In the near future, fossil fuel power plants will continue to provide the electricity generation capacity needed to secure the base load. For this to be acceptable from a climate protection perspective, the environmental impact of dust and gas emissions must be reduced to a minimum. SICK assists operators with a wide range of analysis equipment.

Solar power plants can supply entire regions with environmentally-friendly energy throughout the day. However, operators are only satisfied when the plants are running optimally – that is, with high efficiency, reliable availability and good profitability. SICK provides support with sensor technology along the entire process chain.

Intelligent service and maintenance tasks have clear benefits. With the Monitoring Box, power plant operators can, for example, constantly monitor the condition of the measuring devices and sensors used. The associated monitoring apps warn, among other things, of contamination risks so that service can be planned early on.

Efficient and cost-effective production of green hydrogen is essential for accelerating the shift from fossil to renewable energy. SICK supports this effort with customized sensor technology at many points of measurement and is continuously working on the development of technologies for the future of hydrogen.

When generating steam in large combustion plants or even smaller boiler plants, sensors from SICK monitor a large number of measuring points in the plant and its immediate surroundings. Thanks to the option of linking the digital information with I/O-Link, for example, automation is also simple and intelligent.