US-based MagneGas Corporation has announced that a cement company has approved the use of MagneGas® fuel as a replacement for acetylene.
MagneGas has developed a patented process that converts liquid waste into a hydrogen-based fuel. The cement company, which has operations in the US, the Caribbean and South America, has been testing MagneGas® for use in plant repairs. The company has now placed its first order for use at a facility in Florida. Utilisation of this fuel is expected to be rolled out at other locations in the coming weeks.
WCT2020 provides a unique online forum for cement industry professionals to hear first-hand from experts through a series of exclusive presentations from cement producers and industry experts.
World Cement Editor, David Bizley, sat down with Michael Tay, Advanced Analytics Product Manager at Rockwell Automation to discuss his recent article in World Cement.
Entitled ‘Smooth Sailing’, this article explains how machine learning can help save energy, reduce downtime and predict equipment failures, thus enabling the smooth running of cement plant operations.
BNEF white paper forecasts a record year for the US power sector in 2015 in terms of emissions reduction, de-carbonization and natural gas consumption.
