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Cement production: an opportunity for energy storage?

11 July 2023, Published under Cement News

As one of the most popular building materials in the world, cement has countless uses, including as the glue that holds concrete together and the precast for pipe manufacturing. Given this ubiquity, cement manufacturing is critical to society. However, cement production, and the concrete sector more broadly, is reported to be among the highest for carbon emissions per revenue dollar. In the US, cement manufacturers that change how they use energy stand to reap major financial and environment...

Lehigh University’s thermal energy storage solution

12 June 2023, Published under Cement News

Researchers at Lehigh University have engineered, built and tested an innovative thermal energy storage prototype system that is ready for decarbonisation applications. The Thermal Battery (TB) technology consists of engineered cementitious materials and thermosyphons in a combination that enables fast and efficient thermal performance. By Dr Carlos Romero, Lehigh University Thermal Energy Storage Team, USA. Figure 1: illustration of the Lehigh Thermal Battery for applications with en...

TCC introduces World's first UHPC cabinet energy storage system

22 July 2022, Published under Cement News

Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC) joined 7-11 to unveil its 10,000th store in Asia and introduced the “New Energy Convenience Store”. TCC combines the company’s strength in green energy, energy storage, battery and cement to build an energy storage system (ESS) to provide stable electricity and reduce carbon emissions.     7-11’s 10,000th store in Asia is Taiwan’s first convenience store to install an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system with green energy and ESS. It is also the first in...

TITAN Cement Group to scale Rondo Energy's decarbonisation technology

14 July 2022, Published under Cement News

TITAN Cement Group joins decarbonisation and electrification investment leaders, Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Energy Impact Partners, in supporting Rondo Energy (Rondo) through its recent Series A financing round for the scale-up of its innovative ‘heat battery’ technology, aiming to provide new solutions for decarbonising power generation and heavy industry, including cement manufacturing. The Rondo Heat Battery uses established industrial technologies to transform renewable ele...