ABB is supplying a $290m control system to integrate the largest seawater desalination plant in the southern hemisphere into the
The Perth Seawater Desalination Plant will feed the 700km Goldfields Pipeline, the longest potable water pipeline in the world, which is also an ABB project.
Scheduled for completion in December 2006, the plant in
ABB is supplying a network control system based on its MicroSCADA and RTU560 technology to enable the water produced at the desalination plant to flow into the
The solution includes upgrading the existing MicroSCADA control system with new functionality. This will include profiling and cascade PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) control across multiple remote sites and fallback communications systems, as well as remote monitoring and control of pressure, flow and other functions.
UK productivity hindered by digital skills deficit – report
This is a bit of a nebulous subject. There are several sub-disciplines of 'digital skills' which all need different approaches. ...