Rising energy needs demand affordable, sustainable, dependable sources. There are many ways to use these sources. But we need solutions that make it possible. These solutions will allow us to save billions, using communicating, intelligent grids that prevent disruptions in the power supply.

Today, many electricity users are also suppliers. The energy fed in by decentralized producers and power generated from renewable sources depend on many factors, and are subject to significant fluctuations. It is the task of smart grids to balance these out efficiently, integrate all producers into the energy grid effortlessly, and ensure network stability at all times.

The challenge is to provide enough electricity. To do so, networks have to become interactive smart grids that provide maximum efficiency and sustainability, keep energy costs low, and greatly improve network reliability. Together with the electricity infrastructure, intelligent mobility and building solutions actively help to attain maximum efficiency. The possibilities are endless.

The next time you have to visit a customer, wouldn’t it be great if there were a relaxed, environmentally friendly way to get there? Plug and Ride makes it possible. Reserve your Siemens electric car from home, and hop on the train. At the destination train station your reserved car is waiting for you, all charged up. Log in with your Siemens ID and go. When you get where you’re going, use your Siemens ID to recharge the car while it’s parked. quickly and easily.

All-inclusive mobility will continue to gain importance in the future. Providing it in an environmentally friendly way is a major challenge. Electricity from renewable sources is considered a key in meeting the challenge, since it is clean, quiet, efficient and thus sustainable. Charging electric vehicles will become as routine as filling up internal-combustion cars is now. Charging facilities will be set up around users’ needs, with many options such as charging at home, on streets, and at parking places. The design of our products makes it possible to configure them precisely for their intended application. This gives them a wide range of uses.

One way to charge electric vehicles without cables is inductive charging. Both the vehicle and the charging station have a coil system. A alternating magnetic field passing through these coils transfers energy from the charging station to the vehicle without contact.

Mobility is a fundamental need and a basic pillar of our society. Connections in local and regional commuter transport need to be fast, punctual, environmentally friendly, safe, and absolutely reliable. Only systems that are dependable yet flexible will be able to keep pace with developments. Combined freight and passenger transportation includes individual vehicles as well as public transportation modes, including air travel. The energy comes from renewable sources and is distributed by intelligent networks.

In order to secure the ever-increasing demands for mobility – also in the future - drive systems are required that guarantee that valuable resources are carefully used, emissions are reduced and the level of comfort increased.