SIEMENS INSIDERS - JUNE 2020 - FUTURE GRID

To mark this week's International Women In Engineering Day, Jon Turner, head of the Distribution Systems business within Siemens SI, meets with three members of his team, Vicky Worthington, Tannaz Taleb and Julie Pegg to talk roles, inspiration and experience of life at Siemens.

In the second part of this podcast series, Jon Turner, head of the Distribution Systems businesses within Siemens SI, chats with Jack Cowan about his apprentice journey within the company.Who has influenced his career in engineering? How did he decide to join Siemens as an apprentice? And what has an apprenticeship at Siemens given him in terms of his career and life skills?

Jon Turner, head of the Distribution Systems businesses within Siemens SI, chats with Lauren Athersmith about her apprentice journey within the company. How did she choose an apprenticeship with Siemens? What have been the highlights so far? And what are her goals now she has seen the potential that a career with Siemens offers?

Why does my battery charge rate slow down when it nears completion? What’s the difference between kW and kWh? Is it expensive for me to charge at home?In this special episode of InSiders, SI’s Bernard Magee and Martin Lorimer answer all of these questions and more and give some of the myths around electric vehicles a thorough debunking!

In this episode, we learn about Future Grid, 'the grid edge' and the future of electric vehicle charging with Steve Goldspink and Bernard Magee. Look out for new and more frequent episodes of INSIDERS both here and via internal channels.

In this month's Insiders, Siemens steps up for the UK government's ventilator challenge; we find out about more about the Digital Grid businesses within SI; there's a new way to manage your career and skills with MyGrowth; and we launch a 'podcast within a podcast' on sustainablity.

In March 2020, Westminster City Council teamed up with Siemens and ubitricity to unveil the UK's first fully converted lamppost charging street – Sutherland Avenue, W9 - Residents can now charge their electric vehicles at 24 lampposts at various locations along the street using the ubitricity 'SmartSocket' technology. In this special episode of INSIDERS, we hear from some of the team who made it happen including colleagues from SI, leaders from ubitricity, and Westminster's cabinet member for highways and the environment.More info: https://new.siemens.com/uk/en/company/topic-areas/sustainable-energy/smart-ev-charging-infrastructure-for-cities.html

This month, we talk about the latest efforts to boost sustainablity within Siemens in the UK & Ireland and how you can get involved; we find out more about robotics and automated processes; and learn about the Smart Buildings Incubator. Plus news from around SI.

In this special podcast, we're live from Goodwood Festival of Speed where Siemens was a technology partner. We'll hear from the Siemens team at the event including:Ian Wilkinson from Corporate Technology who explains about the innovative hydrogen fuel cell that we took to the event to power the electric vehicles;Siemens UK CEO Juergen Maier who enjoyed tea made from the hydrogen cell's 'waste' water, along with the Duke of Richmond; and explained why the event is so important for Siemens;Bernard Magee, Director of Sales for Future Grid,talking about the latest electric charging products;Carl Ennis, MD of the SI PSS team, who rode the e-chopper up the famous Goodwood Hill;plus the innovators in the Siemens section of the Goodwood Future Lab.