An important way Siemens promotes energy efficiency is through the key collaborative relationship it has with the Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) www.ase.org), a nonprofit coalition of prominent business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide to benefit the environment, the economy, and national security.
In support of this collaboration, Siemens is a key sponsor of the ASE’s 2010 Energy Efficiency Global Forum & Exposition (May 10 - 12, Washington, D.C.), the premier international conference attracting energy industry professionals from the private, government and nonprofit sectors worldwide.
“We are delighted to have an on-going partnership with Siemens and to have its Building Technologies Division play its continuing role as a sponsor of the EE Global Forum,” says Kateri Callahan, president of the Alliance to Save Energy. “The stalwart support, expertise, and leadership from Siemens have been invaluable, not only in as a founding sponsor of the EE Global Forum, but to many Alliance initiatives throughout the years,” explains Callahan.
“We are proud to be a long-standing partner of the Alliance and its efforts to promote efficiency and sustainability worldwide. We are delighted to be able to share our knowledge and experience with all our colleagues, customers and friends attending EE Global 2010”, said Andreas Schierenbeck, global CEO Building Automation for Siemens Industry. “Energy efficiency has been a key focus for Siemens for many decades. Our intelligent building technologies and solutions have been helping building owners worldwide in ensuring they have the most energy-efficient facilities possible, saving billions of dollars in energy costs, improving operational efficiency, and preparing buildings for the Smart Grid environment of the future.”
As a sponsor and ASE International Steering Committee leader, Schierenbeck will be joined by Bob Dixon, who leads the Global Efficiency and Sustainability group and 1st Vice Chair of ASE, as speakers during the conference’s plenary and executive dialogue sessions.
In fiscal 2009, Siemens generated revenue of €23 billion with products and solutions from its Environmental Portfolio. During 2009, Siemens customers worldwide were able to reduce their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by a total of 210 million tons with products and solutions from the Siemens Environmental Portfolio – which the company first defined in 2007. This amount is equal to the annual CO2 emissions of New York, Tokyo, London and Berlin put together. In the previous year, the cumulative savings amounted to the equivalent of 160 million tons. In fiscal 2011, the annual CO2 savings are projected to total at least 300 million tons, which roughly corresponds to the current emissions of six major cities – New York, Tokyo, London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Rome.