Heide Refinery is one of the most complex refineries in Europe. Credit: John R Perry from Pixabay.

Asset optimisation software provider Aspen Technology has announced that the Heide Refinery in Germany has licensed the Aspen Generic Dynamic Optimisation Technology (GDOT) software.

With the new software from Aspen, Heide Refinery will achieve production levels that are more closely aligned to plan.

Heide Refinery is one of the most complex refineries in Europe.

Heide Refinery CEO Juergen Wollschlaeger said: “AspenTech’s GDOT will improve agility in our response to changes in market conditions, such as those we are experiencing right now. It will optimise our production by continuously adjusting targets in the individual controllers within the Advanced Process Control layer so that they align with the economic objectives from planning and scheduling.

“Ultimately GDOT will optimise profits by minimising finished product quality giveaway and maximising production of the most valuable products.”

According to Aspen, the solution will be deployed to help improve refinery margins with real-time, closed-loop, and dynamic optimisation that increases operational flexibility.

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GDOT software will maximise against ‘operational constraints’ across the refinery. It will also help to reduce finished product ‘quality giveaway’, improving the results of the business.

Aspen Technology vice-president Matt Holland said: “The global energy industry is facing a number of unforeseen challenges today. Operational flexibility for refineries is more crucial than ever in this environment.

“Our GDOT technology will give Heide Refinery the increased agility and flexibility in its operations that this unpredictable landscape demands.”