Role of the Pakistan Cement Industry towards the Achievement of Net Zero Goal by Mid-Century: A Review from a Waste Heat Recovery Perspective †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Recent Developments in the Cement WHR Sector of Pakistan
2.2. Bestway, the Pioneer Cement Industry of Pakistan in Carbon Neutralization
2.3. Proposed Methodology for Pakistan Cement Industry Decarbonization
3. Conclusions and Future Recommendations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sr. No. | Bestway Cement Production Sites | Production Lines | Installed Solar Power Capacity | Installed WHR Capacity (MW) | Important Information Related to Solar Installations |
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1 | Mianwali | 1 | 20 MW | 9 | Technology: Roen captive solar energy. Annual power generation: 97,992 MWH. Reduction in levelized cost of energy: 40%. Annual CO2 emissions reductions: 60,265 tonnes. |
2 | Hattar | 2 | 6.4 MW | 6 (line 1), 9 (line 2) | |
3 | Chakwal | 2 | 15.2 MW | 15 | |
4 | Farooqia | 2 | 14.4 MW | 7.5 | |
5 | Kallar Khar | 1 | 14.8 MW | 9.8 |
Cement Industry | Kiln Type/No of Lines/ Capacity (tpd) | Total Installation Cost (USD) | WHR Capacity (MW) | Net Zero Goal in Terms of CO2 Savings (t/y) | Power Generation (MWh/y) |
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D.G Cement (D.G. khan Plant) | 4/5 stage preheater/2/6700 | 15 million | 10.4 | 40,332 | 70,088 |
(Khairpur plant) | Rotax 2/1/6700 | 11.8 million | 8.5 | 28,542 | 61,301 |
Cherat Cement | Rotary/1/3200 | 9.3 million | 7 | 25,761 | 41,730 |
Attock cement (Hub Plant) | 4 × 64 Rotary/2/5200 | 18.6 million | 12 | 37,908 | 58,320 |
Fecto Cement | Dry/1/2600 | 7.2 million | 6 | 19,584 | 38,400 |
Karachi Plant | Rotary/2/6600 | 9.1 million | 10 | 33,820 | 58,291 |
Lucky Cement | Dry/3/9000 | 12.54 million | 15 | 42,992 | 87,437 |
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Haroon, M.; Ayub, A. Role of the Pakistan Cement Industry towards the Achievement of Net Zero Goal by Mid-Century: A Review from a Waste Heat Recovery Perspective. Eng. Proc. 2023, 45, 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023045045
Haroon M, Ayub A. Role of the Pakistan Cement Industry towards the Achievement of Net Zero Goal by Mid-Century: A Review from a Waste Heat Recovery Perspective. Engineering Proceedings. 2023; 45(1):45. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023045045
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaroon, Muhammad, and Abubakr Ayub. 2023. "Role of the Pakistan Cement Industry towards the Achievement of Net Zero Goal by Mid-Century: A Review from a Waste Heat Recovery Perspective" Engineering Proceedings 45, no. 1: 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023045045