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?
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...
Jan Skocek discusses a Heidelberg Materials’ project that combines concrete recycling with CO2 capture...
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.
VDZ reports on a trial using hydrogen to reach 100% net-zero CO2 fuel emissions in the main burner.
