Cement News tagged under: solar

RSS feed

Argos Honduras breaks clinker production record in 2023

09 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Argos Honduras has set a new record in clinker production in 2023, increasing clinker output by three per cent. The company attributes the new record to the successful implementation of its US$1.1m hydrogen injection project. The process is carried out using renewable energy from its solar farm at the Piedras Azules plant in Comayagua, which enables the cement plant to replace up to 22 per cent of its grid-derived electricity consumption, reports newsinamerica. “We are extremely prou...

Medcem’s global expansion

11 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Turkey’s Medcem has invested in both its production facility and export capability with a view to expand its reach on a global scale. ICR chats to Mehmet Ali Ceylan, CEO, Medcem about the company’s plans to establish an international terminal network and what steps it is taking to decarbonise its operations. Mehmet Ali Ceylan, CEO of Medcem, speaks with ICR about the company’s plans to build an international terminal network while decarbonising its operations (© Medcem) ...

Cementos Argos inaugurates solar park in Honduras

22 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Cementos Argos has opened its new solar park at its Choloma unit in Río Blanquito, Honduras. The facility is the second-largest in the Honduran cement industry. The company has invested US$1.2m in the new energy facility, which consists of 2100 photovoltaic modules. The solar park will be able to generate 1.6kWh annually and supply 25 per cent of Argos’ plant in Choloma. The project follows a similar one installed at the Comayagua plant in 2020, which consists of more than 32,000 modul...

Holcim El Salvador awards solar park contract

10 December 2021, Published under Cement News

Holcim El Salvador awarded the contract for the construction of a solar park to AES El Salvador. The solar power facility would be built at its El Ronco cement plant in Metapan in the second half of 2022. As part of the US$19m investment AES would be responsible for the installation of 39,200 solar panels as well as the operation of the photovoltaic park for 15 years. The facility is expected to generate 17MW of renewable energy, accounting for 21 per cent of the energy required for cement...

Cemex invests in Synhelion and solar technology

03 November 2021, Published under Cement News

Cemex and Cemex Ventures have announced their investment in Synhelion which aims to decarbonise the cement manufacturing process based on solar technology. “Synhellion’s technology has enormous potential, not only does it close the fuel carbon cycle but it also facilitates a carbon-free cement industry. This investment is another example of the innovative projects and technologies we develop to decarbonise the industry,” said Gonzalo Galindo, head of Cemex Ventures.  Synhelion’s propri...

Cementos Cosmos invests EUR4.4m in PV plant

02 December 2020, Published under Cement News

Cementos Cosmos, part of Votorantim Cimentos, plans to install a 6.2MW photovoltaic facility at its plant in Toral de Vados, Spain. The facility will consist of 14,028 solar panels and will be located on a 10ha plot near the Toral de los Vados industrial estate. The project represents and investment of EUR4.4m and when completed will supply 15 per cent of the plant’s electricity requirement. In addition, the alternative power supply will reduce the carbon emissions of the cement plant by 35...