Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Catch4climate project installs oxygen tanks25 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe "Catch4climate" project reached another important milestone this week as it completed the installation of the six oxygen tanks for the oxyfuel plant. The oxyfuel kiln plant is expected to be commissioned in the 1Q25. The carbon capture project is taking place at the Schwenk Mergelstetten cement plant, Germany. The project of the research and development company CI4C is a merger of the four European cement manufacturers Dyckerhoff GmbH ( Buzzi SpA ), Heidelberg Materials AG , S... |
Materrup raises EUR26m funding for its circular low-carbon cement technology25 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsWith the decarbonisation of the cement industry and the construction sector, Materrup is raising EUR26m (US$29m) to support the roll-out of its circular low-carbon cement CCC ® technology based on non-calcined clay and boost the deployment of its production units in France and Europe. Eurazeo, through its Smart City fund, and the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund are supporting the initiative alongside historical investors, UI Investissement, Aquiti, IRDI and Argiduna Capital. This fun... |
Cemvision and Vattenfall collaborate on near-zero emission cement24 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsCemvision and Swedish power company Vattenfall have entered into an agreement for the development and future supply of near-zero emission cement. The new cement has the potential to reduce CO 2 emissions by 95 per cent compared to traditional cement. It also has several potential applications, such as foundations for wind power turbines, power distribution and prefabricated concrete elements. Both Vattenfall and its subcontractors could become important new customers for this innovative ... |
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies signs partnership with housing group21 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsHoffmann Green Cement Technologies has announced the signing of a commercial partnership with Polylogis Group, a leading player in the housing market, and with its subsidiary LogiOuest, one of the most active social landlords in the Loire-Atlantique and Maine-et-Loire regions. Julien Blanchard and David Hoffmann, co-founders of Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies, said: “We are honoured to be working with key players such as Polylogis and LogiOuest to support their development strategy t... |
Rohrdorfer Zement invests in new PV system20 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsRohrdorfer Zement has installed a new photovoltaic (PV) system as its plant in Rohrdorf , Bavaria, Germany. The system, which covers around 2000m 2 of roof space, has a peak output of 400KW. According to the company, the Rohrdorf site has been producing a third of its own electricity needs since 2011 thanks to its waste heat power plant. This latest PV project will add a further 350MWh per year to the share of self-produced electricity. The new PV installation took five weeks to cons... |
Ramboll forms building sustainability leadership team20 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsRamboll has announced the creation of its Sustainability Leadership Group for buildings in the UK, which will oversee Ramboll’s business strategy to be the Partner for Sustainable Change and reinforce the company’s commitment to driving sustainability in buildings. The team is headed by Lora Brill, appointed earlier this year as Ramboll’s head of sustainability for buildings in the UK. She is joined by Austen Bates, who assumes the role of sustainability lead for building services. Mr Bat... |
Huaxin Cement wins WCA 2024 innovation award19 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsHuaxin Cement has won the Innovation Award of the World Cement Association 2024 for its Intelligent Low-Carbon Cement Manufacturing Technology (ILCCM). Huaxin is the only cement company with two consecutive WCA Innovation Awards, having previously won it in 2023 for its "Development and Application of Low Carbon and Nitrogen Reduction Ultra Large Scale Cement Production Technology and Equipment,” said the WCA. Under the leadership of CEO Yeqing Li, Huaxin has been recognised as a global... |
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies provides cement for Zero CO2 wind turbine base18 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsGreen energy company, the VALOREM Group, based in France and Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies have claimed the pouring of the world's first wind turbine foundation made from zero per cent clinker decarbonised concrete. On the site of the Plaine des Moulins wind farm in Jazeneuil (Vienne), France, the VALOREM Group and Hoffmann Green poured a wind turbine foundation using 630m 3 of decarbonated concrete. The use of decarbonated concrete resulted in a saving of 33t of CO 2 , ie 32 per... |
Ecocem named an Industry Partner of the SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship18 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsEcocem has been made an industry partner of the SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship Programme. The programme will support the temporary placement of Dr Suhaib Salawdeh of Atlantic Technological University at Ecocem to conduct research activities into optimising the cement technology company’s breakthrough ACT technology for Irish concrete using Irish materials. The programme, announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O’Donovan TD, will supp... |
BluPine Energy to supply Dalmia Cement (Bharat)17 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsDalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd has signed an agreement with BluPine Energy for the supply of green energy through a solar power project in Karnataka, India. The agreement involves a 46.87MWp solar power plant under a captive structure, which is expected to generate approximately 93.75MUs of electricity each year, reducing carbon emissions by more than 85,000tpa. “The solar plant in Karnataka will not only produce clean energy but also foster local economic growth and support environmental ... |