Cement News tagged under: Carbon Re
AI in action14 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe application of AI to the kiln process results in improved kiln stability, lower fuel costs and specific heat consumption. Heidelberg Materials’ cement plant in Mokra, Czechia, successfully integrated Carbon Re’s AI into its pyroprocess. By Daniel Summerbell, Carbon Re, UK Applying artificial intelligence to the pyroprocess leads to a more stable kiln operation and lower fuel costs (© Carbon Re) S ince the introduction of ordinary Portland cement in the 1820s, the c... |
Carbon Re and ABB highlight collaboration at Cemtech Europe 202408 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsLast week at Cemtech Europe 2024 in Warsaw, Kenny Wong (Carbon Re) and Ryan Courts (ABB) detailed ongoing work between the two companies to achieve operational excellence in the cement industry through AI. In the presentation, the two highlighted how ABB and Carbon Re are formalising their joint approach to enable more cement producers to use AI-powered optimisation and decarbonisation to advance their production and strategic objectives. Heidelberg Materials, a leading global cement prod... |
FLSmidth Cement and Carbon Re sign cooperation agreement04 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth Cement and Carbon Re have announced a cooperation agreement to integrate FLSmidth’s Cement's ECS/ProcessExpert ® advanced process control software, known as PXP, with Carbon Re's AI-powered cloud platform. This will provide cement producers with access to state-of-the-art process optimisation capabilities that will see artificial intelligence and machine learning uncover energy efficiencies and reduce costs and carbon emissions in industrial processes. The cooperation will unlo... |
Carbon Re highlights importance of digitalisation in net zero30 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsCarbon Re has published its latest white paper titled “Digitalization: The Pathway to Net Zero”. The paper explores the significant role that digitalisation can play in reducing carbon emissions within the industry. It also advocates for industry-wide adoption of digitalisation as a means to secure a resilient, profitable and sustainable future. Drawing on case studies from leading cement producers, Carbon Re highlights successful strategies and common pitfalls in digital transformati... |
Carbon Re appoints new CEO27 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsCarbon Re has appointed experienced entrepreneur Josh Vernon as its new CEO. Carbon Re is an industrial AI company that is focussed on decarbonising energy intensive industries such as cement, steel and glass. Josh Vernon has relocated from Sydney, Australia, to join Carbon Re in London. His most recent role was with Humanforce, Australia’s leading provider of HR/HCM tools to frontline workers. Josh joined Humanforce following the sale of Earnd, where he was co-founder and CEO. Earnd, Aus... |
Carbon Re launches decarbonisation white paper05 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsCarbon Re has launched its white paper - ‘Levers of Change’ - to serve as a compass for navigating the regulatory and commercial factors steering decarbonisation efforts in cement production. According to the company, the white paper provides information for stakeholders to assess the landscape and identify actionable strategies within their specific contexts. At the heart of the paper is an exploration of six crucial decarbonisation levers relevant to the cement industry: standards... |
ALCCC welcomes nine new members14 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Alliance for Low-Carbon Cement & Concrete (ALCCC) has welcomed nine new members, taking its total membership to 21. New members include Betolar, 3Béton, Carbon RE, Cemvision, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Greenmade, Materrup, Nomad and Sublime Systems. The ALCCC was launched in May 2023 to accelerate decarbonisation of the cement and concrete industry, targeting net zero by 2040. It aims to unites stakeholders from across the value chain, representing mature material design... |
How best to tackle decarbonisation now?10 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsThis week Carbon Re released its 'Three technologies to reduce climate change' white paper that provides recommendations to plant owners to reduce energy consumption. While there is good news in that Carbon Re identifies 13 technologies that can make a combined impact on cement plant decarbonisation to reduce global CO 2 emissions by 0.8Gta in the next decade, it will rely on policymakers and outside investment to achieve such significant reductions. Over 80 per cent of the savings ... |
Carbon Re and A³&Co join forces to decarbonise cement06 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsClimate technology company, Carbon Re is joining forces with A3& Co ® , a cement manufacturing consulting company, to accelerate the decarbonisation of the cement industry. The two companies have signed a strategic partnership agreement aimed to help cement manufacturers optimise production processes to reduce operational costs and carbon emissions to otherwise unachievable levels. Carbon Re claims that its Delta Zero industrial decarbonisation platform can cut fuel use by up to 1... |
Carbon Re raises GBP4.2m seed funding to address cement industry carbon emissions08 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsCarbon Re, the Cambridge University and UCL joint spin-out, will accelerate the roll-out of artificial intelligence (AI)-based industrial decarbonisation technology. The company has raised GBP4.2m (US$4.8m) seed funding to scale up the development and deployment of its Delta Zero AI platform, which enables the cement industry to reduce over 50,000tpa of CO 2 emissions per plant. This is the equivalent of taking 11,000 cars off the road. Carbon Re's cloud-based Delta Zero platform models... |