Producing cement with solar energy

In the CemSol research project, a team of scientists is developing and demonstrating a solar-heated calcination plant to produce cement. This process produces

2024 Nov 19

Harnessing Renewable Energy: Integrating Solar and Wind

This article discusses the significant environmental impacts of traditional cement production while highlighting innovative solutions like solar and wind power.

2026 Jan 16

CEMEX and Synhelion achieve breakthrough in

CEMEX and Synhelion announced today the successful production of the world''s first solar clinker, the key component of cement,

2026 Jan 06

Synhelion and CEMEX make further progress toward the world''s

Synhelion and Cemex announced today a significant milestone in their joint effort to develop fully solar-driven cement production: the scaling of their technology to industrially

2025 May 30

Cement Industry Solar Update – Cement Optimized

Cemex and Synhelion will now take further steps toward building a solar-driven industrial-scale pilot cement plant. "I am convinced we are getting closer to the technologies

2025 Mar 02

Cemex and Synhelion Move Closer to Solar-Powered Cement Plant

Cemex and Synhelion are on their way toward achieving a fully solar-powered cement production with the latest scaling of their technology to industrially-viable levels.

2026 Jan 28

Design of solar cement plant for supplying thermal energy in cement

In the present work, the authors have attempted to design a solar cement plant for supplying solar energy to the cement industry. A case study was done, which investigated a

2026 Feb 12

Design of solar cement plant for supplying thermal energy in

In the present work, the authors have attempted to design a solar cement plant for supplying solar energy to the cement industry. A case study was done, which investigated a

2024 Jun 03

Greening the Concrete Jungle: Solarizing Cement

An innovative and efficient solar power plant solution has been developed for cement factories. On an annual basis, solar PV systems in cement plants

2024 Mar 18

Cement Industry Solar Update – Cement Optimized

Cemex and Synhelion will now take further steps toward building a solar-driven industrial-scale pilot cement plant. "I am convinced

2024 Sep 03

Synhelion and CEMEX make further progress

Synhelion and Cemex announced today a significant milestone in their joint effort to develop fully solar-driven cement production: the

2024 Feb 05

Greening the Concrete Jungle: Solarizing Cement Factories

An innovative and efficient solar power plant solution has been developed for cement factories. On an annual basis, solar PV systems in cement plants may save 22,941 tonnes of CO2.

2024 Dec 05

CEMEX and Synhelion achieve breakthrough in cement

CEMEX and Synhelion announced today the successful production of the world''s first solar clinker, the key component of cement, a significant step towards developing fully

2025 Mar 08

Producing cement with solar energy

In the CemSol research project, a team of scientists is developing and demonstrating a solar-heated calcination plant to produce

2024 Sep 28

Concentrating Solar Power for Cement Decarbonization

Why is cement production so carbon intensive? What does cement production look like? Fuel is introduced at 2 locations, in the precalciner and the kiln. Why is cement so hard to

2024 Oct 29

Solar Power Generation Installed on Cement Plants: The

The cement sector accounts for 8% of global CO₂ emissions – that''s more than all trucks worldwide combined. With net-zero deadlines looming, solar power generation installed on

2025 Jan 30

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