Today, this industrial Siemens site in Newcastle is at the forefront of future electrification – from manufacturing sustainable power and hydrogen technologies, to renewable energy generation.
Siemens Parsons Works is an enormous site. Imagine the size of a room needed to build a wind turbine.
Originally, C. A. Parsons and Company was a famous British engineering firm and one of the largest employers in Tyneside. Charles Algernon Parsons founded it in 1889 to produce steam turbines – his very own invention. This legacy continues today, under Siemens Energy.
Siemens wants to be carbon neutral by 2030. Under this strategy, Siemens initiated an Energy Efficiency Program (EEP) for their Parsons Works Site.
CILS’ core objective was to deliver the Energy Performance Contract (EPC) and the guaranteed energy savings for Siemens Newcastle, with the best quality luminaires and Internet of Things (IoT) smart controls system.
saved on electricity each year at 20p/kWh
equivalent saved each year
guaranteed energy saved annually
We are proud to have supported Siemens by significantly improving their enormous industrial site energy efficiency and reducing their lighting carbon emissions by over 75%.
CILS is in partnership with Siemens, trusted to deliver energy savings and smart infrastructure projects. They contracted CILS to implement a complete solution for Newcastle Parsons Works.
CILS has continuously proven itself to deliver guaranteed savings and work, in line with strict restrictions and policies enforced by Siemens.
It’s one of the most incredible sites we’ve transformed. Reaching 30m ceilings to replace the high-level lights was not for the faint hearted.
An industrial facility – with large industrial bays, 24/7 operations, high ceilings – required a highly tailored lighting design.
For the most comfortable working conditions, we always design to achieve optimum light levels for the defined purpose. A standard office needs 300 lux of light. Areas where engineers are working on specialised tasks, like assembling engines, require 1000 lux at the working level.
We maintained constant communications with the site staff and included extra H&S precautions. We prioritised delivering the project with the least amount of disruption to Siemens 24/7h operations and preventing any damage to machinery.
Installation highlights:
Lighting controls example in one of the bays;
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