Carbon conversion projects Premium
Innovative carbon conversion and/or utilisation projects aim to reduce the CO2 in the atmosphere by converting it into useful products, rather than sequestering it. Although mos...
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The promise of carbon capture Premium
As cement companies consider ways to lower their CO2 emissions, carbon capture is expected to provide a key component of their efforts. While first-generation carbon capture tec...
Kenya's waste tyre drive Premium
On behalf of the German Ministry for Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is currently supporting the Kenyan...
Decisions, decisions... Premium
Waste heat power generation (WHPG) has become an increasingly attractive option for cement producers seeking to reduce net energy consumption, enhance sustainablity and remain c...
Go process: sun and cement Premium
In its search to substitute traditional energy sources such as fossil fuels, the cement industry is exploring several alternatives. One such option is the use of concentrated so...
Project Slite 75% Premium
Recent years have seen HeidelbergCement’s Slite cement works in Sweden steadily increase its use of alternative fuels to the 40-45 per cent mark. However, HeidelbergCement’s glo...
CO2 - a catalyst for change Premium
Cement production in 2014 is expected to surpass 4bnt in 2014, resulting in carbon dioxide emissions by the cement sector of roughly the same level. At the same time, the world ...
Mercury in Latin America Premium
The signing of the Minamata Convention on Mercury on 10 October 2013 will encourage governments to pass new and more stringent regulations on mercury abatement in the cement ind...
UK: Hanson Cement initiates solar power plant
Lark Energy, working in partnership with Armstrong Energy, has successfully completed and connected a 9MW solar power farm at Hanson Cement’s Ketton works in Rutland. The solar ...
MACT rule brings challenges Premium
The US is at the forefront of new legislation to limit mercury emissions and improve air pollutant monitoring. As a result, the cement industry faces a race against time to impl...