Capsol Technologies’ first of two CapsolGo® demonstrations campaigns for the German Schwenk Zement has commenced operations at Akmenes cement plant in Lithuania. The CapsolGo demonstration plant at Schwenk’s Akmenes cement plant has commenced operations.
"This carbon capture campaign marks a significant step in our journey towards decarbonisation, enabling us to evaluate an innovative solution that contributes to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future," said Arturas Zaremba, CEO of Akmenes Cementas.
"This initiative provides Schwenk with invaluable data on Capsol's end-of-pipe capture technology, reinforcing our commitment to reducing carbon emissions across all our cement plants and advancing our sustainability goals," commented Reinhold Schneider, CEO of Schwenk Northern Europe.
Schwenk will test Capsol’s technology at two cement plants, with a combined carbon capture potential of up to 1.5Mta of CO2. Following the demonstration campaign at the Akmenes plant, the CapsolGo unit will be transferred to Schwenk’s Broceni cement plant in Latvia, where a Capsol feasibility study was conducted in 2024.
With a mature project pipeline totalling 8Mta of potential CO2 capture from cement plants (as of 3Q24), Capsol is solidifying its position as the preferred carbon capture provider for the cement industry. Capsol claims its CapsolEoP® technology stands out due to its lower energy consumption, optimised for higher CO2 concentrations, and further cost reductions achieved through the elimination of external steam supply requirements.
