August’ s top stories saw a rebrand of Siemens Energy, the solar eclipse shadowing Europe’ s grids, and Amazon turning to gas

WRITTEN BY: JAMES DARLEY

OMTERRA: WHY ARE SIEMENS ENERGY AND SIEMENS GAMESA REBRANDING?

Six years after separating from Siemens AG, Siemens Energy has taken one of its most symbolic steps yet towards independence. The company has announced its plan to retire the Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa brands in favour of a new global identity, Omterra, with a phased rollout beginning later this year.