Lehigh Cement and the International Knowledge Centre Pioneering a Feasibility Study of Full-Scale Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) on Cement

The study targets the feasibility to capture the majority of the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from the flue gas of Lehigh's Edmonton, Alberta cement plant; significantly reducing its process and combustion GHG emissions. The study will encompass engineering designs, cost estimation (at an AACE Class 4) and a fulsome business case analysis.It is a North American first in the cement industry to examine the feasibility of full-scale CCS as a definitive solution to cut GHG emissions. The...

EDMONTON, 28/11/2019 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - energia)

The study targets the feasibility to capture the majority of the carbon dioxide (CO ) from the flue gas of Lehigh's Edmonton, Alberta cement plant; significantly reducing its process and combustion GHG emissions. The study will encompass engineering designs, cost estimation (at an AACE Class 4) and a fulsome business case analysis.

It is a North American first in the cement industry to examine the feasibility of full-scale CCS as a definitive solution to cut GHG emissions. The feasibility study at Lehigh's Edmonton plant is in advanced development, positioning it to be a world's first to implement full-scale carbon capture in the cement industry. The study will target a 90-95% CO capture rate, with the foundational learnings from the Boundary Dam 3 CCS Facility (BD3) – a world first in full-scale CCS (from a coal-fired power plant).

Lehigh and the Knowledge Centre will jointly conduct the study. The Knowledge Centre provides the experience-based knowledge needed to implement and optimize the operation of large-scale CCS; based on the lessons learned from both the fully-integrated BD3 and their work to reduce cost and risk through the advancement of second-generation CCS.

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is investing $1.4M in the feasibility study of CCS on an industrial cement facility. ERA invests the proceeds from the carbon price paid by emitters to develop and demonstrate innovative technology that reduces GHG emissions and strengthens the competitiveness of new and existing industries in Alberta.

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Objectives of Lehigh CCS Feasibility Study

Phase I - Pre-feasibility Study

Phase II - Feasibility Study

Phase III – FEED and Execution

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CCS & Cement at Varying Scale

Cement Emission Overview

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HeidelbergCement Group Global CCS and Sustainability Commitments

CCS in Alberta & Saskatchewan Links

About Lehigh Cement & HeidelbergCement Group:   Since 1956, Lehigh Cement has been an innovator, partner and collaborator in advancing the cement and concrete industry, and supporting Alberta's economy. Lehigh Cement is an affiliated company of Lehigh Hanson, the North American operation of the HeidelbergCement Group. For more info: https://www.lehighhanson.com/sites/lehigh-cement-company

HeidelbergCement is one of the world's largest building materials companies. The core business includes aggregates, cement and ready-mixed concrete and asphalt. It has more than 3000 production sites in 60 countries on five continents. At the heart of its core environmental policies is climate change protection. The company has committed to a 30% reduction in its CO emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. Substantial efforts to reduce corporate-wide CO emissions have been made through a variety of approaches including the use of alternative fuels, the reduction of clinker to cement ratio, and the investment in energy-efficient technologies and production processes. By continuing its efforts to reduce CO emissions, Heidelberg Cement's plants operate closer to the theoretical limits of efficiency. However, the CO2 emitted from limestone conversion remains an unaddressed challenge. The deployment of CCS is the only viable approach available to the company to meet its 2030 GHG reduction target. For more info:  https://www.heidelbergcement.com/en/responsibility

About the International CCS Knowledge Centre (Knowledge Centre ): Operating since 2016 under the direction of an independent board, the Knowledge Centre was established by BHP and SaskPower with a mandate to advance the global understanding and deployment of large-scale CCS to reduce global GHG emissions. The Knowledge Centre provides the know-how to implement large-scale CCS projects as well as CCS optimization through the base learnings from both the fully-integrated Boundary Dam 3 CCS Facility and the comprehensive second-generation CCS study, known as the Shand Study.  For more info: https://ccsknowledge.com/

About Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA): ERA invests the proceeds from carbon pricing paid by large final emitters to reduce GHGs and build the resilience of new and incumbent industries in Alberta. Investments help innovators develop and demonstrate Alberta-based GHG-reducing technologies that can lower emissions at home and be exported to the world. For more info: https://www.eralberta.ca/

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