ABB and CerilonSoft Sign Collaboration Agreement on Automation and Power Generation Solutions
October 23, 2026
- ABB and CerilonSoft sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore developing and delivering integrated process and power solutions for industrial facilities worldwide
- Collaboration aims to combine automation, electrification and AI-driven digital technologies to improve process engineering, asset management and efficiency of greenfield and brownfield facilities
- Agreement allows for development of advanced power generation solutions customized for sectors including data centers to support artificial intelligence growth
ABB and CerilonSoft – an engineering subsidiary of Cerilon Inc, a Calgary-based energy company focused on advanced gas-to-liquids and behind-the-meter power stations – have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore joint collaboration on the development and delivery of industrial process and power generation solutions, including AI-driven digital technologies, for greenfield and brownfield facilities globally.
Within the scope of the MoU, ABB and CerilonSoft will investigate delivering complementary integrated automation and digital solutions for energy facilities, which may include power generation facilities for data centers to support artificial intelligence (AI) growth.
The MoU combines ABB’s expertise in automation, electrification and digital technology and CerilonSoft’s consulting capabilities, which include operations management, asset management and business analytics expertise. In combination the two companies will seek to help industrial operators optimize performance, reliability, energy efficiency and profitability of assets in design and in operation.
“This agreement demonstrates our approach to collaborating with world-class partners and builds on an already successful relationship with ABB,” said Marius Knoesen, Director of CerilonSoft. “The MoU sets out how we can work together to develop and deliver real value through smarter engineering, leveraging digital solutions and automation systems for customers, initially in Canada but expanding worldwide as opportunities arise. This will include highly reliable, off-grid gas-powered facilities designed for improved performance to support large scale data centers, as well as power and process optimization solutions in the chemicals and refining industries.”
“Enabling future-ready facilities is central to this collaboration,” said Ben Venter, Local Division Manager of ABB’s Energy Industries division in Canada. “By working with our customers to co-design and co-deliver integrated process automation solutions, we will bridge the gap between the traditional IT and OT and empower them to achieve enhanced performance through data-driven operations.”
ABB will also supply Cerilon GTL Inc, an affiliate company of CerilonSoft, with front-end design services for its first gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, delivering integrated automation and digital solutions1. Building on insights gained from this project, ABB and CerilonSoft will combine their expertise to develop advanced process and power optimization solutions that address key challenges facing the evolving energy landscape.
ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. By connecting its engineering and digitalization expertise, ABB helps industries run at high performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform. At ABB, we call this ‘Engineered to Outrun’. The company has over 140 years of history and around 110,000 employees worldwide. ABB’s shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ABBN) and Nasdaq Stockholm (ABB). www.abb.com
ABB’s Automation business automates, electrifies, and digitalizes industrial operations that address a wide range of essential needs – from supplying energy, water, and materials, to producing goods and transporting them to market. With its ~26,000 employees, leading technology and service expertise, Automation helps process, hybrid and maritime industries outrun – leaner and cleaner. go.abb/automation
CerilonSoft is a recognized leader in delivering high‑value technical and strategic solutions to many industries, specializing in business analytics, innovative business model analytics, operations excellence, asset management strategies, and full cycle Front‑End Loading project engineering. With deep domain expertise across process engineering, chemical engineering, control systems, advanced process control (APC), field equipment and instrumentation, electrical engineering and reliability engineering, the Cerilon Value Optimizer (CVO™) helps clients unlock latent capacity and profitability in complex operating environments, leveraging proprietary AI techniques and autonomous agent‑based systems to optimize project schedules and execution, reduce capital and operating costs, improve availability and reliability and strengthen performance.
