Cement News tagged under: CCUS
DoE announces funding to accelerate two cement industry CCUS projects12 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe US Department of Energy (DoE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has announced the selection of eight projects for award negotiations, as part of the Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Programme. This programme aims to accelerate the implementation of integrated carbon capture and storage technologies. With up to US$189m in funding, these community-informed integrated carbon capture, transport and storage projects are set to advance and help catalyse significant follow-on ... |
MOF Technologies rebrands to Nuada26 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsMOF Technologies, a UK-based company whose technology efficiently captures CO 2 directly from industrial sources, is rebranding to Nuada. Nuada’s next-generation ‘heatless’ technology is redefining carbon (CO 2 ) capture, slashing the energy penalty and costs associated with CO 2 capture. The new name is an ode to the company’s Celtic origins and is inspired by the ancient mythical king, Nuada, whose name means ‘to capture’. With this rebrand, Nuada has positioned itself... |
Climeworks to build presence in US DAC market19 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsClimeworks, a global leader in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) via direct air capture (DAC) technology, has confirmed its intent to engage in several large-scale DAC projects in the USA over the next few years, with the potential to create thousands of direct US jobs in the process. “Political momentum is essential for creating a carbon removal industry at the pace needed to reach global climate goals. The US is now at the forefront of this, with legislation such as the Inflation Reduction A... |
MoU extended for Mt Simon Hub carbon pipeline18 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsChart Industries, Inc, a leading diversified global manufacturer of highly-engineered equipment and technologies for the industrial gas and clean energy industries, is expanding its existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wolf Carbon Solutions US LLC. Wolf Carbon Solutions is an affiliate of Wolf Midstream, a US$4bn multi-asset energy infrastructure organisation based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Through the cooperation agreement, both companies will jointly identify, develop, pur... |
Cement sector decarbonisation: the business case18 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsTo achieve its 2050 target of net zero cement production, the cement sector will need to apply a range of decarbonisation strategies. However, high capital costs and limited market experience are key barriers to rapid deployment. In the USA, several regulatory incentives are available while the voluntary carbon market offers further opportunities. By Kayla Carey, Zach Harmer, Braeden Larson and Wilson Fong, ClimeCo, USA. Eco Material Technologies turns landfilled coal ash into a relia... |
Lengfurt plant to establish CAP2U CCUS project13 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials and Linde have established a joint venture under the name "Capture-to-Use" (CAP2U) to build and operate a state-of-the-art CO 2 capture and liquefaction plant. The world's first industrial-scale carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) facility in the cement industry is scheduled to start operations in 2025 at Heidelberg Materials' Lengfurt plant in Germany. The facility will enable the captured CO 2 from cement production to be reused as a valuable raw material in m... |
Titan reports on record 202211 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsTitan Cement Group has published its 2022 Integrated Annual Report, which outlines the group’s financial, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. According to the company, 2022 was a year of record sales and strong profitability growth in all markets and significant progress towards the group’s ESG targets for 2025 and beyond. In terms of its financial performance, 2022 was the second consecutive year of record group sales at EUR2282.2m, up 33.1 per cent YoY... |
Edmonton plant CCUS MoU signed11 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has announced the completion of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Heidelberg Materials and the Government of Canada. This partnership will support Heidelberg Materials’ project to develop the cement industry’s first global full-scale Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) facility at the company’s Edmonton location. This milestone is fundamental to achieving a viable business case that will allow this groundbreaking, first mover project to be real... |
Hanson Padeswood to form part of new UK CCUS clusters06 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe UK Government has confirmed Hanson ’s Padeswood carbon capture and storage project, based in north Wales, UK, as one of eight projects to be taken forward to negotiations to form the basis of the UK’s new carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) clusters. This announcement follows the confirmation in the government’s spring budget of GBP20bn (US$25bn) investment for research into CCUS. Hanson UK is constructing a carbon capture facility at the Padeswood cement works, throug... |
Buxton Net Zero project passes due diligence funding phase05 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsTarmac ( CRH ) and LEILAC have moved a step closer to delivering the world’s first zero emissions lime plant, with the UK Government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) announcing that the Buxton Lime Net Zero project has successfully passed the due diligence phase of the Industrial Carbon Capture (ICC) funding scheme. LEILAC ’s technology uses a unique indirect heating approach to keep unavoidable process emissions uncontaminated, thereby enabling its efficient ca... |