CEMEX, Sandia Labs, and Synhelion to Scale Solar Energy Technology to Produce Cement
Retrieved on:
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Commercial Building & Real Estate, Alternative Energy, Construction & Property, Green Technology, Energy, Climate Change, Sustainability, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Environmental Policy, Environment, Environmental Issues, Environmental Health, Other Manufacturing, Other Construction & Property, Sandia National Laboratories, CST, Courtesy, Solar energy, Carbon, CO2, Clay, Entrepreneurship, Research, Clinker, Fossil, U.S. Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, National Solar Thermal Test Facility, Solar, Ceramic, US, Multimedia, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Inspector General, Renewable energy, Cement, CEMEX
de C.V. ("CEMEX") announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy awarded US$3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX, Sandia National Laboratories, and Synhelion, which aims to decarbonize cement production.
Key Points:
- de C.V. ("CEMEX") announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy awarded US$3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX, Sandia National Laboratories, and Synhelion, which aims to decarbonize cement production.
- View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230216005349/en/
Close-up of Synhelion’s solar receiver, which provides the necessary process heat to decarbonize clinker production. - (Courtesy of Synhelion)
Solar MEAD aims to replace the use of fossil fuels with concentrated solar thermal (“CST”) energy in clinker production, the key component in cement. - "Cement produced with solar energy is an exciting technology with tremendous potential to reduce the carbon footprint of cement production," said Fernando A. González, CEO of CEMEX.