{"id":1498,"date":"2024-10-22T12:53:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/streetsgallery.de\/brennstoff\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T16:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T16:48:07","slug":"fuel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/streetsgallery.de\/en\/fuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Defossilization of industrial processes via plasma<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>A plasma process that uses renewable electricity to convert CO\u2082 emissions into a fuel gas without using H\u2082 significantly reduces the use of fossil fuels. A plasma process offers decisive economic and ecological advantages for cement and clinker production, but also for other heat-intensive industries:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Feuer.mov\" poster=\"\"><\/video><\/p>\n<h2>\n<p>1. reduction of fossil CO\u2082 emissions &amp; improvement of the carbon footprint<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The cement industry is one of the largest CO\u2082 emitters in the world. Around 8% of global CO\u2082 emissions come from cement and clinker production. CO\u2082 emissions arise from two main sources:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Process-related emissions (~60 %): Release of CO\u2082 during the calcination of the limestone (CaCO\u2083 \u2192 CaO + CO\u2082)<\/li>\n<li>Fuel-related emissions (~40 %): Use of fossil fuels such as gas, oil or coal and alternative secondary fuels for the kilns (e.g. CH\u2084 \u2192 CO\u2082 + H\u2082O)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<p>2. saving of CO\u2082 certificates &amp; regulatory advantages<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The price for CO\u2082 certificates is currently CHF 120\/t CO\u2082 in Switzerland and \u20ac 80 &#8211; 100\/t CO2 in the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and is expected to rise further.<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland and the EU are pursuing a net-zero strategy until 2050 and a gradual reduction in free certificates for emissions-intensive industries.<\/li>\n<li>Companies with high CO\u2082 emissions must increasingly develop carbon capture strategies or use alternative fuels.<\/li>\n<li>By using a recycling-based fuel made from CO\u2082, the cement industry could drastically reduce its costs for CO\u2082 certificates and establish CO\u2082-neutral processes with regard to fuels in the long term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<p>3. economy &amp; energy efficiency<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The direct use of a plasma-based CO\/O\u2082-rich mixture avoids conversions to existing clinker kilns, which saves enormous investments.<\/li>\n<li>Existing plant infrastructures remain usable, as the plasma fuel can be used directly in conventional burners.<\/li>\n<li>H\u2082-based processes are expensive, complicated and time-consuming, yet a CO\/O\u2082 mixture with -283 kJ\/mol has roughly the same calorific value as hydrogen (H\u2082) with -285 kJ\/mol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>\n<p data-id=\"page#1-0-0-6\">4. sustainability &amp; independence from fossil fuels<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Geopolitical uncertainties and rising import costs for fossil fuels are jeopardizing security of supply.<\/li>\n<li>Plasma-based fuel provides a local, renewable and CO\u2082-neutral source of energy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>5. political framework conditions &amp; funding opportunities<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>The \u201cGreen Deal\u201d, net zero strategy and EU taxonomy for sustainable investments call for a drastic reduction in fossil CO\u2082 emissions.<\/li>\n<li>Many governments therefore support and promote technologies for CO\u2082 avoidance, reduction and use by means of subsidies or tax incentives.<\/li>\n<li>Plasma processes could become part of the Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD), in which companies are compensated by the state for CO\u2082 reductions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h1>\n<p>Conclusion: A competitive advantage through plasma<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The integration of a plasma process for CO\u2082 conversion can significantly reduce fossil CO\u2082 emissions from CO\u2082-intensive heating processes such as clinker production.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>CO\u2082 certificate costs of around CHF 120\/t CO\u2082 are saved.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Existing infrastructure can continue to be used and expensive conversions can be avoided (CAPEX)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Independence from fossil fuels is achieved.<\/p>\n<p>Investing in this technology at an early stage secures competitive advantages and positions you as a pioneer in a climate-neutral building materials industry!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/circle-soft.svg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/circle-soft.svg\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/circle-soft.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>Talk to us.<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>This technology is breaking new ground. Naturally, we would like to prove the performance of our fuel in practice and quantify it more precisely. Are you interested in practical applications? Then let us find out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"tel:+41448257880\">Telephone<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"mailto:info@alnewa.com\">E-mail<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><video src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Feuer.mov\" poster=\"\"><\/video><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- {\"type\":\"layout\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"padding_remove_top\":true,\"style\":\"default\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"middle\",\"width\":\"default\",\"width_expand\":\"right\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"vertical_align\":\"bottom\",\"width_medium\":\"1-3\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"html\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"<br \/>\"}},{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"Defossilization of industrial processes via plasma\",\"position_left\":\"30\",\"title_element\":\"h1\"}},{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\n<p>A plasma process that uses renewable electricity to convert CO\\u2082 emissions into a fuel gas without using H\\u2082 significantly reduces the use of fossil fuels. 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