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ABB AND CARBON RE TO ENHANCE LOW-CARBON CEMENT PRODUCTION WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The joint approach will explore how ABB automation expertise can be complemented by Carbon Re’s advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence technology.
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Carbon Re presented alongside ABB at Cemtech Europe 2024. Image Carbon Re
ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Carbon Re, an industrial artificial intelligence provider, to assess ways to accelerate the decarbonization of cement production while improving productivity. Together they will explore a joint go-to-market solution for the cement industry which will potentially unite ABB’s domain expertise and experience in delivering successful global automation and advanced process control (APC) projects with Carbon Re’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and cement expertise.
Building on the success of an exploratory project at a cement plant in Czechia, ABB will explore opportunities to integrate Carbon Re’s AI platform on top of its existing ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer for cement APC solution. Carbon Re leverages AI and ML technologies, which could add continuously updating, cloud-based optimization software to ABB’s portfolio. With the addition of this AI layer, Expert Optimizer targets – such as post combustion oxygen to improve combustion efficiency – would automatically be set based on ever-changing plant conditions. These automated adjustments would deliver enhanced operational and energy efficiency benefits.
Carbon Re's artificial intelligence, machine learning and cement expertise is built into its platform. Image Carbon Re
One of the most pressing challenges in the cement industry is the high energy demand. Kilns are central to the current cement production process, but they are also among the most energy-intensive components. ABB’s Expert Optimizer helps maintain optimal kiln conditions, leading to improved energy efficiency and reduced emissions. It typically reduces specific energy from 1-5 percent and increases alternative fuel usage by up to 50 percent. With the addition of Carbon Re’s technology, plants can further reduce their specific energy by up to 5 percent and increase kiln stability with real-time pyro process optimization without intervention from the control room operator.
ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer is an advanced process control (APC) solution used to help cement producers reduce their carbon emissions. Image ABB
This announcement follows the recent launch of ABB’s ‘Do More With Digital’, a global campaign highlighting the opportunities for the process industries to realize their full potential through digital transformation. In the cement industry, ABB is delivering digital solutions to use less energy and raw materials when producing cement, while also facilitating the use of alternative fuels, allowing it to operate with a smaller carbon footprint.
ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Carbon Re, an industrial artificial intelligence provider, to assess ways to accelerate the decarbonization of cement production while improving productivity. Together they will explore a joint go-to-market solution for the cement industry which will potentially unite ABB’s domain expertise and experience in delivering successful global automation and advanced process control (APC) projects with Carbon Re’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and cement expertise.
Building on the success of an exploratory project at a cement plant in Czechia, ABB will explore opportunities to integrate Carbon Re’s AI platform on top of its existing ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer for cement APC solution. Carbon Re leverages AI and ML technologies, which could add continuously updating, cloud-based optimization software to ABB’s portfolio. With the addition of this AI layer, Expert Optimizer targets – such as post combustion oxygen to improve combustion efficiency – would automatically be set based on ever-changing plant conditions. These automated adjustments would deliver enhanced operational and energy efficiency benefits.
Carbon Re's artificial intelligence, machine learning and cement expertise is built into its platform. Image Carbon Re
One of the most pressing challenges in the cement industry is the high energy demand. Kilns are central to the current cement production process, but they are also among the most energy-intensive components. ABB’s Expert Optimizer helps maintain optimal kiln conditions, leading to improved energy efficiency and reduced emissions. It typically reduces specific energy from 1-5 percent and increases alternative fuel usage by up to 50 percent. With the addition of Carbon Re’s technology, plants can further reduce their specific energy by up to 5 percent and increase kiln stability with real-time pyro process optimization without intervention from the control room operator.
ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer is an advanced process control (APC) solution used to help cement producers reduce their carbon emissions. Image ABB
This announcement follows the recent launch of ABB’s ‘Do More With Digital’, a global campaign highlighting the opportunities for the process industries to realize their full potential through digital transformation. In the cement industry, ABB is delivering digital solutions to use less energy and raw materials when producing cement, while also facilitating the use of alternative fuels, allowing it to operate with a smaller carbon footprint.
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