WtX is another name for alternative waste treatment technologies, including Energy from Waste (EfW).
The agreement will also see the global contractor install digital solutions which include advanced robotics, IoT platform integration, drone technology, computer vision models and predictive maintenance software.
Bruno-Frédéric Baudouin, CEO of Kanadevia Inova, commented: “For us, there are no greater priorities than the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the plants we build and help to operate and maintain.
“Being able to leverage the unique Zurich robotics ecosystem to develop autonomous inspections as part of the future solution for anomaly detection is key to important enhancements in these areas.”
The agreement follows a pilot project at Kanadevia Inova’s O&M site in Slough which saw ANYbotics’ ANYmal unit perform several tasks built around autonomous plant inspections.
The robots will be offered as a service to plant owners and Kanadevia Inova said it hopes to also extend the advanced robotics to biogas facilities and metal recovery sites.
The co-founder and CEO of ANYbotics, Péter Fankhauser, noted: “We are excited to partner with Kanadevia Inova to bring cutting-edge robotics to the waste to X sector. ANYmal’s autonomous capabilities will enhance safety, efficiency and reliability in the Kanadevia Inova ecosystem, setting a new benchmark for digitalised plant O&M management.”
Thomas Feilenreiter, Kanadevia Inova’s executive vice president systems and service solutions, added: “For Waste to X companies eager to innovate, this approach provides a practical, operations-focused path to adopting next-generation technology with tangible business benefits.”
The partnership has deployments planned for Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, the UK and the US.
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