High-tech for “dusty” energy

With the sensible handing of resources, even those sources of raw materials which are not in the spotlight, such as lignite or similar fluidizable dust materials, become attractive. A plant manufacturer who has found a way of burning these energy sources economically using special technology has set up south of Munich. End-to-end automation based on the model of Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) plays a crucial role in the dosing and combustion of dust.

Lignite is part of the energy mix

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