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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Net Zero Pathways: Centre approves setting up of 5 carbon capture and utilisation testbeds
NEW DELHI: In a first of its kind national initiative to combat industrial carbon emissions , the Centre has approved setting up five carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) testbeds in the cement sector that will showcase the 'net zero' decarbonisation pathways for industries through the CCU route. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The CCU holds significant importance in hard-to-abate sectors like cement, steel, power, oil & natural gas, chemicals & fertilisers in reducing emissions by capturing carbon dioxide from industrial processes and converting it to value added products such as synthetic fuels, urea, soda, ash, chemicals, food grade CO2 or concrete aggregates. Thrust of the initiative, launched by the science & technology ministry, will be on developing CO2 capture and CO2 utilisation integrated units in an industrial set up through an innovative public private partnership (PPP) funding model. 'The move will go a long way in not only meeting India's climate action pledges - Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) - under the Paris Agreement but also in achieving the country's 2070 'net zero' (carbon neutrality) goal,' said an official. The five testbeds for translational R&D under academia-industry collaboration will be set up by the National Council for Cement and Building Materials, Ballabhgarh, Haryana in partnership with JK Cement; IIT Kanpur with the JSW Cement; IIT Bombay with Dalmia Cement; CSIR-IIP, IIT Tirupati and IISc with the JSW Cement; and IIT Madras and BITS Pilani, Goa with the Ultratech Cement. Each testbed addresses a different facet of CCU, from cutting-edge catalysis to vacuum-based gas separation. 'Such move will also make these industries future ready ahead of the European Union's proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which is to be implemented from next year,' said the official. CBAM is a tool to put a price on carbon intensive goods, like iron & steel, aluminium and cement through imposing border tax. India is, however, opposed to the EU's move as it will put a tariff burden on such products of developing countries and impact their trade.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Science
- Time of India
Carbon Capture And Utilisation: India to decarbonise cement with first-of-its-kind Carbon Capture testbeds, ET Infra
What is Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)? The testbeds Testbed-1 (Ballabhgarh, Haryana): A pilot plant in partnership with JK Cement at the National Council for Cement and Building Materials captures CO₂ via oxygen-enhanced calcination to produce lightweight concrete blocks and olefins. Advt Testbed-2 (IIT Kanpur + JSW Cement): Demonstrates carbon-negative mineralization, locking CO₂ into solid minerals—a breakthrough in turning pollution into rock. Testbed-3 (IIT Bombay + Dalmia Cement): Develops catalyst-driven CO₂ capture, installed at an operational cement plant to test indigenous clean-tech scalability Testbed-4 (CSIR-IIP, IIT Tirupati, IISe + JSW Cement): Uses vacuum-based gas separation to recycle CO₂ from kiln gases into construction materials, closing the emissions loop. Testbed-5 (IIT Madras & BITS Pilani, Goa + Ultratech Cement): Focuses on carbon-lowering innovations, merging academic research with industrial impact. By , ETInfra The high carbon footprint of the cement industry is a known fact. With India being the second largest producer of cement, accounting for about 8 per cent of the global production, the government has recognised the need to decarbonise the cement industry to align with Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) this effort, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched a groundbreaking initiative under which five Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) testbeds will be set up under the industry-academia is a critical technology for reducing emissions in hard-to-abate sectors like cement, steel, and power. It works by capturing CO₂ emitted during industrial processes and converting it into value-added products such as synthetic fuels, urea, or concrete aggregates. By transforming waste emissions into usable resources, CCU bridges the gap between climate action and economic viability, accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy The five testbeds reflect India's commitment to scalable, real-world solutions:Their establishment will be a significant step towards India's Climate Action for fostering NDCs targets and to achieve the goal of a carbon-neutral economy by 2070.
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Business Standard
21-04-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
JSW breaks ground on 1,600MW power plant at Salboni in West Bengal
The $24 billion JSW Group kicked off a 1,600MW power plant at Salboni in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal – a project waiting in the wings for more than a decade and a half. The foundation stone laying ceremony for the upcoming Rs 16,000 crore ultra-supercritical thermal power plant was conducted by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday in the presence of JSW Group Chairman Sajjan Jindal, JSW Foundation Chairperson Sangita Jindal and JSW Cement and JSW Paints Managing Director Parth Jindal. The power plant will be the largest greenfield plant from the JSW Energy stable and the biggest thermal power project by the private sector in West Bengal. Chief Minister Banerjee described it as a 'big moment', while Jindal said it was his 'dream project'. 'Bengal needs more and more power. They (JSW) have plans for two more units,' Banerjee said. The project is expected to create direct and indirect jobs. Jindal said that the land at Salboni belongs to the farmers of the area. 'You will benefit from the work that happens here – the next generation will also benefit,' he said, addressing the gathering. It has been a long time coming for the power project. The 1,600MW plant was part of an integrated steel and power complex conceived during the Left Front regime led by Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. The steel plant was to have a capacity of 10 million tonnes (mt). In 2008, Bhattacharjee had laid the foundation stone for the project. Jindal recalled during a media interaction later, 'Back in 2008 when the land was acquired by Buddhababu for us, it was in the middle of the Singur problem. And then Nandigram also happened. But everything went off well here.' The steel plant, however, did not take off due to a lack of raw material linkages, primarily the coal block deallocation. But in 2018, JSW Cement set up a cement plant, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Banerjee. After a wait of 15 years, the foundation stone for the power plant has now been laid, Jindal said. 'Model industrial park' Alongside the power plant, Chief Minister Banerjee also laid the foundation stone for the JSW Industrial Park, which will be spread over 2,000 acres with a plug-and-play infrastructure. Jindal said that the target was to bring high-quality industries to the park. 'After the US-China spat, many Korean and Japanese industries that are in China and export to the US, but cannot, are looking for a home for themselves. We are going to attract them; that is my main target.' On potential industries, he said, 'could be electronics'. But the possibilities were huge, he pointed out. There are so many things happening in China – from refrigerators, washing machines to transformers, he noted. The JSW Group has about 4,400 acres in Salboni. Of this, the requirement for the power plant is to the tune of 1,000 acres. The cement plant is utilising about 600 acres. With the power plant and upcoming industrial park, Jindal would have about 800 acres available at Salboni.
