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Project ACCSESS

The further development of CCUS pathways is a central part of HeidelbergCement’s carbon neutrality roadmap. Project ACCSESS has been officially presented by the coordinator Sintef Energi AS from Norway. A consortium of 18 industry partners and research organisations will collaborate in a range of activities to speed up deployment of CCUS and link CO2 emitters from mainland Europe to the storage fields in the Nordics. The program of 18 million € in total was rewarded €15 million out of the EU Horizon 2020 budget.

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Concrete Roads and Climate Change

EUPAVE is a not-for-profit association, with the objective of promoting all aspects of cement and concrete products for transport infrastructure and related areas, and in particular the specific contributions of cement and concrete to road safety, fuel consumption, congestion reduction and sustainable construction, amongst others.

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Cement with Climate-Neutral Fuel Mix Using Hydrogen Technology

  • A cement kiln at the British Ribblesdale plant of HeidelbergCement’s subsidiary Hanson UK has successfully been operated on a net zero fuel mix as part of a world-first demonstration using hydrogen technology
  • Led by Hanson UK and the Mineral Products Association (MPA), the trial used a mix of 100 per cent climate-neutral fuels including hydrogen for commercial-scale cement manufacture for the very first time
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Can Conrete Store Energy?

Scientists in Sweden conducted battery research that focused on making batteries store energy and double as structural components for buildings. The team demonstrated a novel cement-based battery that could see large structures built from functional concrete.

The research was executed at the Chalmers University of Technology, where scientists were developing more sustainable building materials, focusing on concrete, the world’s most widely-used, energy-intensive material.

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A Net-Zero World Needs Zero-Carbon Concrete

A sustainable, zero-carbon global economy will, literally and figuratively, rest on concrete. It is the world’s most-used building material. It is ubiquitous, versatile, affordable, durable, strong and recyclable – and is the second-most consumed substance in the world, after water. It will provide the foundations for our green energy systems, for climate-resilient infrastructure, for safe, healthy, and secure housing, for clean water and for low-carbon transportation around the world. It will be central to meeting many of the world’s Sustainable Development Goals.

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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

On 14 July 2021, the Commission adopted a proposal for a new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism which will put a carbon price on imports of a targeted selection of products so that ambitious climate action in Europe does not lead to ‘carbon leakage’. This will ensure that European emission reductions contribute to a global emissions decline, instead of pushing carbon-intensive production outside Europe. It also aims to encourage industry outside the EU and our international partners to take steps in the same direction.

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