Under the agreement, Rockwell Automation will help Vadxx refine its proprietary process to manufacture synthetic crude oil and natural gas using petroleum-based raw material feedstock wastes at its demonstration plant in Akron, Ohio.
Vadxx, Rockwell Automation will complete the front-end engineering and design work necessary to commercialize Vadxx’s proprietary processes by the end of this year.
The firms then expect to enter into an engineering, procurement, and construction contract that enables Rockwell Automation to manufacture Vadxx’s commercial production units in modular fashion to accelerate Vadxx’s market implementation and refine the quality of Vadxx’s synthetic crude oil.
Rockwell Automation Global Solutions vice president and general manager Terry Gebert said the Global Solutions team will help Vadxx reduce risk while getting their waste-to-energy process to market sooner, and leverage the company’s global operations as Vadxx expands its offering to other regions of the world.
