HeidelbergCement
Climate protection strategy and Vision 2050
October 1st, 2019
Peter Lukas, Group Director Global Environmental Sustainability
Company profile
One of the largest integrated building materials producers in the world
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Agenda
I. Emissions reduction target 2030 and the Vision 2050
II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
III. Necessary political framework for the Vision 2050
Agenda
I. Emissions reduction target 2030 and the Vision 2050
II.
III.
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I. Emissions reduction target 2030 and the Vision 2050
Ø Key commitments for 2030 to align with the 2oC Paris Target:
– We will reduce our carbon footprint by 30% compared to 1990
– We spend >80% of our product R&D budget to develop new sustainable products
– We lead research on carbon capture and recarbonation of mineral waste streams
-30%
-20%
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626 612 609 599
528
1990 2015 2016 2017 2018 2030
Specific net emissions (kg CO2/t cement)
HeidelbergCement is the first cement company receiving a SBTi
certification for our CO2 reduction targets
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I. Emissions reduction target 2030 and the Vision 2050
Ø Proven measures to achieve the 2030 target:
Alternative raw materials Alternative Fuels Energy efficiency
§ Reduction of clinker content § Biomass (zero emissions) § Company-wide programs
in cement and concrete - sewage sludge
- Continuous improvement and
- Wood, paper, carton operational excellence
§ Alternative cementitious - animal meal, animal fat projects for efficiency and
materials such as slags, fly
§ Other waste derived fuels cost savings
ashes. limestone and
- waste oil, tyres
calcined clay
- RDF
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I. Emissions reduction target 2030 and the Vision 2050
CO2
Climate Change Industrial Adaptation
Strategic Approach
Short term: CO2 primarily a risk and cost factor
Mid-term: CO2 innovations will be implemented and change the
industry significantly
Long-term: CO2 will become a separate product and not
longer be an indivisible part of our products
2019 2030 2050
I. Emissions reduction target 2030 and the Vision 2050
Ø Development of HeidelbergCement‘s climate protection ambition
-30% reduction target of “Our goal is to realize the
specific CO2 emissions by vision of carbon-neutral
2030 certified by SBTi concrete latest by 2050.“
Dr. Bernd Scheifele, 13th May 2019
2019 2030 2050
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I. Emissions reduction target 2030 and the Vision 2050
Ø Three steps to neutralize our CO2 footprint
Cement: new low carbon clinker and cement types
Concrete: optimized concrete recipes & use of secondary aggregates
Replacement
Recycling of C&DW
Reuse: clean separation of main constituents of demolished concrete Recycling
Recarbonation of mineral wastes
Recycling of CO2 through other industrial applications (Re)carbonation
What needs to be done:
Adaption of product standards and building codes defined via ISO & EN
Carbon neutral CO2 transport & storage infrastructure accessible
Cross sectoral cooperations with synergetic industrial clusters
Agenda
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
III.
