Crushed basalt donated from Hanson UK's Builth Wells quarry in Powys is being used in a field trial to measure the impact it can have on removing carbo.
Hanson appoint cement business technical development manager 05 March 2021
Hanson UK (HeidelbergCement group) has appointed Michael Wildmore as a technical development manager for their cement business. He joins the company’s technical services team, which offers customers help and support sustainability, concrete mixes and production optimisation. I have worked within the Hanson UK business for over a year and am delighted to have the opportunity to join the cement division, he said. I am looking forward to working with our customers to assist them with their projects, but am also excited to be part of the ongoing evolution of the Hanson and wider HeidelbergCement Group business as it works towards its sustainability goals of continued reduction in CO
Hanson UK launches green hydrogen power unit 11 February 2021
A new green hydrogen power demonstration unit has been developed and installed at Hanson UK s Regen ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) plant in Port Talbot, south Wales.This is part of the company s GBP9.2m Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions (RICE) project, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The aim of the demonstration unit is to replace some of the natural gas used to power the plant with green hydrogen, which is considered a clean source of energy as it only emits water when burned, reducing CO
2 emissions.
Hanson s Port Talbot plant produces Regen GGBS, which is used as a replacement for up to 80 per cent of the cement in concrete. Although Regen is also an energy-intensive product, using large amounts of natural gas and electricity, its carbon footprint is about one tenth that of Portland cement.