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Climate Change: Chinese cement makers face carbon capture technology challenges, says partner of industry giant
- An undeveloped market for the collected gas means corporate efforts remain at a pilot stage, says president of Calgary-based Delta CleanTech
- The cement sector is responsible for 15 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions in China, the world’s largest emitter
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China’s cement makers face significant challenges when it comes to adopting the technology they need to capture their carbon dioxide emissions, according to a technology supplier to industry leader China National Building Materials Group.
An undeveloped market for the collected gas and the absence of a system to incentivise emissions reduction means corporate efforts remain at a pilot stage, said Calgary-based Delta CleanTech’s president Jeff Allison.
“The main challenges include what to do with the carbon dioxide after it has been captured, and what are the penalties and rewards in place to encourage carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS),” he told the Post.
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Delta last month signed an agreement to provide know-how to Nanjing Kisen International Engineering, a unit of CNBM Group, the nation’s largest cement producer, on capturing carbon dioxide from exhaust gases.
It will see Nanjing Kisen apply Delta’s technology when building carbon dioxide capture facilities at CNBM’s plants. Two such projects are currently under consideration or development, Allison said.
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Delta licenses its carbon capture technology to partners which are charged a one-time fee of 4.5 to 5 per cent of the capital costs, he said. Such facilities can cost C$50 million (HK$306 million) to C$500 million depending on the capacity.
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