Sasol deploys AI technology in Lake Charles to target emissions

(The Associated Press)

Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd., has announced that it will deploy innovative AI-driven technology at its Lake Charles Chemical Complex to measure and monitor energy usage and emissions to identify opportunities to reduce CO2 emissions and improve energy efficiency.

Sasol Chemicals will deploy the “emissions.AI” solution of UK-based data analytics experts OPEX, an ERM Group company, with the potential to expand to other units following this pilot program.

Sasol is the first company in the chemicals manufacturing sector to introduce the technology, which was originally designed for complex oil and gas facilities. The introduction of the new digital technology is part of Sasol’s roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent globally by 2030. Read the entire announcement.