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. 

March 29, 2020

The ‘Innovation in Industrial Carbon Capture Conference 2020', developed by the LEILAC project, was held in January 2020, which brought together nearly 200 attendees...

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...

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.

March 29, 2020

Phil Hodgson, CEO of Calix, provided an overview of the LEILAC, and the recently built pilot’s technical results.

March 29, 2020

As part of the Innovation in Industrial Carbon Capture Conference 2020, developed by the LEILAC project, there was a major focus on knowledge sharing between major CCUS projects and initiatives from across Europe.

January 01, 2020

Project LEILAC appeared in a TV documentary on latest European research to reduce CO2 emissions in cement manufacturing.
 

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.

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.

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.

December 05, 2019

Dr. Jaap Vente - sustainable process technology at TNO talks about the industrial CSS technology being piloted by Project LEILAC.

December 03, 2019

Eleni Despotou – Secretary General of the European Lime Association talks about Project LEILAC’s potential to help reach zero net emissions production by 2050.

November 15, 2019

The LEILAC project was delighted to welcome representatives of the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (EU-GCC) who visited the pilot site on 12 November.

November 12, 2019

Claude Lorea – Executive Cement Director of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) - talks about the innovative carbon capture LEILAC project at the opening of the pilot plant.

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.

October 19, 2019

On the 14th of October, the LEILAC team were honoured to host a site visit for Members of the European Parliament.

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?’ 

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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.

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.

May 08, 2019

On the 7th of May 2019, the LEILAC consortium partners and External Advisory Board met to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the LEILAC pilot plant.

April 28, 2019

Commissioning continues of the pilot plant, ensuring that all aspects of the equipment work correctly, in preparation for trials...

March 28, 2019

The Low Emissions Intensity Lime and Cement (LEILAC) Project has commenced commissioning its demonstration facility as planned...

January 16, 2019

... the majority of LEILAC’s structure is now in place, work now commences on the installation of the electrical and control systems.

December 11, 2018

Work continues on the LEILAC pilot plant, with the burners currently being installed and the pipe bridge, connecting the LEILAC pilot plant to the host site at CBR Lixhe.

November 06, 2018

Work continues on the LEILAC pilot, with the silo now being installed next to the tower.

October 09, 2018

The final stages of LEILAC pilot’s supporting structure and furnace are assembled.

August 31, 2018

The second stage of LEILAC pilot’s supporting structure is assembled, and the first sections of the furnace are lifted into place...

August 20, 2018

LEILAC pilot’s supporting structure continues to be assembled, with the stairway now in place for the first section...

August 12, 2018

The first sections of the LEILAC pilot’s supporting structure start to be assembled and erected on site...

July 15, 2018

The LEILAC pilot’s shell furnace has now been delivered to the Lixhe plant, and construction is set to start shortly.

June 11, 2018

The supporting structure for the pilot is nearing completion, with work continuing at pace in Micesa’s workshop in Madrid.

May 06, 2018

The LEILAC pilot’s shell furnace has now been fabricated by Peruweld in Belgium. Therser, in the UK, is preparing the furnace’s interior.

April 08, 2018

The burners that will power LEILAC’s pilot plant have been manufactured, and tested in Germany. WS’s high efficiency, low emission FLOX burners are now ready for delivery to site.

March 08, 2018

Work continues at pace on the LEILAC pilot. Recently all of the on-site preparations for the pilot have been completed. Tie-ins to HeidelbergCement’s host cement plant at Lixhe have been made...

February 06, 2018

Over 130 international experts from across industry, academia and government gathered in early February 2018 for the Innovation in Industrial Carbon Capture Conference, in Oupeye, Belgium, organised by the LEILAC Consortium.

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.

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.

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.

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.

July 05, 2016

Innovative technology for carbon capture

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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.

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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?

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.

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.