Cement News tagged under: decarbonisation
Supporting steps towards climate neutrality20 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsMärker Zement GmbH has opted for the use of alternative fuels at its cement plant in Harburg, Germany, with the aim of enhancing both cost efficiency and sustainability efforts. To convey and store the various alternative materials, the cement producer commissioned a special single-source solution from the BEUMER Group, the centrepiece of which is a 700m-long pipe conveyor. By BEUMER Group, Germany. The BG OptiFeed is a screw conveyor with weighing cells, which allows the materi... |
UK spring budget: MPA rues missed opportunity20 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Mineral Products Association (MPA) has responded to the UK Government’s Spring Budget by calling for clearer action to accelerate investment, green growth and infrastructure delivery, compared to the relatively “patchy and underwhelming agenda” set out by the Chancellor. The confirmation that the Aggregates Levy will be frozen for 2023-24 is a source of relief, although MPA is concerned that the Government plans to increase the Levy in line with the retail price index from 2024-25 onw... |
Industrial Demonstrations Program for decarbonisation launched in US20 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Biden administration is directing US$6bn in funding to speed up decarbonisation projects in energy-hungry industries such as cement, steel and aluminium making, which contribute nearly 25 per cent of US greenhouse gas emissions. The funding comes from the infrastructure bill signed by President Joe Biden in 2021, and the Inflation Reduction Act, the president signed last year. The scheme is part of President Joe Biden's pledge to decarbonise the US economy by 2050. The Industrial Dem... |
Ecocem Director speaks out against composition of Net Zero Industry Act17 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsEcocem ’s Founder and Managing Director, Donal O'Riain, has spoken out on what he terms a missed opportunity with the passing of Europe's Net Zero Industry ACT (NZIA). Mr Riain stressed that the Net Zero Industry ACT (NZIA) takes no account of alternative technologies to cut in half CO 2 emissions from the cement industry by 2030. From a low-carbon cement technology perspective, the scope of the NZIA is very specific. Companies and technologies will need to fall in to one of the narrow... |
Ecocem founder denounces narrow CCUS focus of UK government16 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the UK government’s announcement in its budget to invest GBP20bn (US$24.1bn/EUR22.8bn) in carbon capture technology, Donal O'Riain, Ecocem ’s founder and director, voices his concern at the narrow focus of the government’s decarbonisation strategy. Mr O’Riain comments: “All investment in reducing global carbon emissions is welcome, but today’s announcement by the UK Government that it will invest GBP20bn in carbon capture technology is another example of how focussing exclusive... |
Nexe plans EUR400m decarbonisation investment15 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsCroatia-based Nexe announced a EUR400m project to construct a new carbon-neutral clinker production line at its Našice cement plant. The project will also enable the transportation and storage of 700,000t of CO2 at Bockovci-1, and creates opportunities for revenue generation. Nexe will seek financing from the EU’s Innovation fund. It has already signed an agreement with thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions to design and build the new production line. The new line is scheduled to enter ope... |
Bellona encouraged by EU's directive for embodied carbon of buildings15 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsClimate and sustainability foundation, Bellona, says it is encouraging to see the EU take decisive action on the built environment and embodied carbon following the European Parliament’s passing of its Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) recast. This legislation addresses embodied carbon and whole-life greenhouse gas emissions (both embodied and operational emissions). Until now, embodied carbon has remained largely ignored in the EU and the building sector’s efforts t... |
SaltX Technology has patent awarded for EAC15 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsSaltX Technology has developed an electrified solution for the industrial process of calcination and has now been granted a patent for its electric calcination technology in Sweden. The Electric Arc Calciner (EAC) solution replaces fossil fuels with renewable electricity and isolates the CO 2 released from the material during heating. The innovation provides an entirely emission-free manufacturing process. The patent granted in Sweden covers several parameters, such as the cyclon... |
GCCA launches 2nd Innovandi Open Challenge15 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has launched its second Innovandi Open Challenge and this year is asking for start-ups to team up with the cement industry to develop innovations for new materials and ingredients for low carbon concrete to accelerate the race to net zero. Start-up businesses from outside the cement and concrete sector are being invited to put forward their ideas and innovations by 30 May 2023. A selection from the entrants will be made on 30 June 2023, b... |
IKN completes test runs of calcium looping trials15 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsAfter successfully finishing CLEANKER’s test-runs of the entrained Calcium Looping (CaL) system at Vernaca cement plant in Italy, the complete project will be presented to the public at the 9th HTSLCN conference at Piacenza this week. During this workshop IKN will present its plant design for the CLEANKER pilot project and the first steps towards scaling up to a full-size cement plant. CLEANKER aims to demonstrate the CaL concept, one of the most promising technologies for ... |