ABB Ability™ OPTIMAX® Energy Management System Supporting Efficiency

Treating and processing wastewater to make it safe to return to the watercourse takes a lot of energy. With this in mind the sewerage association Schwarzachgruppe put its energy-intelligent wastewater treatment plant in Schwarzenbruck, Germany into operation.

The new wastewater treatment plant is an environmental innovation showcase project, which automatically balances energy consumption and production so that an external power supply is required only rarely or when needed. Thanks to this energy-intelligent concept, it is estimated that the plant can save about 300 tons CO₂ per year.

At the heart of this innovative project is ABB Ability™ Energy Management and Optimization OPTIMAX®, enabling energy efficiency potentials to be exploited and existing energy generation and storage options to be networked, controlled and optimized.

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