ABB has struck a deal with SalMar to operate digital services at the remote-controlled Arctic Offshore Farming site in northern Norway.
Real-time and historical data from fish farms will be collected and passed to SalMar’s cloud-based database using ABB’s Ability Edgelnsight software, helping optimise operations.
SalMar has been spearheading offshore farming through its Aker Ocean and AOF projects. These sites present unique challenges thanks to their large size and remote locations.
“Using this data in operational services will enable increased effectiveness, profitability and sustainability,” explained Per-Erik Holsten, head of ABB Energy Industries for Northern Europe.
“ABB Ability EdgeInsight makes the fish farms smarter and supports SalMar’s efforts to gather information from various sites to facilitate and implement best practices across their entire fleet.”
Ability EdgeInsight acts as a bridge between operational and IT environments, using configurable dashboards to ‘turn information into insights’, says ABB. The system can be accessed from any internet-connected device at any time.
ABB has previously supplied SalMar with integrated electrical, automation, instrumentation and telecommunications technology for the AOF site.
