Cement News tagged under: solar power
Chip Mong INSEE Cement: key steps to sustainability20 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsFor Cambodia-based producer Chip Mong INSEE Cement Corp (CMIC) sustainability has always been a key priority. Its 2Mta cement plant, located 125km southwest of Phnom Penh, is designed and operated to minimise environmental impact with equipment that is selected to reduce energy consumption. The company is now well advanced in the development of a greener cement portfolio and committed more than ever to becoming the sustainability benchmark for the Cambodian industry. By Chip Mong INSEE Cemen... |
Can solar kilns be a viable option in the cement sector?02 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsThis week, Cemex announced what it called a 'groundbreaking' technology to fully decarbonise the cement production process by working with Synhelion on a solar-heated kiln. The process aims not only to reduce the use of fossil fuels but to turn CO 2 into synthetic drop in-fuels such as kerosene, diesel and gasoline. Such a technology leap would seem revolutionary for the cement sector with high energy costs and a pressing need to lower its CO 2 emissions and to become a carbon neural in... |
Cemex to trial solar cement plant01 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsCemex and Synhelion SA have developed a groundbreaking technology designed to fully decarbonise the cement manufacturing process based on solar energy. The new approach is based on replacing the use of fossil fuels in cement plants with high-temperature solar heat, and capturing 100 per cent of the carbon emissions, enabling cement manufacturing to achieve net-zero level. This is made possible by the unprecedented temperature levels of solar heat provided by Synhelion's technology and it... |
Solar power to Piedras Azules24 August 2020, Published under Cement NewsAs part of its drive to include renewable and flexible energy sources in its cement production, Argos recently opened a 10.6MW solar farm to supply power to its Piedras Azules cement plant in Comayagua, Honduras. The project is the latest in Argos’ efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of its cement operations. By Argos, Honduras. More than 32,000 solar panels supply the power required for the nearby Piedras Azules cement plant in Comayagua, Honduras Argos, a cement company ... |
PPC Zimbabwe to establish 32MW solar plant06 July 2020, Published under Cement NewsPPC Zimbabwe has found an investor for its project to establish a 32MW solar plant at its Colleen Bawn plant in Matabeleland South province. Half of the plant’s output will be used for the company’s cement manufacturing operations, while the other half will be supplied to the national power grid. The construction of the project is expected to last around 18 months. |
Solar power plant approved for Arabian Cement08 June 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe Egyptian Electricity Utilities Regulatory and Consumer Protection Agency (EgyptERA) has approved the construction of a 7.5MW solar power plant for Arabian Cement Co. The approval request was submitted by SolarizEgypt, following an agreement signed with Arabian Cement more than a year ago. SolarizEgypt will construct the solar power plant on an area of approximately 96,000m² and sell the electricity to the cement company for a period of 25 years under a BOOT (Build Own Operate Trans... |
Fauji Cement commissions additional solar power plant18 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsFauji Cement Company Ltd (FCCL) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 17 March that in addition to the already commissioned 12.5MW captive solar power plant, the company has brought online an additional 2.5MW captive solar power plant. This will increase the captive generation capacity of FCCL to 15MW from renewable energy, says Brig Riaz Ahmed Gondal, Company Secretary in a bourse filing. According to a research house report, the increase in power production from renewable energy s... |
Cementos Argos installs solar power unit in Honduras12 March 2020, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s Celsia CV (Grupo Argos) has installed a 10.6MW solar plant at Cementos Argos’ facility in Comayagua, Honduras. The unit consists of 32,160 solar panels and will be able to meet 20 per cent of the cement plant's electrical demand. As a result, Cementos Argos should be able to avoid some 10,000tpa of CO 2 emissions. The project is Celsia’s first photovoltaic plant in Honduras. |
Pakistan installs captive solar power24 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsFauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL), Pakistan, recently installed a 12.5MW captive solar power project at its Attock plant. Plant located at Distt Attock, Pakistan. The project, which was successfully commissioned in May 2019, is the largest captive solar power project in Pakistan’s industrial sector and makes FCCL leader in renewable energy in the country’s cement sector. Completed in four months, the captive solar power plant saw the erection of over 38,000 Tier 1 solar panels over a 50-acr... |
GCC signs 15-year solar power deal in Mexico18 December 2019, Published under Cement NewsGrupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV is to operate some of its cement operations in Mexico on solar energy under a newly-signed power purchase agreement (PPA). The company said it signed a 15-year off-take deal with a Mexican solar power supplier for electricity for its cement factory in Juarez, ready-mix and aggregates operations and corporate offices. The PPA starts in January 2021 and will enable GCC and will provide solar power for around 20 per centof the company's total power demand... |