Cement News tagged under: Renewables
Emissions and impacts of waste at disposal sites23 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsWith population increase comes greater waste generation. This results in a series of environmental, climate and health impacts at disposal sites, such as leachate and gas emissions. The study presented below describes the main harmful compounds generated from buried waste as well as the sustainable actions to eliminate the sources of these emissions, including waste co-processing in cement kilns. By Enrique De Hoyos, CEMEX, Mexico, Gabriela Ortiz, Debanhy Olvera, Diana Ángeles, Rodolfo de l... |
Taiwan Cement Corp to introduce electric tractor units22 April 2024, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement Corp (TCC) will bring Taiwan Transport and Storage Corp's (TTSC) first electric tractor units into operation to transport cement – the first company in the country to use electric vehicles to transport building materials, reports the Taipei Times. TTSC unveiled its first electric tractor unit manufactured by Volvo Trucks in a ceremony in Taipei on 18 April. The company's chairman, Koo Kung-yi, said about 12 per cent of carbon emissions in Taiwan come from the transportation s... |
Aalborg Portland reduces its CO2 emissions by more than 0.5Mta in 2 years20 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsAalborg Portland reported a reduction in its CO 2 emissions by 274,512t in 2023, representing a 13.9 per cent decrease compared to 2022, when 1,981,749t of CO 2 were emitted. Over the past two years, the company has successfully reduced its CO 2 emissions by 543,394t (-24.1 per cent), marking significant progress towards its goal of cutting emissions by 1.6Mt of CO 2 by 2030, compared to its 2021 emissions baseline. Steps taken by the company to reduce CO 2 emissions include inc... |
TPI Polene Power targets 100% renewable fuel use by 202619 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsThailand’s largest waste-to-energy (WTE) project developer and operator TPI Polene Power (TPIPP) aims to cut coal usage as it strives for 100 per cent renewable fuel use by 2026. According to Pakkapol Leopairut, the company’s executive vice-president for accounting and finance, the company will reduce its coal usage by 63.3 per cent YoY from 872,000t this year to 320,000t of coal in 2024. The move to zero coal usage is part of the TPIPP’s “Mission to No Emissions” campaign, which starte... |
CEMEX to use solar power for Caracolito plant15 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX Colombia will source 42,865MWh of electricity per year for its Caracolita plant in Colima from Celsia's new 19.9MWac solar farm in Ibague upon commissioning of the new solar farm. The alternative power source will replace 25 per cent of the cement plant's electricity. "[S]upplying our main cement plant in Colombia with solar energy will be a decisive step in our strategy to take advantage of renewable sources for cement production in Colombia,” said Alejandro Ramirez, president of Ce... |
CEMEX Croatia awarded contracts for three solar power plant projects14 March 2024, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX Croatia has been awarded EUR5m (US$5.5m) in contracts for the construction of three solar power plants, co-funded by The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund and the EU Modernisation Fund. The project will see solar energy production facilities built at Juraj cement plant in Kaštel Sućurac, Kajo cement plant in Solin and the Podsused facility in Zagreb. Approximately EUR3m of the funding will be supplied by the EU. The goal of this project is to equip the roofs ... |
Adani Group's fast-track expansion26 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsAdani Group has seen fast-track expansion since May 2022, when it was the successful bidder to acquire Holcim India, consisting of ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cements. Built on a diverse industry portfolio - renewables, energy and utilities, transport and logistics, and financial services - the group is expected to bring strong investment to the Indian cement sector. The group's cement capacity is currently more than 70Mta in India. The US$10.5bn acquisition of Holcim India was completed in Septemb... |
Taiwan Cement commissions battery project06 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement Group has commissioned a 311MWh battery at its HePing plant in Hualien County, Taiwan. The battery has been supplied by NHOA SA, formerly Engie EPS, according to Renewables Now. The cement producer called the project “a bold statement of our dedication to renewable energy and a testament to our role in Taiwan’s ambitious journey towards carbon neutrality by 2050.” It marks the third energy storage system completed by NHOA Energy in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023 alo... |
Lafarge Canada bets on ITCs to boost clean energy investments19 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada ( Holcim Group) is among the companies counting on investment tax credits (ITCs) for its plant in Exshaw, Alberta, Canada, where it has a plan to capture 1Mta of carbon emissions. "Having ITCs in place in Canada... will certainly help the project's business case and in ensuring investment in decarbonisation occurs in Canada," the company's two heads of sustainability said in a joint statement to Reuters. The government first announced some CAD10bn (US$7.4bn) in IT... |
Lucky Cement commissions 34MW solar power plant at Pezu30 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe installation of a 34MW captive solar power plant has been completed at the Pezu cement plant , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan, by Lucky Cement Limited , according to a regulatory filing sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange. The regulatory filing adds that the solar power plant has been successfully commissioned and will be fully operational from December 29, 2022. Lucky Cement’s investment in renewable energy projects will result in cost savings and a reduction of the country’s re... |