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N+P Group forms joint venture with Simec to sell refuse-derived fuel pellets to power industry
Written by Global CemFuels staff
31 May 2018
UK: The Netherland’s N+P Group has started a joint venture with Simec to sells its refuse-derived fuel (RDF) pellet product Subcoal to power stations. The joint venture, Simec Subcoal Fuels (SSF), has signed a 20-year fuel supply agreement with the Uskmouth power station in South Wales, to supply 900,000t/yr tonnes of Subcoal. N+P and Simec want to build at least four new Subcoal production units in the UK to support the contract at Uskmouth.
“This joint venture with Simec is a very important milestone in our growth strategy for alternative fuels with the Fuel Supply Agreement as an excellent foundation, “ said Stijn Jennissen, commercial director of N+P Group.
Simec Group, based in Hong Kong, is an international energy, infrastructure and natural resources business. Its activities span renewable energy generation, mining, shipping and commodities trading through its key hubs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. In 2016, Simec unveiled its plan to turn the existing 395MW Uskmouth Power Station Newport into a centre of excellence for Advanced Conversion Technologies, using biomass, waste and other sustainable energy sources.
Lafarge Czech Republic to make alternative fuels upgrades at plant
Written by Global CemFuels staff
31 May 2018
Czech Republic: Lafarge Czech Republic plans to spend nearly Euro4m on upgrades for its Ciskovice plant. Half of this investment has been spent on rebuilding an electrostatic precipitator for the main chimney for the plant. An additional Euro1.5m will be spent on improvements to the warehouse, handling and dosing of alternative fuels for the kiln. Upgrades to improve the unit’s noise and fire protection are also scheduled.
Trichy government increases refuse-derived fuel supply to UltraCement plant
Written by Global CemFuels staff
18 May 2018
India: The government of Trichy in Tamil Nadu has increased its supply of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) to UltraTech Cement’s plant at Ariyalur. In has increased its supply by 30t/day from 30t/day at present for the next 10s years, according to the New Indian Express newspaper. The current agreement to supply 30t/day was arranged in February 2018.
KDM and Griffin partner to produce solid recovered fuel in Chile
Written by Global CemFuels staff
16 May 2018
Chile: Waste management company KDM and Finland’s Griffin have partnered up to produce solid recovered fuel (SRF). The waste fuel will be produced at KDM’s Loma Los Colorados waste separation plant, according to the El Mercurio newspaper. An investment of US$5.3m will be made at the site and it expects to produce 30,000t/yr of SRF. Fuel from the unit will be marketed to the local cement industry.
Vassiliko Cement recognised for use of alternative fuels
Written by Global Cement staff
08 May 2018
Cyprus: Vassiliko Cement has been awarded an honorary distinction by the Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development for its use of alternative fuels. Its cement plant has a substitution rate of over 40%. The cement producer was also praised for other environmental improvements to its production line including the use of fabric filters for dust removal, the equipment and mode of operation for reduced emissions of air pollutants, the equipment for reduced electricity consumption that includes vertical grinding mills and the equipment for cutting down on thermal energy consumption with the use of waste heat recovery.