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Carbon Capture Conference 2020 - photos
January 01, 2020
The Innovation in Industrial Carbon Capture Conference 2020′ was held in January this year, which brought together nearly 200 attendees. Policy makers, civil society, financiers and industry were invited to discuss the challenges facing the global community, and the role of the cement and lime industries.
IICC Conference 2020 - Role of innovation and company entrepreneurship in CCS
March 29, 2020
Following discussions between policy makers, industry, and civil society in taking the necessary steps to decarbonise industry (see Industry working towards the Paris Agreement), Trude Sunset, the CEO of Gassnova, provided an overview of the progressive actions being taken by Norway...
IICC Conference 2020 - Industry working towards the Paris Agreement
March 29, 2020
The first day of the Conference held in January 2020 focused on the political, societal and industrial context and steps to decarbonise industry and efforts towards the Paris Agreement. The second day built upon these discussions by focusing on the technical efforts that were occurring in Europe.
IICC Conference 2020 - LEILAC and initial technical results
March 29, 2020
Phil Hodgson, CEO of Calix, provided an overview of the LEILAC, and the recently built pilot’s technical results.
Leilac Expert Insight Series, Koen Coppenholle, Cembureau, on the need of CO2 emission reduction
December 16, 2019
In this sixth video of the Leilac Expert Insight, Koen Coppenholle, CEMBUREAU Chief Executive, shares his views on the necessity for solutions like the one being piloted by Project LEILAC.
Leilac Expert Insight Series: Jorge Pablo Garcia, CEMEX, on next steps and challenges
December 16, 2019
In this fifth video of the Leilac Expert Insight, Jorge Pablo Garcia shares talks about next steps and challenges for the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technology being piloted by Project LEILAC.
Leilac Expert Insight Series: Jan Theulen, Heidelberg Cement Group, shares an industry perspective
December 16, 2019
In this fourth video of the Leilac Expert Insight, Jan Theulen shares an industry perspective on the impacts of the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technology being piloted by Project LEILAC.
Leilac Expert Insight Series: Jaap Vente, TNO on the industrial CCS technology
December 05, 2019
Dr. Jaap Vente - sustainable process technology at TNO talks about the industrial CSS technology being piloted by Project LEILAC.
Innovation in Industrial Carbon Capture Conference 2020
November 07, 2019
Organised by the EU-Horizon 2020 funded project LEILAC (Low Emissions Intensity Lime and Cement) Consortium, the Innovation in Industrial Carbon Capture Conference 2020 will bring together the latest knowledge in the industrial application of carbon capture technology and how it aligns with CCU and CCS-roadmaps.
BBC Podcast : Can capturing carbon buy us time to tackle climate change?
September 17, 2019
We recently welcomed the BBC to the LEILAC pilot plant at HeidelbergCement’s Lixhe site. The visit was part of People Fixing the World – a BBC podcast series that focuses on ‘brilliant solutions to the worlds problem’. In this episode ‘Can capturing carbon buy us time to tackle climate change?’
Successful demonstration of CO2 separation at Project LEILAC in Belgium
July 30, 2019
Preliminary test runs have been completed on the LEILAC pilot at Heidelberg Cement’s Lixhe plant in Belgium. The technology concept has been shown to work on both lime and cement meal, with calcination near to target levels and high purity CO2 successfully separated at the top of the reactor, albeit not yet at full design capacity.
Progress Update: Testing is Now Set to Commence
May 20, 2019
Testing is now set to commence and start to validate the performance of the pilot, and a significant step in enabling Direct Separation to become one of the principal methods of capturing the carbon emissions from the lime and cement industries.
Photos: Carbon Capture Conference 2018
February 06, 2018
The two-day event was organised by the LEILAC (Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement) Consortium, a European Union Horizon 2020 carbon capture project. A wide-ranging agenda was designed to encourage discussion and knowledge sharing across key stakeholder groups with a strategic interest in innovation in carbon capture technology.
Ground-breaking ceremony for LEILAC’s carbon capture pilot project
February 06, 2018
The Innovation in Industrial Carbon Capture Conference also celebrated the ground-breaking of the LEILAC project’s pilot plant hosted at HeidelbergCement’s Lixhe cement plant. This marks the start of the construction of the pilot plant.
Final investment decision reached on innovative technology demonstration project to slash CO2 emissions from cement and lime sectors
August 27, 2017
The Low Emissions Intensity Lime & Cement (LEILAC) consortium today announced that the pioneering carbon capture project, which aims to validate Calix’s innovative Direct Separation technology in the cement and lime sector, has taken a significant step forward as it successfully completes the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for the pilot plant.
This important milestone was reached on schedule and marked the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the project, which can now enter into the Engineering Procurement and Construction phase. The pilot plant will be integrated into HeidelbergCement’s cement plant at Lixhe, Belgium and is anticipated to commence operation in early 2019.
Innovative project to slash CO2 emissions from cement and lime sectors progresses into FEED phase.
October 20, 2016
The Low Emissions Intensity Lime & Cement (LEILAC) consortium today announced that the ground-breaking project to demonstrate an innovative carbon capture technology for the cement and lime sector, has completed the Preliminary Front End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) study for the pilot plant successfully and on time.
The project will now enter the full Front End Engineering Design (FEED) phase following a decision taken at the General Assembly meeting hosted by ECN on the 29th September in Petten (Netherlands), where results from the preliminary project phase were reviewed.
Development of a new calciner to separate out CO2 released from limestone in clinker production.
July 05, 2016
Innovative technology for carbon capture
At last year’s COP21 Climate Conference in Paris, world leaders agreed to limit global warming to a maximum 2°C, with an ambitious ideal of only 1.5°C, in order to prevent disastrous flooding in many countries.
The cement industry has also announced its Low Carbon Technology Partnership initiative (LCTPi), which aims at reducing global CO2 emissions by 20-25% compared to “Business as Usual” by 2030. But the question remains: what actions can realistically be taken to reach this objective?
LEILAC secures Euro12m from European Union to demonstrate Calix carbon capture technology
April 21, 2016
LEILAC consortium secures €12 Million EU Funding to demonstrate technology to reduce carbon emissions from cement and lime industries.
The LEILAC (Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement) consortium has successfully secured €12 million in funding over five years from the European Commission Horizon 2020 Grant programme. The consortium, led by technology provider Calix, and comprising Heidelberg Cement, Cemex, Tarmac, Lhoist, Amec Foster Wheeler, ECN, Imperial College, PSE, Quantis and the Carbon Trust, aims to apply and demonstrate a breakthrough technology that will enable Europe’s cement and lime industries to reduce their carbon footprint significantly. The consortium will also contribute a further €9 million towards the project.
Project LEILAC nominated to the second (and final) round of the European Union “Horizons 2020” grant scheme.
July 01, 2015
Calix is delighted to announce Project LEILAC was nominated by the EU to progress to the second (and final) round submission due late Q3, 2015.