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Siemens Smart Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of Danfoss Fire Safety, a Denmark-based specialist in fire suppression technology. This strategic step will boost growth and accelerate the expansion of Siemens’ sustainable fire safety portfolio with high-pressure water mist and low-pressure CO2. Siemens acquires Danfoss Fire Safety “We are looking forward to working closely with our new colleagues after successfully concluding the acquisition of the fire safety business from Danfoss. With Danfoss Fire Safety’s efficient, non-polluting extinguishing system, we are able to serve customers globally with an environmentally friendly fire suppression solution,” said Susanne Seitz, CEO Siemens Smart Infrastructure Buildings. On October 8, 2024, Siemens announced its intention to acquire Danfoss Fire Safety, which was a fully-owned, non-core business of Danfoss Group since 2019. For now, it continues to operate as a separate legal entity under the name 'SEM-SAFE Fire Safety A/S'. 

Siemens has appointed Susanne Seitz as CEO of the Buildings Business Unit, which is part of Smart Infrastructure. The unit is a newly formed business unit that brings together all Siemens’ buildings-related businesses into one entity, effective October 1, 2024. With a combined portfolio of products, software, and services, the Buildings Business Unit is a technology partner for digital transformation, focused on reliable and cost-efficient building operations, decarbonization and energy efficiency, as well as successful business operations for customers across wide-ranging industries. global CO2 emissions “Making existing and new buildings more sustainable has never been more urgent. After all, buildings generate more than 40 percent of annual global CO2 emissions and we have a responsibility to drive their decarbonization,” said Matthias Rebellius, managing board member and CEO of Smart Infrastructure. “Smarter buildings bring value to their owners, users, operators and to the world around them. I am confident in the newly-formed leadership team. Together with the combined expertise of almost 30,000 people globally, we can take our leadership position in the buildings market to the next level and pave the way to smart buildings of the future.” Business unit’s portfolio The business unit’s portfolio has products for building control, fire safety and security, automation and operation The Buildings Business Unit works with customers and with an expanding ecosystem of partners across more than 60 countries and in key industries, including healthcare, data centers, higher education, commercial real estate, pharmaceutical and life science, and food and beverage. The business unit’s portfolio includes products for building control, fire safety and security, automation and operation, data-driven services, decarbonization programs and software, including Building X, Siemens’ scalable digital building platform to digitalize, manage and optimize building operations.  Innovative technology “I am excited to have the opportunity to grow this dynamic business. With innovative technology, we can accelerate the transformation of buildings to make them smarter, self-adaptive and more autonomous, harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence, IT/OT convergence and digital services." "This supports our customers in reducing their emissions and costs while improving user experience in buildings,” said Seitz.Based in Zug, Switzerland. Prior roles of Seitz Seitz previously served as the Head of Sales and Marketing at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, pioneering the transformation towards digital sales and marketing globally. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice President EMEA at Landis+ Gyr and Member of the Group Executive Management. For some 16 years preceding this, Seitz held different positions at Siemens, including Head of Strategy and M&A, Head of Security, Vice President for the global buildings systems and solutions business. She is a Swiss native and holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Technology from ETH Zurich and an Executive MBA from the University of St. Gallen.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has signed an agreement with Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Munich, Federal Republic of Germany, to co-develop Direct Current (DC) Switching Stations and DC Circuit Breaker requirement specifications. The agreement aims to realize Multi-terminal High Voltage DC (HVDC) systems to enable efficient operation of large-scale renewable energy resources. This is the first concrete initiative by the two companies, part of an ongoing effort to accelerate the global deployment of Multi-terminal HVDC systems, following the previous Joint Development Agreement for DC Switching Stations concluded in January of this year. DC Circuit Breaker technology Under this latest agreement, Mitsubishi Electric and Siemens Energy aim to accelerate the deployment of DC Circuit Breaker technology and thereby contribute to global decarbonization. HVDC systems are increasingly being used to transmit bulk power over long distances and for the operation of large-scale renewable energy resources, such as offshore wind. Multi-terminal HVDC systems, enabled by DC Switching Station and DC Circuit Breaker technologies, are expected to help realize more robust and efficient systems. Both companies will continue to sell, and service their respective HVDC and DC switching solutions and manufacture related products independently.