The CO<sub>2</sub> reduction potential for the European industry via direct electrification of heat supply (power-to-heat)

Madeddu, Silvia; Ueckerdt, Falko; Pehl, Michaja; Peterseim, Juergen H.; Lord, Michael D.; Kumar, Karthik Ajith; Krüger, Christoph; Luderer, Gunnar

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“…Several studies have suggested the electrification of kilns and conversion of power to heat for clinker manufacturing [188][189][190][191][192][193]. Solar calciners have been discussed in Sect.…”

Section: Electricity and Hydrogen: Towards Carbon Neutrality Of Clay Calcinationmentioning

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Clay calcination technology: state-of-the-art review by the RILEM TC 282-CCL

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The use of calcined clays as supplementary cementitious materials provides the opportunity to significantly reduce the cement industry’s carbon burden; however, use at a global scale requires a deep understanding of the extraction and processing of the clays to be used, which will uncover routes to optimise their reactivity. This will enable increased usage of calcined clays as cement replacements, further improving the sustainability of concretes produced with them. Existing technologies can be adopted to produce calcined clays at an industrial scale in many regions around the world. This paper, produced by RILEM TC 282-CCL on calcined clays as supplementary cementitious materials (working group 2), focuses on the production of calcined clays, presents an overview of clay mining, and assesses the current state of the art in clay calcination technology, covering the most relevant aspects from the clay deposit to the factory gate. The energetics and associated carbon footprint of the calcination process are also discussed, and an outlook on clay calcination is presented, discussing the technological advancements required to fulfil future global demand for this material in sustainable infrastructure development.

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Section: Electricity and Hydrogen: Towards Carbon Neutrality Of Clay Calcinationmentioning

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Clay calcination technology: state-of-the-art review by the RILEM TC 282-CCL

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“…Electrification increasingly pivotal for just sustainability transitions and urban areas are at the forefront Urban electrification has accelerated in recent years (World Economic Forum, 2020). However, although the decarbonization impacts of electrification are well documented in industrial and transport sectors (Alarfaj et al, 2020;Arabzadeh et al (2020); Lah et al, 2020;Madeddu et al, 2020;Mai et al, 2020), comprehensive analyses of the role that urban electrification can play are lacking (Fuso Nerini et al, 2019). The sustainable energy transition relies on a concurrent global urban transition (IRENA, 2019;IPCC et al, 2018).…”

Section: Economic Stimulus Focused Primarily On Growth Would Jeopardize the Paris Agreementmentioning

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Ten new insights in climate science 2020 – a horizon scan

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Non-technical summary We summarize some of the past year's most important findings within climate change-related research. New research has improved our understanding of Earth's sensitivity to carbon dioxide, finds that permafrost thaw could release more carbon emissions than expected and that the uptake of carbon in tropical ecosystems is weakening. Adverse impacts on human society include increasing water shortages and impacts on mental health. Options for solutions emerge from rethinking economic models, rights-based litigation, strengthened governance systems and a new social contract. The disruption caused by COVID-19 could be seized as an opportunity for positive change, directing economic stimulus towards sustainable investments. Technical summary A synthesis is made of ten fields within climate science where there have been significant advances since mid-2019, through an expert elicitation process with broad disciplinary scope. Findings include: (1) a better understanding of equilibrium climate sensitivity; (2) abrupt thaw as an accelerator of carbon release from permafrost; (3) changes to global and regional land carbon sinks; (4) impacts of climate change on water crises, including equity perspectives; (5) adverse effects on mental health from climate change; (6) immediate effects on climate of the COVID-19 pandemic and requirements for recovery packages to deliver on the Paris Agreement; (7) suggested long-term changes to governance and a social contract to address climate change, learning from the current pandemic, (8) updated positive cost–benefit ratio and new perspectives on the potential for green growth in the short- and long-term perspective; (9) urban electrification as a strategy to move towards low-carbon energy systems and (10) rights-based litigation as an increasingly important method to address climate change, with recent clarifications on the legal standing and representation of future generations. Social media summary Stronger permafrost thaw, COVID-19 effects and growing mental health impacts among highlights of latest climate science.

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“…Studies of deep decarbonization pathways show that the power sector offers many opportunities for deep decarbonization by the middle of the century, including in China (Duan et al, 2021), making electrification vital (Victoria et al, 2020). Direct electrification is preferable as it increases efficiency (Madeddu et al, 2020), but hydrogen-based fuels could play a role where electrification is not feasible (Ueckerdt et al, 2021).…”

Section: Fig 2 Heading Towards Net-zero Co 2 Emissions and The 15°c Target The X-axis Shows Cumulativementioning

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Ten new insights in climate science 2021: a horizon scan

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Non-technical summaryWe summarize some of the past year's most important findings within climate change-related research. New research has improved our understanding about the remaining options to achieve the Paris Agreement goals, through overcoming political barriers to carbon pricing, taking into account non-CO 2 factors, a well-designed implementation of demand-side and nature-based solutions, resilience building of ecosystems and the recognition that climate change mitigation costs can be justified by benefits to the health of humans and nature alone. We consider new insights about what to expect if we fail to include a new dimension of fire extremes and the prospect of cascading climate tipping elements.

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The CO₂ reduction potential for the European industry via direct electrification of heat supply (power-to-heat)

Cited by 170 publications

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Clay calcination technology: state-of-the-art review by the RILEM TC 282-CCL

Clay calcination technology: state-of-the-art review by the RILEM TC 282-CCL

Ten new insights in climate science 2020 – a horizon scan

Ten new insights in climate science 2021: a horizon scan

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The CO2 reduction potential for the European industry via direct electrification of heat supply (power-to-heat)

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Clay calcination technology: state-of-the-art review by the RILEM TC 282-CCL

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