Decarbonization Avenue : Decarbonizing cement industry

Challenges

Lack of tech avenues for increased energy efficiency and emissions reductions

Operational advances, such as energy-efficiency measures, have already largely been implemented in the cement industry, and the emissions-reduction potential from alternative fuels and clinker substitution is limited by the decreasing availability of input materials


Relevant for

  • Operations & maintenance professional
  • Electrical engineer
  • Energy auditor

Innovation sector

  • Instrumentation
  • IT & digital

Other Challenges

Lack of scalable solutions

Lack of tech avenues for increased energy efficiency and emissions reductions

Challenge in changing the production process

Lack of global standards for green concrete

Long lifetime of capital assets used in cement manufacturing

Challenges from competitive market structures

Stakeholders

  • Startup or entrepreneur
  • Solution provider