Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

X as a Service

Renewable-based microgrids, incorporating battery storage, could become an important pillar in the Energy as a Service sector. Source: Shutterstock.

With non-core tasks absorbing increasing amounts time for cement producers, Xavier d’Hubert looks at the trend towards ‘X’ as a service for the cement sector...

Concrete recycling meets CO2 capture

Bird’s-eye view of Heidelberg Material’s concrete recycling process.

Jan Skocek discusses a Heidelberg Materials’ project that combines concrete recycling with CO₂ capture...

Rondo Heat Batteries

Wind Turbines In Grassy Field With Sunlight. Source: Shutterstock.

The world is now at a point where solar and wind power are considerably cheaper than the fossil fuels used in many cement plants. However, renewables are intermittent and difficult to harness for industrial use. Here's how Rondo Heat Batteries can bridge the gap between intermittent renewable power generation and continuous industrial heat.

H2 in cement: Lessons learned

Hydrogen supply lines at the Hanson Ribblesdale plant. Source: Hanson.

VDZ reports on a trial using hydrogen to reach 100% net-zero CO₂ fuel emissions in the main burner.

GBFS Focus 2030: Looking beyond Europe

Basic oxygen furnace at POSCO, South Korea. Source: Worldsteel.

Joe Harder challenges some misconceptions about the future of granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) trends, highlighting some of the findings of his company’s recently released market report GBFS Focus 2030.