North Sea storage under review for CO2 from Belgian cement plant

Oct. 4, 2022

TotalEnergies has signed a memorandum of understanding with Holcim to collaborate on decarbonization of a cement production plant in Obourg, Belgium undergoing an upgrade.

TotalEnergies and Holcim have joined forces to study solutions for what it says will be the first carbon-free cement plant in Belgium.

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PARIS, France — TotalEnergies has signed a memorandum of understanding with Holcim to collaborate on decarbonization of a cement production plant in Obourg, Belgium undergoing an upgrade.

They will assess various energies and technologies for the capture and storage of about 1.3 MMt per year of CO₂ emitted by the facility.

Options include a new air-oxyfuel switchable kiln to facilitate capture and purification of CO₂ in the flue gases as well as transportation and use of the captured CO₂ by TotalEnergies for an e-fuel producing scheme and/or storage in a North Sea reservoir.

TotalEnergies will consider potential renewable projects to power a new electrolyzer, which would generate the green hydrogen needed to produce e-fuels. The renewable energy produced would also power Holcim’s new oxyfuel kiln, while oxygen emitted by the electrolyzer could provide fuel for the kiln.

10.04.2022