# Siemens breaks ground for EUR 35 million converter test center in Nuremberg

Siemens started building a EUR 35 million test center in Nuremberg for power converters used in high-voltage transmission projects. The test hall will be built on the grounds of the Nuremberg transformer factory and is scheduled for completion by spring 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-11
- Where: Nuremberg, Germany
- Value: $38.0M (35.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q2 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: power converters for HVDC transmission
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md)

## Sources

- [offshorewind.biz](https://www.offshorewind.biz/2017/05/11/siemens-breaks-ground-for-converter-test-center-in-nuremberg/), 2017-05-11: "Our system test lab will be one of the most advanced test facilities in the world."

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