Cement News tagged under: Alternative Fuels
Michigan DEQ grants Lafarge new fuel approval, USA31 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsState officials have approved a request from Lafarge to burn asphalt shingles and plastics at its plant near Alpena, Michigan, USA. The state’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has approved the permit saying emissions shouldn't have health effects on residents, Alpena News reported yesterday. State environmental engineer Melissa Byrnes says tests at Lafarge showed burning the materials produces air toxins below the department’s threshold levels. The permit approval follows a 1 Oc... |
Ethiopia’s fuel diversification20 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsDr Clark takes part in a one-day cement industry workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop was arranged by the Ethiopian Society of Chemical Engineers and attracted an attendance of well in excess of 100, including the State Minister of Industry, Dr Mebrahtu Meles. The theme of the moderator’s presentation was ‘Fuel diversification for the Ethiopian cement industry’. New entrant Derba Midroc Cement has elected to fire its kilns with imported coal, backed up by heavy fuel oil... |
Alternative fuel projects01 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsDr Clark is inspired to consider alternative fuel project assessment and methodology following the paper presented by Brian McGrath of ResourceCo at the Cemtech Asia 2014 conference in June. After providing a background to the place of alternative fuels in terms of world energy consumption, Mr McGrath adopted a risk-based approach to assess the potential success of such projects. The successful introduction of alternative fuels is helped by a risk-based approach that considers the ... |
New alternative fuel for Lafarge Canada BC cement plant08 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada Inc and Van Houtte Coffee Services Inc are teaming up to replace a portion of Lafarge's fossil fuels energy at the Kamloops, British Columbia (BC) cement plant with used K-Cup® packs. Some 70,000lbs per annum of used K-Cup® packs will have a second life as an alternative fuel source rather than being sent to landfill, according to a statement by Lafarge Canada. K-Cup® packs have been specifically identified and permitted as an alternative fuel for the Kamloops plant. "As par... |
Kenya's waste tyre drive04 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsOn behalf of the German Ministry for Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is currently supporting the Kenyan government to implement a sustainable and environmentally-sound waste tyre management system in the east African country. For this purpose a Strategic Alliance has been established between GIZ and companies from the cement industry, from the tyre sector (tyre traders, tyre producers) and from the road transport secto... |
Vecoplan names Eschenhorst VP of cement unit23 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsUwe Eschenhorst has been named VP – Cement Business Unit at Vecoplan LLC. Eschenhorst joined Vecoplan in 2012 as vice president of its Alternative Fuels and Energy Competency Center. Prior to that he was environmental services manager at Polysius Corp USA, working with the cement and minerals industries. While at Polysius, he directed the design, engineering, construction, and implementation of large systems and entire plants that incorporated the use of alternative fuels as an integral c... |
Namibia: Ohorongo's biomass boost18 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsNamibia-based Ohorongo Cement plant plans to use blackthorn as biofuel for cement production, helping the southern Africa country's sole cement producer keep energy costs down. "In the long term we will be very competitive," Ohorongo Cement's chairman, Gerhard Hirth, told AllAfrica news. Biofuel accounts for 30 per cent of Ohorongo's energy needs, a figure which it eventually wants to raise to 80 per cent. Ohorongo Cement operates a 0.6Mta plant, of which some 0.5Mt is sold on the ... |
Moving the goal posts07 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsAlthough the cement industry increasingly uses alternative fuels such as refuse-derived fuel (RDF), biomass and sewage, the high water content of these fuels places a ceiling on their maximum share in a cement plant’s fuel mix. However, economical drying technology can extend the contribution of such fuels and move the goal posts in alternative fuel use. By Tema Process BV, The Netherlands. Fluid bed dryers can help reduce the moisture content of RDF enabling a wider use of such fuels... |
Lafarge Canada seeks approval to burn waste plastic at Brookfield02 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada plans to apply to Nova Scotia’s Environment Department for a trial permit to burn waste plastic as an alternative fuel at its Brookfield cement plant. The plastic would partially replace coal use at the works. The project is expected to create jobs in the local area, related to the preparation and transportation of the potential fuel. The cement plant will run an open house on 17 July as part of the community consultation process. |
Messebo Cement shifts to biomass usage, Ethiopia27 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsEthiopia-based Messebo Cement is establishing a biomass processing plant to help partly substitute imported coal usage in its manufacturing process, thereby reducing production costs. The new facility, which is 90 per cent complete, will use hay from sesame produced at Humera in North Gonder, Amhara region, 902km northwest of Addis Ababa. Mesfin Engineering will undertake the civil work and electromechanical works under contract from APEC, according to Hagos Berehe, project coordinator at ... |