Heliogen secures US$4.1m grant for solar-fired cement production

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US: Heliogen is among recipients of a total US$24m in US Department of Energy funding for solar thermal power projects. The department granted it US$4.1m-worth of funding for a project in which it will calcine limestone at 950°C using the heat of the Sun. Heliogen hopes to apply the methods it is developing to prevent the direct emissions of cement production.

Last modified on 05 October 2022

URL: https://www.globalcement.com/news/item/14718-heliogen-secures-us-4-1m-grant-for-solar-fired-cement-production

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