Green refineries
More efficiency and sustainability with Digital Enterprise
Alternative raw materials such as biomass and renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, and hydro power are becoming more and more important for the global supply of power and raw materials – as alternatives to crude oil that make economic and ecological sense. Biorefineries play a key role in this context.
Sustainability at Siemens is consistent with our values: responsibility, outstanding, and innovative
We use technological advances and innovative solutions as an important contribution to environmental protection. Sustainability plays an important role to achieve profitable and long-term growth and in gaining competitive advantage for our customers.
The task of green refineries is to make use of biomass and renewable energies by converting them into various intermediate and end products by utilizing a wide variety of technologies. We support operators of green refineries in ensuring that the processes in their plants run as flexibly, efficiently, and sustainably as possible. We are convinced that the resulting opportunities for climate protection, value creation, and resource efficiency are enormous. There are as many forms of renewable energy as there are ways of using them. Various biofuels, energy sources, and green chemicals can be produced from such biomass as corn, grass, algae, or solid waste and from such renewable sources as wind, solar, and hydro power. The high-quality by-products can also be used for animal feed or fertilizers.
Renewable
Energy
Biomass
Power to gas
closeConversion of excess energy by electrolysis into "green" hydrogen which can be used in varied ways.
Power plant
closeGeneration of electrical and/or thermal energy by combustion of biogas/synthesis gas or biomass in power plants.
Fermentation
closeOrganic materials are converted by means of microorganisms or enzymes, e.g. for bioethanol.
Refinery
closeBio-refineries transform biomass or "green" gas into "green" chemistry, i.e. into biofuels and bioenergy. The process uses by-products efficiently.
Gasification
closeGasification of organic material and use of the synthesis gas, e.g. for chemical products, synthetic fuel or power generation in power plants.
Your technology partner for making biomass world class
No matter how varied the possibilities or complex the processes in a biorefinery are, we are your excellent partner for automation, digitalization and energy management throughout the entire lifecycle of your plant. As a global innovation leader in environmental technologies with many years of experience, we offer an integrated range of solutions perfectly tailored to all areas of a green refinery.
Services for the chemical industry
Added value for all processes
Safe production processes and high plant availability play a key role in all areas of the chemical industry. This is precisely what our range of tailor-made and requirements-based services for automation, energy management, and digitalization is geared to – sustainably reducing your total cost of ownership and increasing availability of green refineries. The plant, automation, and process engineering services include data analysis as well as recommendations for process optimization and modernization.
