Using Aker Solutions' Advanced Carbon Capture (ACC) technology, Norcem is planning to realise what it claims is the first industrial-scale carbon capture plant at a cement production facility in the world.
The agreement between Norcem and Aker Solutions is subject to the Norwegian government selecting the Brevik project for state funding and the resolution of the parliament to realise the Northern Lights project. If the project is carried out, Brevik could become the world's first large-scale carbon capture plant of the cement industry, with 400,000 tonnes of CO2 captured annually and transported for permanent storage.
HeidelbergCement has committed to reducing its specific net CO2 emissions per tonne of cement by 30% compared to 1990 by 2030. This target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and is in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. HeidelbergCement says it has already achieved a reduction of 22% by 2019. The company adds that by 2030, 80% of its research and development budget will be spent on the development of sustainable products. It has committed to realise its vision of carbon-neutral concrete by 2050 at the latest.
"We are pleased to see our CCS project in Brevik move into the next phase," said Dr Dominik von Achten, chairman of the managing board of HeidelbergCement. "This agreement is an important step to considerably reduce otherwise unavoidable process-related greenhouse gas emissions."
