The latest version of ABB’s digital energy management and optimisation system – ABB AbilityTM OPTIMAX® 6.4 – includes an AI module for improved forecasting of local demand, energy generation and pricing.
The upgrade significantly reduces day-ahead and intra-day nomination errors when feeding energy to the grid, the company claims, which helps avoid rising penalty payments for operators.
The system provides coordinated control of multiple industrial assets and processes, for improving energy efficiency, reducing emissions and supporting decarbonisation.
Dr. Sleman Saliba, Global Product Manager Energy Management and Optimisation at ABB Energy Industries, said, “We believe that the greenest energy is the energy you don’t use, so driving efficiencies across the entire energy value chain is key.”
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