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Ø The challenge of decarbonizing clinker production
~65%
e3
c op %
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±
Scope 2
CO2 emissions
± 10%)
from clinker
production
~35%
Unavoidable process emissions from calcining lime stone demand breakthrough
technologies
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Ø Approaches towards decarbonization of clinker:
Flue gas with 20-25% CO2
CO 2 enrichment to >95% purity Direct use with 20-25% CO 2 purity
Chemical Recarbonation Agricultural
Sequestration
products of mineral waste feedstock
CCS CCU
HeidelbergCement investigates different utilization and recycling options for CO 2
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Ø Three CC technologies at different Technology Readiness Levels:
Flue Gas
Amine
scrubbing LEILAC
Oxyfuel
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Ø Amine Scrubber technology process chart
Key pros & cons:
+ Technology commercially
available
Flue Gas
25% CO 2
+ High CO 2 purity
- Energy intensive
Amine technology is well known, but has a high energy demand
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Ø Amine Scrubber technology pilot project
n Technology has been tested between
2011 until 2014 in Brevik, Norway
n Amine scrubber for post-combustion CO2
extraction from flue gas is feasible
n Amine regeneration demands additional
energy input that can be satisfied with
excess heat
n Industrial scale application for full chain
CCS project planned in Norway
n Investment decision by Norwegian
government for full-chain demonstration in
2020/2021 pending
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Key pros & cons:
Ø LEILAC technology process chart + No mixing of kiln gas
and raw meal
+ Electrification possible
- Only capturing process
emssions (65%)
*process CO2 from Calcination (65% of direct emissions)
First trials in Lixhe were successful and potential electrification is investigated
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Ø LEILAC technology pilot project
n Process integrated carbon capture
via new calciner technology
n Proven technology in magnesia oxide
production
n Demonstration plant in Lixhe
with 10t/h capacity in May opened
n First results are promising
– Calcination rate of > 85%
– CO2 purity of >95%
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Key pros & cons:
Ø Oxyfuel technology process chart + Process integration
+ Lower energy demand
Purification - Additional CO 2 purification
Oxyfuel technology still at an early stage and industrial scale demo plant is
needed to provide final prove
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
n ECRA Oxyfuel-technology:
§ Clinker production with high CO2 concentration in
production process
§ Suitable for greenfield and retrofit application
n Further R&D initiated
§ H&S
§ Process control
§ CO2 purification
n Search for funding
§ National and European programs
§ Cement industry JV
§ Independent Investors
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Ø Approaches towards decarbonization of clinker:
Flue gas with 20-25% CO2
CO 2 enrichment to >95% purity Direct use with 20-25% CO 2 purity
Chemical Recarbonation Agricultural
Sequestration
products of mineral waste feedstock
CCS CCU
HeidelbergCement investigates different utilization and recycling options for CO 2
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Ø Direct use of CO2 in flue gas to create agricultural feedstock
n R&D on small scale in Sweden, Turkey and
France:
§ Micro-algae grow well on CO2 from the kilns
§ Micro-algae meet criteria for animal feed
n Safi-Morocco large scale demonstration:
§ 1 hectare of non-arable land
§ Access to PV-electricity boosts LCA
§ Low costs per kg
n First results promising
§ CO2 footprint clearly better than alternative
feedstock
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Ø CO2 footprint savings vs. other agricultural feedstock options
Micro-algae production in Morocco gives largest CO2-saving
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Ø Approaches towards decarbonization of clinker:
Flue gas with 20-25% CO2
CO 2 enrichment to >95% purity Direct use with 20-25% CO 2 purity
Chemical Recarbonation Agricultural
Sequestration
products of mineral waste feedstock
CCS CCU
HeidelbergCement investigates different utilization and recycling options for CO 2
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Ø Closing the loops
Cement
CO2 Clinker
Concrete
emission captured
Limestone CO2 stored
utilized
Concrete Building
Constituencies
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II. Breakthrough technologies to realize the Vision 2050
Ø Re-carbonation of recycled concrete – old concrete is a CO2 sink
n Concrete carbonates naturally
𝑪𝒂(𝑶𝑯)𝟐 + 𝑪𝑶𝟐 → 𝑪𝒂𝑪𝑶𝟑 + 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕
n All CO2 from limestone can be bound back to carbonates
n After the use phase, most of concrete is non-carbonated
by design
n Demolished concrete represents globally relevant CO2
sink
n Demolished concrete is down-cycled as road base
material or for earth works
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Agenda
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III. Necessary political framework for the Vision 2050
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III. Necessary political framework conditions for decarbonization
Ø Supporting innovation, ensuring competitiveness, creating markets
n Supporting innovation
– Public funding for scaling of carbon capture technologies
– Implementation of transport infrastructures for CO2 und H2
– Incentivizing a circular economy for CO2
n Ensuring competitiveness
– Avoid double regulation of EU ETS installations via national regulation
– Implement additional carbon leakage protection measures:
§ Compensation of indirect CO2 cost
§ Boarder adjustment mechanism o.c.
n Creating markets
– Green Public Procurement based on holistic Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs)
– Revision of construction and product norms
– Improved recycling of concrete waste and incentivisation for reuse of construction materials
Sustainable cement production
HeidelbergCement is vital
ist offen für die for any
weitere societal development
Diskussion
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Thank you!
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