Cement News tagged under: solar power
Proposal for solar array at Holcim US Hagerstown11 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsHolcim US Inc is proposing the construction of a 10MW solar power plant on a 120-acre section of its property just south of Antietam Creek, near its cement plant in Hagerstown (MD), USA, according to reports in the Herald Mail-Media. NRG Solar Hagerstown LLC, a subsidiary of NRG Energy Inc, will lease the site for 35 years and build the array to supply up to 20 per cent of power required by the cement plant. The project is expected to provide renewable energy to the plant for at least 20... |
Hyundai Cement seeks to build solar power plant25 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsSouth Korean cement producer Hyundai Cement Co is looking to build a photovoltaic (PV) power plant at its existing cement facility in Dangyang. The consortium of Hanil Cement and LK Investment Partners, which gained ownership of Hyundai Cement last month, is considering using some part of the company’s Danyang factory site in North Chungcheong Province to build a solar energy farm. It aims to improve profitability by replacing some aged facilities at the site with the green plant. |
Ohorongo Cement breaks ground on new solar plant06 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsOhorongo Cement has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 5MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant which will provide green and clean electricity to the company’s cement plant in Namibia. The close to NAD100m (US$7.8m) investment is expected to be in operation by the end of 2017, and will be located in close proximity to the Sargberg cement plant in Otavi. SunEQ four Investment, an independent power producer and solar asset development platform, in collaboration with its... |
India: Sagar Cements to invest another INR280m in power projects13 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsSagar Cements has announced that it is to invest a further INR280m (US$4.35m) to complete the construction of a captive power plant and finance a new solar project, according to reports in the Hindu. The extra money will go towards raising the capacity of the coal-fired captive power plant being built at the firm’s Mattampally plant from 15MW to 18MW. In addition, Sagar is to install a 1MW solar power plant, to be commissioned by June 2017. Sagar also announced that its BMM subsidia... |
Dominican Republic: Cemex starts solar tender process for San Pedro de Macorís20 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemex has opened tendering process for its new photovoltaic solar plant at San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic. The cement producer is looking for a company that can build and operate its new 13MW solar power plant and sell the output to Cemex. In 2014 Cemex opened its first solar farm with a capacity of 1.5MW. This was followed by an electricity supply agreement to provide its San Pedro de Macorís cement plant with wind power. |
Lafarge Jordan orders 15MW solar plant02 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Jordan's Rashadiya cement works is to reduce production costs by generating some of its electricity by solar power. The cement producer is contracting Adenium Energy Capital to build a solar plant for the facility, which is located in the southern governorate of Tafileh. Lafarge Cement Jordan shareholders approved the solar energy project back in April, but an agreement with Adenium Energy Capital to build the15MW solar park was only signed last week, with Adenium announcing... |
Zambia: solar farm Zambezi Portland Cement27 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsZambezi Portland Cement has plans to establish a 5MW solar farm in Ndola, at a cost of US$7m. The company will be the first in Zambia's Copperbelt Province to produce electricity using solar energy. Operations Director, Daniele Ventriglia, said the company has submitted an Environment Project Plan (EPP) to the Zambian Environmental Management Authority (ZEMA) for consideration. According to Mr Ventriglia, more than 200 local people are expected to be employed through the project one it i... |
OCL invests in West Bengal's first solar power plant01 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsOCL India, part of the Dalmia Bharat Group, has inaugurated West Bengal’s first and largest solar power plant. The 5.5MW photovoltaic plant will deliver power to its grinding unit at Godapiasal Industrial Park in Pashim Medinipore. "The solar plant we inaugurated today would generate approximately 8.25mkWh of energy per annum and will be the first and largest solar power plant in the state of West Bengal. The power generated from this solar plant shall be used for the purpose of captive c... |
Chile: Cemento Polpaico to invest in solar power project21 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsCemento Polpaico plans to invest US$42m in a 20MW solar power project, to be installed next to its plant in Tiltil municipality, Chile. The park will help diversify Chile's energy mix and will supply renewable energy to the central power network SIC, through the Punta Peuco substation, according to the environmental impact declaration. The company estimates it could start construction works this year. Polpaico, which is 54 per cent owned by Holcim, is Chile’s second-largest cement p... |
UK: Hanson Cement initiates solar power plant08 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsLark Energy, working in partnership with Armstrong Energy, has successfully completed and connected a 9MW solar power farm at Hanson Cement’s Ketton works in Rutland. The solar plant has been built on 20ha of former quarry belonging to Hanson Cement. The 38,544 modules will generate enough energy to cover around 10 per cent of the Cement work’s annual consumption. This will not only reduce the company’s carbon emissions but will also contribute to improving the per capita carbon emissions... |