Pragmatic progress without disruption
Operational challenges are front and center when it comes to both decarbonizing and maintaining operational performance. This is truer now than ever before as energy-intensive industries find themselves under pressure to improve efficiency, remove emissions, add energy sources and minimize downtime as demand continues to grow.
Here, we share lessons and examples from across the sector on how organizations are meeting that challenge head-on, advancing operational excellence with content focused on the key themes when it comes to practical implementation, reliability, and ABB’s commitments to enabling lower-carbon progress:
Minimize disruption to existing operations and protect operational integrity. Solutions designed for seamless integration with existing systems for maximum uptime and predictable outcomes on the ground.
Remote expert access enables fast, cost-efficient troubleshooting, while continuous monitoring detects issues that help prioritize critical tasks and higher-value work that drives long-term operational excellence.
Enable the energy addition while decarbonizing without sacrificing plant reliability through seamless integration with legacy infrastructure. Digital twins, continuous monitoring and structured change management are integral to achieving efficiency and sustainability goals without compromising performance.
Decarbonization deep-dives: Transformation with minimal disruption
Explore detailed, real-world examples of how a clear, achievable roadmap from installation to fully optimized operation maintains plant reliability while driving more sustainable operations.
Ravago
Ravago
Completing zero-downtime upgrade of distributed control system for Ravago in Greece
Chemical
Belgian Water Utility
Improving productivity, reducing costs, and lowering energy consumption for Belgian Water Utility.
Water
IRPC Thailand
Enhancing efficiency and optimizing cogeneration plants for IRPC Thailand to improve commercial output.
Petrochemical
Royal HaskoningDHV
Increasing energy efficiency, asset utilization, energy savings, and operator effectiveness for Royal HaskoningDHV.
Wastewater
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Helping shape lower-carbon futures
ABB Energy Industries empowers operational teams to lead the transition to a lower carbon economy. Our automation, electrification and digital and energy solutions reduce carbon emissions, optimize energy use, and ensure seamless integration with legacy systems—delivering measurable sustainability and operational excellence. We partner with customers to move forward with confidence and outperform in a rapidly evolving energy landscape, combining engineering specifications for electrification projects, energy addition strategies and automation technologies for energy efficiency to master the integration of new systems with legacy infrastructure. We provide the technical depth required to ensure progress without disruption and deliver a measurable technical ROI.