Cement News tagged under: wind energy
Cemex to develop lightweight concrete for windfarm platforms30 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has announced that it is part of a consortium that has received a grant from the European Commission to build a full-scale prototype of a floating offshore windmill with a concrete foundation. The company will design and produce a high-performance and lightweight concrete for an optimised low-carbon foundation structure for offshore windfarms. CEMEX has agreed to provide its expertise in concrete technology, chemical admixtures and special aggregates to design a specialty mix that... |
Devki Group plans 60MW wind energy plant24 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsKenya's Devki Group ( National Cement ) plans to develop a wind power plant in Kenya to try and mitigate electricity costs . The cement, steel and power group said in a disclosure to the National Environment Management Authority that it plans to develop a 60MW plant in Samburu, Kwale County which is in Kinango Sub County. The power generated will be used for the firm’s own consumption in its Devki Samburu plant in Kwale County. The power will help to reduce the cost of running its p... |
Report calls for co-processing of wind turbine blades to be scaled up02 June 2020, Published under Cement NewsThe cement sector's cooperation is expected to be required to ease the challenge of recycling decommissioned wind turbines, according to a new report from WindEurope, the European Chemical Industry Council and the European Composites Industry Association. While 85-90 per cent of wind turbines can be recycled, the blades are a relatively small volume of the total composite waste and are a 'specifically challenging' waste stream, says the report. Although the cement sector enables disposal ... |
Asia Cement invests in green wind energy20 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsAsia Cement Corp announced yesterday that the company is partnering with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to develop an offshore wind farm that could be in operation before the end of 2020. The TWD60bn (US$2.05bn) Hsinchu Offshore Wind Power Project is a 450MW off the Taiwan coast. Asia Cement President, Kun-Yen Lee, said, the cement producer would cover TWD20bn-30bn of the development costs, in line with the 20-30 per cent self-financing ratio of most wind projects. The loc... |
Cemex closes sale of Ventika stake16 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced that the company closed the divestment of its interest in the Ventika wind farm project. The Mexico-based cement producer sold its minority interest for around US$35m, with the proceeds of the transaction used mainly for debt reduction and general corporate purposes. Ventika’s entire equity is now owned by IEnova, part of Sempra Energy. Cemex Energia will remain as the manager of the Ventika windfarm facilities. |
IENova to buy Ventika wind farm06 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsInfraestructura Energétia Nova (IENova) signed an agreement on Monday with the Blackstone Energy Group to buy Ventika I and II wind parks, which are operated by Cemex. The acquisition carries a value of US$852m. This includes a purchase price of US$375m plus an additional US$477m in funding. Ventika consists of 84 wind turbines with an installed capacity of 252MW and is the largest wind farm in Mexico. “The parks are adjacent to each other, they are located in the municipality of Gene... |
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