emissions.

Sir David King, Cambridge University professor and founder of the Centre for Climate Repair, has predicted the current crisis for many years. Young Siemens Energy engineer Amber O’Connor is working with a global team and has set up a venture to find revolutionary ways to fund renewable energy research, which is exactly what the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge does.

A decarbonized energy system is possible if we all embrace this vision.

We aspire a net zero value chain and have committed to reduce greenhouse gas emission from the use of products sold by 28 percent until 2030.

We need to get a grip on greenhouse gases

Though the dangers of greenhouse gases have been known for some time, emissions have actually been continuing to grow in recent years. The urgency of coming together to take effective action could not be clearer.

Global net anthropogenic GHG emission

Projects proving the power of partnerships

We already collaborate with countless companies around the world in a wide range of fields, achieve decarbonization. Here are just eight examples, from the marine sector to hydrogen production, from eFuels to heavy-industries:

A joint effort to produce e-fuel

Together with several international companies led by HIF, we are developing the world’s first integrated and commercial large-scale plant to produce climate-neutral e-fuel from wind and water. The Haru Oni project in the Magallanes region of Chile is set to generate seven times the amount of electricity currently being produced by the country’s entire electricity matrix. By 2027, the plant should be producing enough carbon-neutral synthetic fuel for over a million people to drive their cars for almost a year.

 

Cooperation cutting carbon at sea

In Norway, we have worked with the ferry company Bastø Fosen to electrify their fleet and make crossings safer, more reliable and emission-free. The company is set to reduce its overall CO₂ emissions by 75% in 2022, cutting their diesel consumption by 6 million litres per year. In partnership with the non-profit environmental organization Bellona, we also carried out a study of the European Ferry Fleet which showed that CO₂ emissions can be reduced by almost 50% in key countries.

A sustainable hydrogen co-production

Working in conjunction with Air Liquide in France – and with the support of the French and German governments – we are already developing sustainable hydrogen projects in the 200 MW range. One of these is the Normand’Hy project in France, one of the most ambitious European enterprises for producing hydrogen from renewable energies. 

A premium aluminium alliance

Completed in 2021, the state-of-the-art power plant at Emirates Global Aluminium in the UAE has been jointly developed with Siemens Energy, Mubadala and Dubal Holding. The new power block will lower CO₂ emissions by 10% – the equivalent of planting 17 million trees per year. At the same time, NOx emissions are set to fall by 58% – equivalent to taking 850,000 cars off the road for twelve months.

Combining for cleaner energy

The Green Hydrogen Project, located at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, is a collaboration between Siemens Energy, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and Expo 2020 Dubai. This is the region’s first solar-powered hydrogen electrolysis facility, which is paving the way for the transition to a sustainable and green economy in the UAE – with the aim of making Dubai the city with the smallest carbon footprint in the world by 2050.

An excellent partnership on paper

Hyflexpower is a project developed with our partners Engie Solutions, Centrax, Arttic, the German Aerospace Center and four European universities. The purpose is to demonstrate that hydrogen can be produced and stored from renewable electricity and then combined with the natural gas currently used in heat and power plants. We are currently developing the world’s first fully integrated power-to-hydrogen-to-power industrial scale plant at the Smurfit-Kappa paper mill in Saillat-sur-Vienne in France, including an advanced dry-low emissions hydrogen gas turbine.

Canadian collaboration

In Alberta, Canada, Siemens Energy is currently working with Kineticor on the construction of the 900 MW Cascade Power Plant, a major project set to provide over 8% of the province’s energy from 2023. We are providing highly efficient gas turbine technology which will support Alberta’s shift away from coal and help to reduce the province’s energy carbon footprint by up to 5%. This represents one of the largest emissions reduction opportunities in Canada’s electricity sector.

   

A hybrid hydrogen power plant

The Lodi Energy Center, a relatively new 300 MW combined cycle power plant, is the focus of our partnership with the Northern California Power Agency as they strive to make the state’s energy sector emission-free by 2035. The facility is being repurposed using our heavy-duty gas turbines which can utilize a blend of green hydrogen and natural gas to create power. Not only is this much cleaner, it will maintain the levels of stability and performance which the state demands when it comes online in 2023.