ABB Control System order ensures highly efficient Waste-to-Energy Plant
Barcelona, May 26, 2004 - AEB (Afval Energie Bedrijf), responsible for waste collection and incineration of the City of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands has awarded ABB a contract of 4.5 million Euros for the control system of two new waste incineration lines in December of 2003. The award includes the automation systems for the combustion units, including the air pollution control system and all auxiliary systems.
ABB was able to win the award due to its operational experience with the DCS (distributed control system) Procontrol P14 utilized in the plant and the long-term relationship with AEB. The new incineration lines are located on the industrial area of Afval Energie Bedrijf in the harbour area of the Amsterdam. The modern extension will complement the existing four incineration lines bringing the total combustion capacity of the entire plant to over 1 million tonnes per annum. AEB’s high expectations regarding plant availability and efficiency were covered by an innovative process automation concept.
Modern combustion technology, highly efficient air pollution control systems and by-product handling processes ensure an economical waste incineration. The new lines will go into commercial operation in the summer of 2006. Completely satisfied with the Procontrol P14 control system that was installed in 1992, in the original four incineration lines AEB decided on using Procontrol P14 also for the new lines in conjunction with PBS 30 operator stations. The integration of the two new lines into the existing plant control system will technically be no problem due to the common Procontrol systems. After commissioning, all six incineration lines will be operated from the central control room from the common PBS 30 operator stations.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 113,000 people.