cement giant Hanson has claimed.
The company plans to build a 400 million pound (3.67 billion yuan) facility at the Padeswood plant in Flintshire, making it the first cement plant in the UK to use carbon capture technology.
While Green peace opposes some uses of carbon capture, it acknowledges that it may be necessary for cement production.
Hanson is one of several companies that the UK government has chosen to move forward with plans for carbon reduction solutions.
It will pump carbon dioxide from companies in north-west England and north Wales and lock it into depleted gas fields under the seabed of Liverpool Bay through a vast network of pipelines. A significant portion of
Hanson's emissions come from chemical processes in the cement manufacturing process.
The company said that "if the building materials we use are not carbon neutral, the UK will not meet its net zero target at all".
Hanson sustainability director Marian Garfield said Padeswood would be the first cement plant in the UK to achieve "true net zero".
Last month, the UK government announced Aberdeenshire's Acorn Project, the latest of four carbon capture projects to spread out up to £ 20 billion. "The government's announcement shows that people believe they do support net-zero and carbon capture technology, so it's a good positive sign for us,"
Ms Garfield said.
Hanson said it was hoped the carbon capture facility would be operational by 2027, but planning permission, environmental clearance and public consultation would be required before it could be operational. If approved, the project will reduce emissions by the equivalent of 320,000 cars.
Currently, Padeswood's carbon is released through a 110m (360ft) high chimney that dominates the skyline around the site. According to the plan, the new facility for carbon capture will be built on a site next to the plant, covering an area about the size of seven football fields. From there, the carbon will be pumped for several kilometers before joining HyNet's pipe network out to sea.
Hanson claims the project will protect 222 existing jobs and create 54 full-time jobs.
Its parent company, Heidelberg Materials, will fund the £ 400m project and is in talks with the UK government about how to pay for the carbon it captures. Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace
UK, said: We know that carbon capture and storage technologies used around the world are expensive and difficult to use.
"We really shouldn't rely on it to reduce the amount of emissions needed to combat climate change.".
"Even worse, the fossil fuel industry uses it as a cover and carries on business as usual.".
"However, it is also true that in some cases, such as cement, it is difficult to deal with it in any other way.". In this case, it may be necessary. How does
carbon capture and sequestration work?
Burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal to generate electricity emits carbon dioxide, which is a major driver of climate change. The
carbon capture process prevents the release of most of the carbon dioxide produced and reuses it or stores it underground.
The UK government says the North Sea is an ideal place to store carbon dioxide. It has a large number of ancient empty oil and gas reservoirs, as well as permeable rocks known as saline aquifers.
In order to implement the concept of green low-carbon development and promote carbon neutralization, China Cement Network will hold the "2023 Cement'Double Carbon 'Conference and the 10th China Cement Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Technology Exchange Conference" in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, on September 12-13, 2023. The cement industry is moving towards a low-carbon, more energy-saving and greener high-quality development.
At the same time, the medal ceremony of "2023 Advanced Enterprises of Double Carbon in Cement Industry" and the "Double Carbon" Equipment Exhibition will be held. After the meeting, we will also organize a visit to Jiyuan Zhonglian Cement Co., Ltd. "The world's first production line of carbon sequestration auxiliary cementitious materials and low-carbon cement from flue gas CO2 of steel slag capture cement kiln".
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