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News Release from: CEMEX
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 April 2008
CEMEX UK granted permit to use Climafuel
CEMEX UK granted permission by the Environment Agency to use a waste-derived fuel, Climafuel, to part-replace the fossil fuels used to heat the kiln at Barrington cement plant in Cambridgeshire.
The permission was granted following completion of an extensive trial where Climafuel was used to replace 20 per cent of fossil fuels, such as coal and petcoke, showing significant environmental benefits, including a marked reduction in emissions of oxides of nitrogen (13 per cent), when Climafuel was in use Climafuel is an alternative fuel which is derived from household residual waste and commercial waste
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 22 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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It looks like shredded paper and consists of paper, cardboard, wood, carpet, textiles and plastics that have been through a treatment process.
It is a solid, non-hazardous fuel from which recoverable materials have been removed for recycling.
Since the introduction of Climafuel, 10,000 tonnes of waste that would otherwise be landfilled (equivalent to 8% of Cambridgeshire's annual landfill volume), have been used to make cement in Barrington.
Based on the biomass content in the fuel, the use of Climafuel has also saved nearly 13,000 tonnes of CO2, the same emissions as 4,700 cars produce in a year.
CEMEX welcomes the EA decision, which is key to improving the company's environmental performance and will help to ensure that quality cement from the plant is provided as sustainably as possible.
Using alternative fuels at Barrington is providing a solution to the waste problem we all create, by helping to divert waste from landfill and preserving fossil fuels for future generations.
To secure the permit, the plant demonstrated compliance with six critical success factors that had been agreed with the EA in advance.
Barrington plant already has permission for another alternative fuel, Secondary Liquid Fuel (SLF), which replaces up to 40 per cent of the fossil fuels required for the cement-making process.
This means that when used together, SLF and Climafuel can substitute up to 60 per cent of the fuel used to heat the kiln.
This is significantly reducing the carbon footprint of the plant.
Following the success of the trial to use Climafuel at a 20% replacement rate, CEMEX is now considering applying for permission to trial an increased rate.
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