Turning waste streams into energy There has been a major growth phase in processed engineered fuel (PEF) for cement kilns, according to ResourceCo, an international leader in resource recovery and advanced manufacturing.
R
esourceCo Alternative Fuels Chief Executive Officer
cessed engineered fuel (PEF) to operate its kiln. This equates to
Ben Sawley said the company currently manufac-
a huge saving in the consumption of traditional fossil fuel usage.
tures 250,000 tonnes of alternative fuels annually
“We are certainly focused on providing an alternative energy
and there is tremendous opportunity to increase
use to cement kilns to displace fossil fuels, and while Australia
this volume significantly in Australia.
has four cement kilns, we have earmarked Asia as a major area
“Fuel diversification of cement kilns is the driver for our
customers, as it reduces fuel price risk as well as the kiln’s environmental footprint,” Sawley said. “Kilns that have introduced an alternative fuel mix among their
for potential growth,” Sawley said. “South-East Asia has well over 100 cement kilns and there are countless more across China. Most of these kilns are yet to be tapped into.”
energy intake have done relatively well in comparison to others
ResourceCo has taken the group’s leading alternative fuel
that have been locked into purely fossil fuels, particularly in recent
technology directly into the Asian markets and is operating in
months where coal and gas prices have increased significantly.
Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.
“We are seeing a turning point in the cement industry in the
The company’s state-of-the-art PEF manufacturing plant in
take-up of alternative fuels and the importance of having diver-
Ipoh, Malaysia, has 100,000 tonne-plus capacity and supplies
sification in energy.”
the world’s largest cement manufacturer, amongst others. These
ResourceCo has a Joint Venture that supplies an Australian cement manufacturer with nearly 100,000 tonnes per year of pro-
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partnerships are reducing the reliance on fossil fuels in the production of cement.
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