Cement plant power production — Towards clean power autonomy

Power production is becoming a key necessity in a modern cement plant as the electricity prices keep fast increasing associated with electricity shortage.
This article reviews the most popular technologies for power production in cement plants: waste heat recovery, wind and photovoltaics powers with the scope of providing an overview of the characteristics, main equipment’s and efficiencies.

Author: F. Leitao

Section: Equipment and technology

Keywords: cement production, own-use generation, renewable energy source, waste heat recovery, wind power, photovoltaics