Cement News tagged under: Western Europe
Nuada starts carbon capture trials with Buzzi25 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsUK-based carbon capture technology provider Nuada has announced the launch of its pilot plant operation at Buzzi Unicem's cement facility in Monselice , Italy. Buzzi is trialling Nuada’s advanced carbon capture technology as a solution to produce low-carbon cement, leading the way in cement industry decarbonisation. This pilot project marks a milestone in carbon capture innovation, demonstrating the performance of Nuada's next-generation technology within a cement manufacturing setting... |
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... |
Water spray injection in coolers25 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsWhile water injection in coolers has been around for some time, the introduction of an innovative spraying system following an investigation using advanced analysis techniques helped one cement plant in France to cool its clinker more effectively. By Lechler GmbH, Germany Figure 1: a computational fluid dynamics analysis was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of water injection in achieving the required cooling performance (© Lechler GmbH) I n the world of cement produc... |
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 ... |
alcemy and Spenner launch 'CEM X'24 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsAlcemy, a Berlin-based AI start-up focussed on decarbonising cement and concrete production, has announced that German cement manufacturer Spenner GmbH has produced commercially viable 'CEM X' using alcemy’s quality control software. Alcemy and Spenner’s ‘CEM X’ offering is a durable, low-carbon and cost-competitive cement alternative that boasts a 65 per cent reduction in carbon emissions. ‘CEM X’ is a term for laboratory-developed, low-clinker cement. Leveraging alcemy’s AI platform, ... |
Groundbreaking ceremony on CAP2U project at Lengfurt21 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsOn 19 June 2024, Linde and Heidelberg Materials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for their large-scale carbon capture and liquefaction plant in Lengfurt , Germany. Christian Knell, general manager of Heidelberg Materials Germany, and Andreas X Müller, managing director of Linde Gas Germany, welcomed around 50 guests to this milestone event on the construction site at the Lengfurt cement plant. “With the amine scrubbing technology applied here in Lengfurt, we are demonstrating the captu... |
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... |