Cement News tagged under: Alternative Fuels
Nova Scotia approves tyre burning pilot07 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Canadian province of Nova Scotia has approved a pilot project to burn tyres in the cement kilns of Lafarge Canada’s Brookfield plant. The province will pay the cement producer around CAD105 (US$80.87)/t to a maximum of CAD2100/day, or 20tpd, during the one-year project. However, the step has drawn the ire of environmental groups and recycling companies. Mike Chassie, the vice-president of C and D Recycling, said his Halifax firm is losing a third of its supply of about 1m tyres a... |
Waste tyres to be used in New Zealand cement manufacture22 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsMillions of waste tyres each year are to be used to manufacture cement as part of a wider government plan to address the environmental problems of end of life tyres, Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith announced at the Golden Bay Cement works in Whangarei. “New Zealand has a long-standing problem, with 5m waste tyres generated each year. We have dozens of tyre stockpiles around the country posing a fire risk, leaching contaminants, providing a breeding ground for rodents and insects,... |
Canada's low-hanging fruit23 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn the run-up to the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference in Calgary, Canada, Adam Auer discusses the use of low-carbon fuels in the domestic cement industry to meet Canada’s federal and provincial climate change targets. By Adam Auer, Cement Association of Canada, Canada. Over the last decade, Canada’s cement plants have averaged <10 per cent fuel substitution The substitution of traditional fossil fuels – mainly coal and petcoke – with lower carbon alternatives ... |
CEFC finance helps ResourceCo turn waste into fuel22 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), Australia, is lending AUD30m to ResourceCo to build two new plants that will transform selected non-recyclable waste streams into Processed Engineered Fuel (PEF). This solid fuel will initially be used locally but will also be exported as an alternative to coal and gas for cement kilns in Asia. The first plant is to be built at Wetherill Park in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), and the second in another Australian state yet to be announced. ... |
Myanmar’s co-processing potential15 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsWith cement demand anticipated to rise over the coming years and production capacity set to soar to more than 20Mta, Myanmar’s cement industry has significant potential for co-processing several types of waste in its kilns. By Dr Kåre Helge Karstensen and Palash Kumar Saha, SINTEF, Norway. Than Taw Myat Group, producers of Double Rhinos cement, recently commissioned its 5000tpd Kyaukse works in Mandalay. The facility is one of Myanmar’s newest dry-process plants One of the fa... |
Geocycle launches in Uganda05 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsGeocycle has been launched in Uganda with the aim of providing a solution to waste management to LafargeHolcim group company Hima Cement, local media report. Under the Geocycle brand, LafargeHolcim offers waste management services in more than 50 countries around the world. “Our promise is to offer a superior solution to disposing off waste in landfills. Geocycle will collect, segregate and incinerate waste in cement kilns of Hima Cement Ltd, in a partnership that is set to deliver a 'z... |
N+P opens UK office05 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsN+P announces the appointment of Neville Roberts as Managing Director UK for N+P Alternative Fuels Ltd as well as the opening of a new UK office. The successful expansion strategy of N+P already led to several new contracts for supply of RDF, SRF and Subcoal® in the UK and the European markets. In addition, several new large contracts will be concluded and announced in due course, the company said in a statement. Commenting on the managerial appointment, CEO, Karel Jennissen, said: "N... |
Advanced kiln and cooler control19 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsPractices such as over-burning clinker, the introduction of alternative fuels and ensuring cooler efficiency and reliability require reliable and consistent process control, as does the drive to reduce stack emissions such as CO 2 and NO x . By John Window and Victoria Martin, Mirion Technologies, UK. The Spyrometer system helps cement plants to optimise pyro-processing operations Despite concerns relating to cement production overcapacity (principally in Asia), it is forecast ... |
Irish Cement defends waste fuel plan12 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsIrish Cement has defended its plans to burn up to 90,000tpa of waste materials following concerns by local residents over the health and safety impact of the development. Brian Gilmore, head of communications with Irish Cement, said that the company’s EUR10m plant to burn waste at its Limerick plant will be “no health and safety risks, or concerns."The environmental regulations that are there are there to protect the communities," Mr Gilmore told local press. Irish Cement, part of the CRH ... |
Impact of alternative fuels27 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsIt is widely acknowledged that burning alternative fuels in cement kilns has some adverse effect on the kiln’s productivity and thermal energy efficiency. But how much effect? Dr Clark explores via benchmarking. Figure 1: kiln meantime between stops (MTBS) Case studies and the technology around the burning of alternative fuels (AFs) in cement kilns are recurrent topics in International Cement Review and at Cemtech conferences. They have also often been the topic of the... |