The potential for improvements in energy efficiency and CO2 emissions in the EU27 cement industry and the relationship with the capital budgeting decision criteria

Moya, José Antonio; Pardo, Nicolás; Mercier, Arnaud

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.03.003

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“…Generally new manufacture plants are equipped with best available technology, but the upgrading of old facilities is a slow process. Moya et al (2011) find that the observed rate of retrofitting in the cement industry is much lower than the one derived from the number of feasible improvements with low payback periods, revealing an "energy efficiency gap" (Jaffe and Stavins, 1994) or "energy efficiency paradox" (deCanio, 1998).…”

Section: Thermal and Electric Energy Efficiencymentioning

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Reaping the carbon rent: Abatement and overallocation profits in the European cement industry, insights from an LMDI decomposition analysis

Branger¹,

Quirion²

2015

Energy Economics

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We analyse variations of carbon emissions in the European cement industry from 1990 to 2011, at the European level (EU 27), and at the national level for six major producers (Germany, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy and Poland). We apply a Log-Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) method, crossing data from three databases: the Getting the Numbers Right (GNR) database developed by the Cement Sustainability Initiative, the European Union Transaction Log (EUTL), and the Eurostat International Trade database.Our decomposition method allows disentangling seven channels of emissions change: activity, clinker trade, clinker share, alternative fuels, thermal and electric energy efficiency, and electricity decarbonisation. We find that, apart from a slow trend of emissions reductions coming from technological improvements (first from a decrease in the clinker share, then from an increase in alternative fuels), most of the emissions changes can be attributed to the activity effect.Using counterfactual scenarios, we estimate that the introduction of the EU ETS brought small but positive technological abatement (2.0% ± 1.1% between 2005 and 2011). Moreover, we find that the European cement industry have gained 3.5 billion euros of "overallocation profits", mostly due to the slowdown of production.Based on these findings, we advocate for output-based allocations, based on a stringent hybrid clinker and cement benchmarking.

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Section: Thermal and Electric Energy Efficiencymentioning

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Reaping the carbon rent: Abatement and overallocation profits in the European cement industry, insights from an LMDI decomposition analysis

Branger¹,

Quirion²

2015

Energy Economics

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“…This work also relies on the economic analyses performed from the application of BATs in energy intensive industries [3,4]. In this paper, first we explain the modelling approach in iron and steel industry, which is then calibrated and validated against industrial plant data for the steel mill.…”

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CO2 Capture and Utilization in Cement and Iron and Steel Industries

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This paper evaluates different technological options for the reduction of CO 2 emissions in heavy industries through their capture and use of best available technologies. This work presents the approach and the preliminary results obtained in the evaluation of iron and steel industry using oxygen blast furnace gas recycling after CO 2 capture in a pressure swing adsorber. It also evaluates the use of post-combustion capture using amines for retrofitting in the cement industry. Both are considered the most feasible technologies to be deployed in Europe in the medium term. Calibration, validation and future work regarding iron and steel industry model are described. The study finally assess the potential of cement and iron and steel industries to supply CO 2 to urea and methanol industries, which are two prospective users of CO 2 captured in Europe.

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“…During the last decade several reports and studies have dealt with a range of different measures (Benhelal et al, 2013;CSI, 2005;EIPPCB, 2013;Moya et al, 2011;Price et al, 2010;Schneider et al, 2011;US EPA, 2010;van Oss and Padovani, 2003;Vigon, 2002;WBCSD, 2000;Worrell et al, 2008Worrell et al, , 2001Worrell et al, , 2000. They are valuable sources of knowledge about existing and emerging technologies, for example, to improve energy efficiency and CO2 performance.…”

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Improving the CO2 performance of cement, part II: framework for assessing CO2 improvement measures in the cement industry

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Ammenberg

Baas

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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Cement production is among the largest anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide (CO2) and there is considerable pressure on the cement industry to reduce these emissions. In the effort to reduce CO2 emissions, there is a need for methods to systematically identify, classify and assess different improvement measures, to increase the knowledge about different options and prioritize between them. For this purpose a framework for assessment has been developed, inspired by common approaches within the fields of environmental systems analysis and industrial symbiosis. The aim is to apply a broad systems perspective and through the use of multiple criteria related to technologies and organization strategies facilitate informed decision-making regarding different CO2 performance measures in the cement industry.The integrated assessment framework consists of two parts: a generic and a case-specific part. It is applied to a cement production cluster in Germany called Cluster West, consisting of three cement plants owned by CEMEX. The framework can be used in different ways. It can be used as a tool to perform literature reviews and categorize the state-of-the-art knowledge about options to improve the CO2 performance. It can also be used to assess options for the cement industry in general as well as for individual plants.This paper describes the assessment framework, the ideas behind it, its components and the process of carrying out the assessment. The first part provides a structured overview of the options for improvement for the cement industry in general, while the second part is a case-specific application for Cluster West, providing information about the feasibility for different categories of measures that can reduce the CO2 emissions. The overall impression from the project is that the framework was successfully established and, when applied, facilitated strategic discussions and decision-making. Such frameworks can be utilized to systematically assess hundreds of different measures and identify the ones most feasible and applicable for implementation, within the cement industry but also possibly in other sectors. The results demonstrated that even in a relatively synergistic and efficient production system, like Cluster West, there are opportunities for improvement, especially if options beyond "production efficiency" are considered.

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The potential for improvements in energy efficiency and CO2 emissions in the EU27 cement industry and the relationship with the capital budgeting decision criteria

Cited by 87 publications

References 21 publications

Reaping the carbon rent: Abatement and overallocation profits in the European cement industry, insights from an LMDI decomposition analysis

Reaping the carbon rent: Abatement and overallocation profits in the European cement industry, insights from an LMDI decomposition analysis

CO2 Capture and Utilization in Cement and Iron and Steel Industries

Improving the CO2 performance of cement, part II: framework for assessing CO2 improvement measures in the cement industry

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