Cemex and Synhelion report prospective scaling of a high-temperature process to industrially-viable levels, where solar energy supplants fossil fuel combustion. This marks a significant milestone in the companies’ journey toward the world’s first fully solar-powered cement plant.
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Holcim US is installing a 25-MW solar array at its cement plant in Alpena, Mich., which will help the facility self-generate 75% of its electric power needs with green energy.
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Holcim US and TotalEnergies are partnering to bring large-scale solar power and battery energy storage to Holcim’s Florence, Colo., cement plant.
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Efforts to scale-up clean power in the cement industry just got brighter with the completion of Alamo Cement Co.’s new solar power system in San Antonio, Texas.
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In a significant step toward developing fully solar-driven cement plants, CEMEX and Synhelion have successfully produced the world’s first solar clinker.
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LafargeHolcim in the U.S. opened a new solar field next to its Holcim Hagerstown Cement Plant in Maryland, which will provide clean, renewable energy for the facility’s operations. Built in partnership with Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co., the solar addition is expected to generate 10 MWac of energy on-peak – enough to provide about 25% of the plant’s annual requirements.
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