A Holcim plant in Belgium is set to become the world's first "net-zero" cement plant by the year 2029, the Guardian reports.
According to a press release, the new plant will capture carbon dioxide emissions and use them to produce 2 million tons of "net-zero" cement per year.
The plant will use 95% of its energy from alternative fuels and 30% of its raw mix will come from "participating waste" from other industries, Holcim says.
"This is exactly in line with the European Green Deal's objective to fully mobilize industry to achieve climate neutrality by 2050," European Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra says in the press release.
Holcim's new plant will also have Europe's largest installation of floating solar panels, the BBC reports.
"This investment symbolizes exactly the vision that our country has been pursuing for the past four years: build a future for industry in Europe, with the highest standards in terms of innovation and CO2 objectives," Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo says in the press release. Read the Entire Article
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