OMNI CT and ABB to collaborate on innovative waste-to-fuel technology
ABB ’ s automation and electrical technology will enhance operational efficiency of OMNI CT ’ s state-of-the-art waste refining system
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Companies will collaborate on a combined offering that turns waste into synthetic gas and other fuels , supporting municipal and industrial companies as they strive for a more sustainable future .
ABB received a Letter of Award from Canadian cleantech company OMNI Conversion Technologies Inc . ( OMNI CT ) to offer municipalities and industry a fully integrated waste-toenergy solution . ABB was selected by OMNI CT to provide cutting-edge automation technologies to support their process , including industry-leading distributed control system ABB Ability™ System 800xA and ABB integrated eHouse solutions , ready to operate in the field with minimal installation , commissioning , and start-up time . The ABB Ability™ System 800xA is not only a distributed control system ( DCS ) it ’ s also an electrical control system , a safety system , and a collaboration enabler with the capacity to improve engineering efficiency , operator performance and asset utilization .
OMNI CT ’ s patented OMNI200™ Gasification & Plasma Refining System can take virtually any energetic solid material – from black-bagged municipal garbage to industrial and commercial waste , to residual biomass – and turn it into synthetic gas ( syngas ) through a