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06.10.2023 16:47Lafarge Canada Inc. and ATCO Announce 12.5-Year Solar Virtual Power Purchase Agreement
Lafarge Canada Inc. and ATCO Ltd., through its investment in Canadian Utilities Limited, announced that they have entered into a 12.5-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA)
Region: Canada
The solar farm consists of 2,169 photovoltaic modules that will supply up to 25% of the electrical energy consumption at the Argos cement mill in Choloma
04.08.2023 13:19Cemex and Synhelion make further progress toward the world’s first fully solar-powered cement plant
Cemex and Synhelion announced today a significant milestone in their joint effort to develop fully solar-driven cement production: the scaling of their technology to industrially-viable levels. This includes the continuous production of clinker, the most energy-intensive part of cement manufacturing, using only solar heat.
Region: USA
16.02.2023 17:59CEMEX, Sandia Labs, and Synhelion to scale solar energy technology to produce cement
CEMEX announced that the U.S. Department of Energy awarded US$3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX, Sandia National Laboratories, and Synhelion, which aims to decarbonize cement production.
Region: Mexico
24.10.2022 17:30DOE Invests $4.1M Toward Decarbonizing Cement Manufacturing
The US Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) has invested $4.1 million to accelerate the large-scale development and deployment of concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) technology for industrial decarbonization and electrical power generation and storage.
Region: USA
12.04.2022 09:54HeidelbergCement India increases its share of green power
HeidelbergCement India Limited has commissioned a 5.5 Mega Watt (MW) Solar Power Plant in its mining area located in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh.
Region: India
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) and Synhelion announced today the successful production of the world’s first solar clinker, the key component of cement, a significant step towards developing fully solar-driven cement plants.
Region: Spain