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By Dominic Chopping Shares in Wartsila surged after the Finnish power-plant manufacturer posted forecast-beating third-quarter earnings and announced a...
For Siemens Energy, the issues have steadily ballooned since the Gamesa takeover, which was troubled from the get-go. While Siemens was active in offshore wind power since 2004, it had little experience with onshore turbines. Corporate cultures clashed as the wind industry slid into a difficult phase it's not yet emerged from amid cut-throat competition. To combat rivals like Denmark's Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Siemens Energy rushed out a new onshore wind turbine, the 5.X. This proved disastrous with the device prone to breaking down because major components twist over time. ...
Siemens Energy needs the guarantees to win new large-scale contracts to build transmission networks and gas turbines. While those units are profitable, they’re now threatened by the strain that the string of losses from the Gamesa wind unit is putting on the company’s balance sheet in what has become one of Germany’s biggest industrial debacles. ...The paper value of Siemens AG’s stake was cut by more than €800 million. Its shares fell as much as 5.9%.
The history of Siemens is the history of electricity. After Werner von Siemens set up shop in a Berlin workshop in 1847, his improved design for the electric telegraph won him the contract to build E...
By Giulia Petroni Siemens Energy's shares rebounded on Friday after tanking a day earlier on news that the energy company is seeking state guarantees amid...