The History
of Energy at
Siemens
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Werner von Siemens’ application of the
dynamo-electric principle and his development of
the dynamo lay the cornerstone for a new energy
era
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Siemens-Schuckertwerke is created by merging Siemens & Halske’s heavy-voltage departments with Elektrizitäts-Aktiengesellschaft vorm. Schuckert & Co.
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Siemens develops a 110-kV oil-filled cable that allows danger-free connections between long-distance overhead power lines and inner cities – a milestone in electric power transmission in Germany
Siemens-Schuckertwerke acquires Thyssen’s steam turbine plant in Mülheim/Ruhr
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The Ardnacrusha hydroelectric plant on the River
Shannon goes into operation, supplying
electricity to the Irish Free State
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Siemens’ development of the expansion circuit breaker opens a new chapter in high-voltage circuit breaker construction
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The West Large Power Plant (now the Ernst Reuter Power Plant) is built on a turnkey basis – the most up-to-date thermal power plant in Europe
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The 300-MW San Nicolás power plant starts operation in Argentina. This, the first large export order after the war’s end, marks Siemens’ return to the global market
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Siemens’ first power plant turbine, the VM80, starts operation at the Obersendling combined heat and power plant in Munich
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Siemens is the first company in Europe to present an SF6 high-voltage circuit breaker, offering highly reliable operation and simple maintenance
Siemens and AEG found Kraftwerk Union AG and Transformatoren AG
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Siemens builds Cahora Bassa in southern Africa,
one of the first large HVDC installations
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GROWIAN, a large wind turbine for which Siemens supplied the generator, initiates its trial run
KWU and TU are integrated into the Power Generation Group
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Siemens acquires the fossil-fueled power plant business of the US company Westinghouse
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Acquisition of Danish wind power company Bonus Energy A/S
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Siemens presents the world’s first HVDC system to operate at a transmission voltage of 800 kV
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Siemens acquires Dresser-Rand, the world’s leading supplier of compressors, steam and gas turbines, and motors
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Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is founded
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Siemens completes work on the world’s three largest combined-cycle power plants in Egypt
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2020
Siemens Energy is founded
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Find out more: “Electric Times” – Siemens and the History of Energy Technology