Cement News tagged under: CCUS
Holcim partners with TotalEnergies to fully decarbonise Obourg plant06 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TotalEnergies to work together to fully decarbonise the cement producer’s Obourg plant in Belgium. In a bid to create the first carbon-free cement plant in Belgium, various energies and technologies will be assessed for the efficient capture, utilisation, and sequestration (CCUS) of around 1.3Mt of CO 2 emitted by the facility every year. Technologies include an innovative new air-oxyfuel switchable kiln, to facilitate the capt... |
Norway's EA approves full-scale CCUS plant at Brevik29 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsNorwegian environmental agency, Miljødirektoratet, has approved Norcem ’s plan for a full-scale CO 2 capture plant at the company’s Brevik plant. The environment agency has amended the pollution permit for Norcem Brevik in Porsgrunn municipality, based on an application and consultation process. The new permit enables the Heidelberg Materials -owned company to reduce its CO 2 emissions by 400,000t, or approximately 50 per cent, according to the agency’s Director, Ellen Hambro. In a... |
GCCA partners The Clean Energy Ministerial CCUS27 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Clean Energy Ministerial CCUS (CEMCCUS) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have agreed to scale up the deployment of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) throughout the cement and concrete industry, in a move to stimulate innovation, investment and increase the pace of decarbonisation efforts. Central to the agreement will be exploring incentives, policy frameworks and finance solutions at a global level that can enable industrial-scale CCUS projects over ... |
Holcim Belgium joins Fluxys CO2 network19 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Belgium is joining forces with Fluxys to meet the cement producer's carbon neutral objectives as part of its Go4Zero programme. The first phase of Go4Zero is the construction of a dry-process clinker kiln at Holcim’s Obourg site, replacing the two current wet-process kilns. Once completed, the kiln will be capable of producing 6000tpd of clinker, making it the largest in Europe. Due to be operational in 2026, the project represents an investment of over EUR400m. Once the new ... |
Howden appoints market director for carbon capture13 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsHowden has appointed Mark Courtney as global market director of carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS). In his new role, Mr Courtney will provide leadership and vision to develop Howden’s CCUS offering, developing and managing key partnerships to support pilot and commercial CCUS projects. The prime focus will be enabling customers’ vital processes using the company’s full product range, customised to specific project requirements. Howden’s CCUS offering will support the cement se... |
Energy crisis - plant closure warning09 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsCEMBUREAU this week called for urgent action at a European and national level to help tackle the rising cost of energy, which it warns “will lead to widespread plant closures across the EU, creating a crisis in the construction supply chain.” Some EU member states have seen their electricity prices increase 10-fold compared to last year. According to CEMBUREAU, 1t of cement requires around 110kwh of electricity to produce. With electricity prices now between EUR700-1000mwh in several EU memb... |
Aggregates go carbon negative06 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsThere is a consensus that, to reach net zero by 2050, the cement industry must embrace carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). This article looks at the potential of CCUS for the treatment of cement residues and the production of lightweight, carbon-negative aggregate, showcasing Carbon8 as a successful example of a scaling start-up. By Dr Paula Carey, Carbon8, UK. Figure 1: aggregate product CircaBuild There are an increasing number of projects involving the capture of... |
Origen shortlisted for UK government CCUS funding30 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe UK government has named ZerCaL250, a collaboration using Origen's zero-carbon tech and Singleton Birch’s lime production know-how, as one of 13 projects shortlisted nationally for the second phase of its carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) cluster process. It is also one of eight industrial carbon capture (ICC) projects in the government’s East Coast Cluster, supported by zero carbon partnership Zero Carbon Humber. All 13 projects are in the running for government funding. ... |
Start-up of Saipem's carbon capture pilot plant09 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Hafslund Oslo Celsio CO 2 capture plant in Klemetsrud, Norway, has been started up with CO 2 Solutions technology provided by Saipem. This plant is the pilot of the ACCSESS project, a four-year Horizon 2020 project that aims to demonstrate technologies and produce tools and plans that aim to consolidate carbon dioxide capture and utilisation or storage (CCUS) technologies. The pilot marks the first important milestone of the ACCSESS project.The CO 2 Solutions technology is part of S... |
Carbon Clean makes new sales appointments05 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsCarbon Clean has boosted its global sales team with appointments that cover Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Lim Beng Chong joins as sales director Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore. Federico Cruzzolin has been hired as sales Manager Europe and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. While Niraj Singh has been promoted to sales manager Middle East and Africa and will be located in Mumbai, India. These appointments follow the recent record US$150m Series C funding round and the company’s... |