Ahmedabad, November 12 (IANS). Adani Cement and Finnish company Coolbrook on Wednesday announced that they will jointly install the world’s first commercial ‘rotodynamic heater’ to advance cement decarbonization at the Boyareddipalli Integrated Cement Plant in Andhra Pradesh.
This is the first time Coolbrook’s RDH technology will be deployed at an industrial scale, furthering Adani Cement’s achievement of its net-zero target by 2050 (validated by SBTI) and Coolbrook’s goal of reducing 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually in heavy industry sectors globally.
The installation of Coolbrook’s RDH technology at the Boyareddipalli Integrated Cement Plant can directly reduce carbon emissions by 60,000 tonnes per year. This can be increased up to 10 times over time, which is a huge step forward in cement manufacturing decarbonization.
Vinod Baheti, CEO, Cement Business, Adani Group, said, “The world’s first commercial installation of Coolbrook’s rotodynamic heater in our operations is a significant milestone in the company’s decarbonization journey. It is also a huge leap towards achieving our net-zero goals.”
The RDH system will be completely powered through Adani Cement’s renewable energy plant, making the industrial heat generation completely carbon free.
“Establishing the first industrial scale project with Adani Cement is a transformational step in the industrial electrification of one of the world’s largest cement markets,” said Joonas Rauramo, CEO of Coolbrook.
Rauramo added, “Our mission is to make rotodynamic technology a new industry standard for reducing carbon emissions in areas where carbon emissions are difficult to reduce. With this, we are redefining the way cement is produced.”
As the 9th largest cement producer globally, Adani Cement has an installed capacity of 107 MTPA and the company accounts for about 30 per cent of the cement used in India’s housing and infrastructure projects.
–IANS
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