CO_2 reduction: promising pilot operation at w&p Zement

摘要

wεtp Zement in the Goertschitz Valley has achieved further progress towards lower-emission and thus more sustainable cement production: following the initial period of the two-year pilot operation at wεtp Zementwerk Wietersdorf, the knowledge gained shows a CO_2 savings potential of around 6000 t/a. This is mainly possible thanks to the use of low-carbon fuels, whose optimum deployment is currently being tested in Wietersdorf. The current two-year pilot operation is intended to reveal the optimum fuel composition to sustainably reduce the amount of fossil CO_2 emissions. The findings from the initial trial, covering the period between November 2017 and March 2018, have now been evaluated and are promising. Increasing the biogenic content of the fuel and optimising the operation of the thermal post-combustion and mercury reduction plant constructed in recent years, has already resulted in high savings potential.