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CEMEX granted permission to burn Climafuel

CEMEX UK have been granted permission by the cement industry regulator, the Environment Agency (EA), to use waste-derived Climafuel to part-replace the fossil fuels used in the kiln at the company’s cement plant in Rugby, Warwickshire.

Permission was granted following an extensive trial using Climafuel to replace up to 30% of fossil fuels. This revealed significant environmental and sustainability benefits, including a reduction of up to 30% in emissions of oxides of nitrogen.

Moreover, based on the biomass content in the fuel, the use of Climafuel also saved over 150,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2).

Since its introduction in February 2008, almost 130,000 tonnes of Climafuel have been used at the Rugby plant, produced from approximately 250,000 tonnes of waste that would otherwise have gone to landfill.

The plant already has permission to use tyres as a fuel and has been doing so since early 2007. If the contribution made by using tyres as a fuel is also included, the total CO2 saving rises to almost 215,000 tonnes.

As a result of the success of these alternative fuels, CEMEX have applied to the Environment Agency for permission to trial Climafuel at a substitution rate of up to 65%. A decision on this application is expected later this year.

At present, CEMEX source Climafuel from a number of plants around the UK, but the company has submitted two planning applications for the construction of a Climafuel plant at either Southam or Malpass Farm, adjacent to the Rugby cement plant. These applications are expected to be considered by Warwickshire County Council during November.

CEMEX recently announced that they are entering into a commercial arrangement with the Waste Recycling Group (WRG) to build and operate the Climafuel plant, should planning permission be granted.

 
 

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