- Award recognizes Cemex’s efforts to develop breakthrough
decarbonization technologies for the cement industry.
- Cemex uses concentrated solar power to produce clinker, the
main component of cement.
Cemex was awarded the Net-Zero Industries Award by Mission
Innovation at a ceremony during COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan for its
revolutionary clinker decarbonization process using concentrated
solar power.
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The Net-Zero Industries Award recognizes and celebrates
outstanding innovations in industrial decarbonization; it
spotlights the people and projects revolutionizing energy-intensive
industries and driving substantial reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions. Cemex’s solar clinker project is a collaboration with
cleantech company Synhelion, who developed the high-temperature
solar heat technology it uses.
“Together with Synhelion, we are pioneering solar-powered
clinker production, a breakthrough process that can contribute to
decarbonizing cement manufacturing,” said Davide Zampini, Vice
President of Global R&D at Cemex. “This award recognizes our
vision of achieving net-zero CO₂ emissions, as well as our passion
for innovation.”
“We congratulate Cemex on winning the Net-Zero Industries Award,
which is a testament to our shared vision to decarbonize cement
manufacturing and pave the way for a more sustainable industry,”
said Gianluca Ambrosetti, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Synhelion. “The
solar clinker project is an example of the transformative power of
clean energy innovation in industrial processes.”
Cemex partnered with Synhelion in 2019 to reduce CO₂ emissions
in cement production. This collaboration led to a significant
milestone in 2022 with the first successful production of solar
clinker in a small-scale pilot.
Building on this success, the technology was scaled further in
2023 by enabling clinker production in a continuous manner over an
extended period – a key milestone for implementing the technology
at an industrial scale. Cemex and Synhelion are advancing toward
developing a solar-driven, industrial-scale pilot cement plant.
Mission Innovation is a global initiative to catalyze action and
investment in research, development, and demonstration to make
clean energy affordable, attractive, and accessible to all in this
decade.
The full Net-Zero Industries Awards winners list is available
at:
https://mission-innovation.net/missions/net-zero-industries-mission/net-zero-industries-award-2024/
About Cemex
Cemex is a global construction materials company that is
building a better future through sustainable products and
solutions. Cemex is committed to achieving carbon neutrality
through relentless innovation and industry-leading research and
development. Cemex is at the forefront of the circular economy in
the construction value chain and is pioneering ways to increase the
use of waste and residues as alternative raw materials and fuels in
its operations with the help of new technologies. Cemex offers
cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and urbanization solutions
in growing markets around the world, powered by a multinational
workforce focused on providing a superior customer experience
enabled by digital technologies. For more information, please
visit: www.cemex.com
About Synhelion
Synhelion produces sustainable solar fuels. The cleantech
scale-up company is on a mission to contribute to a net-zero
transportation sector by replacing fossil fuels with renewable
solar fuels. Founded in 2016 as a spin-off of ETH Zurich, Synhelion
is now commercializing the Sun-to-Liquid technology. In June 2024,
the company inaugurated DAWN, the world’s first industrial plant
for the production of solar fuel in Jülich, Germany. RISE,
Synhelion’s first commercial production plant, will be located in
Spain and is scheduled to produce fuels from 2027. On its road to
defossilize transportation, Synhelion is supported by a network of
international partners such as Eni, Cemex, Lufthansa Group, Swiss
International Air Lines, SMS group, Wood, AMAG Group, Zurich
Airport, and Pilatus Aircraft. For more information, please visit
www.synhelion.com
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