Siemens Energy

History

YearDetail
1866 Werner von Siemens’ application of the dynamo-electric principle and his development of the dynamo lay the cornerstone for a new energy era.
1897 Siemens builds the first electric power plant in South Africa.
1903 Siemens-Schuckertwerke is created by merging Siemens & Halske.
1927 Siemens-Schuckertwerke acquires Thyssen’s steam turbine plant.
1961 Siemens’ first power plant turbine, starts operation.
1997 Siemens acquires the fossil-fueled power plant business of the U.S. company Westinghouse.
2004 The company acquired Danish wind power company Bonus Energy A/S in December 2004.
2015 Siemens acquired Dresser-Rand.the deal valued at $7.6 million.
2017 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is founded through a merger of Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, S.A. and Siemens' Wind Power division.
2020 Siemens Energy is founded in April 2020 the company combines renewable and conventional energy.