Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

: Written by Alexander Neagos, Sülze Kopf SynGas; 24 January 2023

Figure 1: Sülze Kopf SynGas' industrial-scale pilot syngas reactor in Koblenz, Germany.|Figure 1: Sülze Kopf SynGas' industrial-scale pilot syngas reactor in Koblenz, Germany.

The use of sewage sludge as an alternative fuel in cement kilns will be banned in Switzerland from 2026 and in Germany from 2029 due to upcoming phosphorous recovery legislation. With these countries acting as bellwethers for European waste handling trends, has the time come for the widespread gasification of sewage sludge?

: Written by Xavier d’Hubert, XDH-energy; 05 February 2023

Renewable-based microgrids, incorporating battery storage, could become an important pillar in the Energy as a Service sector. Source: Shutterstock.

With non-core tasks absorbing increasing amounts time for cement producers, Xavier d’Hubert looks at the trend towards ‘X’ as a service for the cement sector...

: Written by Peter Edwards, Global Cement Magazine; 19 December 2022

Bird’s-eye view of Heidelberg Material’s concrete recycling process.

Jan Skocek discusses a Heidelberg Materials’ project that combines concrete recycling with CO₂ capture...

: Written by John O'Donnell, Rondo Energy; 19 December 2022

Wind Turbines In Grassy Field With Sunlight. Source: Shutterstock.

The world is now at a point where solar and wind power are considerably cheaper than the fossil fuels used in many cement plants. However, renewables are intermittent and difficult to harness for industrial use. Here's how Rondo Heat Batteries can bridge the gap between intermittent renewable power generation and continuous industrial heat.