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Ecofriendly mass transit
When it comes to a city’s attractive-
ness, competitiveness and quality of
life, mobility is a major factor. That’s
why transportation networks are one
of the most important infrastructure
systems that cities provide. And it’s
here that modern mass transit sys-
tems have a key role to play. Our com-
prehensive portfolio for urban mobility
encompasses everything from street-
car systems, regional trains and sub-
ways to fully automated driverless
trains like the Véhicule Automatique
Léger (VAL).
In June , we rolled out the new
Airval airport shuttle, a fully automat-
ed rail system that consumes less en-
ergy and produces less dust and noise
than previous models. We also devel-
oped and manufactured Oslo’s new
metro system – a paragon of eco-
friendliness. The metro’s vehicles con-
sume  percent less energy than
their predecessors. In Vienna, our ul-
tra-low-floor technology, which mini-
mizes vehicle entry height, facilitates
boarding for streetcar passengers. And
in Denver, Colorado, our customer-ori-
ented mass transit concepts are also
proving highly successful: in fiscal
, the city ordered  additional
light-rail vehicles from Siemens.
Humanity’s most vital resource
The need for adequate, high-quality,
economical and ecofriendly supplies
of drinking and process water is pos-
ing increasingly complex challenges
for both communities and industrial
enterprises. Offering a dependable,
wide-ranging and sustainable supply
of everything from individual products
to complete, integrated systems, we
boast the world’s most extensive port-
folio of cost-effective and reliable wa-
ter technologies, including conven-
tional filtration systems, membrane
filtration systems, membrane bioreac-
tors, ultraviolet disinfection technolo-
gies and much more. In California’s
Orange County Water District, for ex-
ample, water that was previously
discharged into the ocean is now be-
ing recovered and reused locally. A
MEMCOR submerged membrane fil-
tration system from Siemens removes
suspended matter, bacteria and pollut-
ants from the secondary wastewater.
An impressive  million liters of re-
claimed water are now being delivered
to California households, industry and
agriculture every day. What’s more,
the water quality in the groundwater
basin is higher than ever before. In the
Kranji District of Singapore, where
space is just as scarce and valuable as
water, we’ve also installed a MEMCOR
membrane filtration system, which
couples high energy efficiency with
minimal space requirements.
Energy-saving contracting
Intelligent building systems can save
vast amounts of energy. With the help of
improved heating, ventilation, air condi-
tioning, lighting, water and power sup-
ply systems, energy costs can be reduced
by an average of  to  percent. Ener-
gy-saving performance contracting proj-
ects from Siemens are identifying and
tapping these potential savings through
targeted building modernization and
optimization – slashing structures’ oper-
ating costs, reducing the amount of CO
they emit and boosting their value and
reliability.
Energy accounts for more than
 percent of the operating costs of a
typical office building. And this is
where energy-saving performance
contracting proves its worth. We’re the
only supplier on the market to offer
comprehensive solutions that enable
customers to recoup the costs of in-
creasing the energy efficiency of com-
mercial properties through energy
savings.
We’ve implemented more than
, energy-saving performance con-
tracting projects worldwide – with
guaranteed savings of over € billion
and a reduction in
CO emissions of
more than . million tons. We’ve cap-
tured a leading position in the market
for energy-saving buildings in both
the U.S. and Europe. Business poten-
tial in this area is expected to total
some € billion over the next ten
years.
2 Introduction 10 Our world 36 Our company
 Our answers to the toughest
questions of our time
12 Demographic change and healthcare 18 Urbanization and sustainable development