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End uses for carbon capture

01 October 2024, Published under Cement News

The storage of CO 2 after capture has been a focus for cement producers in the journey to net zero emissions, but the utilisation of such CO 2 offers a more exciting prospect. Carbon Limiting Technologies explores the possible end uses for captured CO 2 , detailing UK innovators developing in this space. By Michael Cullinane, Carbon Limiting Technologies, UK. Figure 1: possible uses for captured CO2 (© Carbon Limiting Technologies) T he utilisation of captured CO 2 repres...

Edmonton’s edge: CCUS pilot readies for testing

09 January 2024, Published under Cement News

With several CCUS projects in various stages of development, the global cement industry is looking to use CCUS as a key part of its decarbonisation efforts. At Heidelberg Materials’ plant in Edmonton, Canada, the company is developing the world’s first industrial full-scale CCUS unit for the cement sector. By Corwyn Bruce and David Perkins, Heidelberg Materials North America, USA. Heidelberg Materials is developing the world’s first industrial full-scale CCUS unit at its cement plant ...

Carbon capture catch-up

08 January 2024, Published under Cement News

With carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) identified as the key lever to decarbonise the global cement industry, ICR highlights some of the leading projects currently underway to trial and scale up CCUS technology that are due to complete in 2024-25, and those to look out for in 2026 and beyond.   The carbon capture plant at the Heidelberg Materials’ cement plant in Brevik, Norway, aims to capture and store 400,000tpa of CO2 (© Heidelberg Materials AG) In 2021 the G...

Spotlight on CCUS

03 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Innovative technologies with the potential to make a substantial impact on the future of CO 2 emissions reductions from the cement industry are being developed and demonstrated today. With carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) considered to be one of the most practical methods to achieve deep decarbonisation, Canada-based Svante discusses its involvement in advancing CCUS solutions for the cement sector. By Svante, Canada. Figure 1: Svante’s position in the carbon capture, u...

CCUS on trial

11 April 2022, Published under Cement News

With the race now on to develop solutions for the lowering of CO 2 emissions by the cement industry, ICR looks at some of the latest carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies being trialled around the world.  Figure 1: CCUS projects around the world, 2022 With the global population forecast to reach 9.3bn by 2050, demand for concrete to meet our urbanisation needs is expected to rise substantially. However, its manufacture requires cement, the production of wh...

Green growth avenues

05 April 2022, Published under Cement News

While decarbonising the cement and concrete industry will play a pivotal role in addressing climate change, producers in these sectors cannot go it alone. By outlining green growth avenues in the cement ecosystem, McKinsey & Company explains why collaboration across the value chain is vital to decarbonising the built environment – and that it needs to start today. By Thomas Czigler, Eddie Elizondo, Sebastian Reiter and Patrick Schulze, McKinsey & Co. Figure 1: with decarbonisation bec...

Carbon conversion projects

03 September 2014, Published under Cement News

Innovative carbon conversion and/or utilisation projects aim to reduce the CO2 in the atmosphere by converting it into useful products, rather than sequestering it. Although most commonly encountered in the area of biofuels, there are many other applications. Carbon conversion and utilisation is the area where the highest level of future activity is anticipated. By Charles Kline & John Kline, Kline Consulting LLC, USA. Figure 1: The Skyonic SkyMine ™ project schematic simplified ...