A joint venture (JV) agreement between three partners will help capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted during cement production before being used in local greenhouses to improve crop productivity.
Cement company LafargeHolcim Spain and energy companies Carbon Clean and Sistemas de Calor will work together to develop a CO2 capture plant in the Carboneras cement factory (Almeria), scheduled for early 2023, which will initially capture 10% of the emissions at LafargeHolcim’s cement production facility.
The project, known as ECCO2 has been in early-stage development since the end of 2020 and is anticipated to begin operations in early 2023.
Intended as a form of carbon capture and utilisation (CCU), the captured gas will be used to optimise the agriculture industry in the region by improving crop productivity in greenhouses through a process that mimics natural photosynthesis called carbonic fertilisation.
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