Cement News tagged under: CCUS
65% of CEOs in hard-to-abate sectors plan to use CCUS21 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsA first of its kind benchmarking report on industry attitudes towards carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) has revealed that 65 per cent of executives working in hard-to-abate sectors see CCUS as ‘critical’ or ‘important’ reaching their 2030 and 2050 goals. "The Scaling up CCUS" market insights report has been published by Decarb Connect, a leading platform that connects the hard-to-abate sectors, and Carbon Clean, a global leader in cost-effective carbon capture technology a... |
HyNet North West consortium chosen for CCUS funding scheme21 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK (HeidelbergCement) and its partners in the HyNet North West consortium have been chosen for funding under the British government’s carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) cluster sequencing process. The announcement will result in economic benefits to the region, safeguarding existing jobs and creating around 6000 new employment opportunities. It also gives Hanson the confidence to invest in a carbon capture plant at its Padeswood cement works, which will connect to the planned... |
Cemex seeks to offset inflationary pressures with price hikes08 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsFernando A Gonzalez, CEO, opened yesterday's Cemex Day - Part II event with a look at some of the surprises of the last year. Not only has Cemex seen a 'V-shaped' recovery since the pandemic, it has also reported remarkable growth with EBITDA advancing in the 1H21 by 20.7 per cent YoY. However, inflation has become the main challenge going forward, particularly due to price rise for marine transportation and fuel, which the company has responded to with a robust pricing strategy and the post... |
CO2 to biofuels at Argos20 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsTo address the urgency of the climate crisis, a wide range of CCUS technology pathways are being explored by the cement industry. One of these options is the use of microalgae to capture CO 2 and transform it into valuable products. Over the past 10 years, Argos has been researching and scaling up the use of microalgae. Recently, the company has been testing a group of technologies to capture CO 2 directly from the cement plant smokestack using photobioreactors (PBRs) and transform the res... |
HeidelbergCement to pilot eastern European CCUS project20 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsProject ACCSESS will see a consortium of 18 industry partners and research organisations, including HeidelbergCement, collaborate in a range of activities to speed up deployment of CCUS and link CO 2 emitters from mainland Europe to the storage fields in the Nordics. Project coordinator, Sintef Energi AS from Norway, has officially presented the EUR18m ACCSESS project, which has been rewarded EUR15m out of the EU Horizon 2020 budget. "As part of our participation in ACC... |
Vicat announces methanol production at Montalieu-Vercieu cement plant16 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsIn partnership with Hynamics, a subsidiary of the EDF Group specialising in hydrogen production, Vicat is developing an integrated solution for capturing CO 2 and producing carbon-free methanol. The Hynovi project aims to create the first production sector for decarbonised methanol in France and is in line with the French government's objectives in terms of decarbonisation of industry and energy independence, of which synthetic fuels constitute one of the main levers. The pro... |
The WCA welcomes Baker Hughes as associate corporate member14 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe World Cement Association (WCA) has announced that global energy technology company, Baker Hughes, has become the latest addition to its international community, joining as an associate corporate member. Baker Hughes operates in over 120 countries, designing, manufacturing and deploying innovative technologies and services that help make energy safer, cleaner and more efficient. Specialist capabilities include areas such as emissions management, hydrogen, carbon capture utilisation and... |
Swiss cement industry targets carbon neutrality by 205028 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Swiss cement industry aims to become climate neutral by 2050. To achieve this, the Swiss cement association, Cemsuisse, has published its “Roadmap 2050: Klimaneutraler Zement as Ziel” [Climate-neutral cement as a goal] report. A key pathway would be the availability of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) systems. While Cemsuisse members were already involved “in various projects in different stages of development”, the industry association said that “However, none of our memb... |
California Nevada Cement Association describes pathways to net zero carbon operation06 April 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe California Nevada Cement Association (CNCA) envisions three major pathways for the industry to attain net zero carbon operation by 2045. The roadmap required reducing production process emissions, reducing combustion emissions through fuel switching and increasing distributed electricity generation. "Releasing this industry-wide roadmap is an exciting and critical step toward carbon neutrality," says CNCA Executive Director, Tom Tietz. "However, we cannot get to net zero alone and t... |
HeidelbergCement to partner in world's first low-carbon industrial cluster03 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement's British subsidiary Hanson UK has become a partner in the HyNet North West consortium, which aims to create the world’s first low-carbon industrial cluster in the region of northwest England. The proposed hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) project will play a critical role in the UK’s transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and the fight against climate change. "Our involvement in HyNet North West is the next step in HeidelbergCement's path... |