Cement News tagged under: CO2 capture
The European Climate Foundation releases CO2 emissions report01 November 2018, Published under Cement NewsThere is a significant saving potential of up to 80 per cent of CO 2 emissions in the cement sector by making use of efficiency measures along the whole value chain, without carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies. These CO 2 savings could be achieved for a relatively-low financial cost and even with financial savings in some cases. If combining this with CCS, a-close-to carbon-neutral cement and concrete sector is feasible by 2050. This is the main finding of “ A sustainable futur... |
Norway's CCS funding from EU receives cautious backing12 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsNorway is attempting to give carbon capture and storage (CCS) a new start with an updated concept focussed on developing transport and storage infrastructure to attract interests from investors around Europe. This includes the transport of CO 2 by boat instead of earlier plans to move CO 2 by pipeline, but the European Commission has been cautious in its response stating that there is currently no specific new funding set aside for the technology. The initiative to store CO 2 1000m und... |
Poured cement is an excellent absorber of CO223 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsAccording to newly-published University-led research, cement has been found to absorb carbon after it’s been poured, reports Copybook. "It sounds counterintuitive, but it's true," adds University of California, Irvine (UCI), earth scientist Steven Davis. "The cement poured around the world since 1930 has taken up a substantial portion of the CO2 released when it was initially produced." Gradually, then, infrastructure such as roads and buildings have been stripping the air of CO2 and st... |
Belgium: LEILAC project reaches FEED phase19 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Low Emissions Intensity Lime & Cement (LEILAC) consortium has completed the Preliminary Front End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) study for the carbon capture pilot plant. The project will now enter the full Front End Engineering Design (FEED) phase following a decision taken at the General Assembly meeting hosted by ECN on 29 September in Petten, The Netherlands, where results from the preliminary project phase were reviewed. The five-year LEILAC project, supported by the European Uni... |
Taiwan Cement to expand its microalgae farm20 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement Corp yesterday announced plans to expand its microalgae farm, which produces astaxanthin, a key ingredient in high-priced skincare products. Not only would the expanded microalgae farm produce astaxanthin, it would decrease CO 2 levels by 4800tpa by using the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and Taiwan Cements carbon capture technology, said Taiwan Cement Chairman, Leslie Koo. The company began developing carbon capture techniques in Taiwan with the I... |