Heidelberg Materials Finalizes Award Contract with U.S. DOE for Mitchell, Indiana, Cement Plant Industrial Demonstrations Program Funding
August 14 2024 - 3:24PM
Heidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce it has
finalized award negotiations with the U.S. Department of Energy’s
(DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). Following
negotiations, OCED awarded the Mitchell Cement Plant
Decarbonization Project as part of its Industrial Demonstrations
Program (IDP) with $300,000 to begin Phase 1 of the project. The
total OCED cost share is up to $500 million, and the initiation of
Phase 1 is the first step of a multi-phased integrated project
demonstration that is intended to ultimately result in the
construction and operation of full-scale carbon capture, transport,
and storage at the company’s new state-of-the-art cement plant in
Mitchell, Indiana. The funding builds on prior awards from the DOE
toward successfully completing the Front-End Engineering and Design
(FEED) work necessary to verify the project’s technical
feasibility.
Participating in substantial cost share that will leverage up to
$500 million in DOE project funding, Heidelberg Materials’ award is
part of OCED’s Industrial Demonstrations Program providing up to $6
billion in funding to demonstrate commercial-scale decarbonization
solutions needed to move energy-intensive industries toward
net-zero across the U.S. The Mitchell project is one of 33 projects
selected across 20 states earlier this Spring.
The new Mitchell cement plant, which now produces more than
triple its previous capacity, incorporates features to minimize
energy consumption and enable the use of alternative fuels and raw
materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The proposed project
for this funding award will capture, treat and prepare for storage
or use, approximately 2 million metric tons of CO2 each year from
the cement plant.
“This critical milestone of bringing our project under award
with the U.S. Department of Energy is a significant step in
building the first full-scale application of carbon capture and
storage for the cement industry in the U.S.,” said Chris Ward,
President and CEO of Heidelberg Materials North America.
“We are making a substantial investment to lean in and lead on
the deployment of full-scale CCUS in our industry, and the success
of this project will play a meaningful role toward decarbonization
of the cement sector across the U.S. and beyond,” continued
Ward.
Heidelberg Materials is committed to leading the cement industry
in developing viable carbon capture projects, which are essential
to achieving the company’s ambitious sustainability
goals.
About Heidelberg Materials North America
Based in Irving, Texas, Heidelberg Materials North America is
part of Heidelberg Materials, one of the world’s biggest integrated
manufacturers of building materials. In addition, we offer digital
services and solutions. At the center of our actions lies our
responsibility for the environment. We are pioneers on the road to
carbon neutrality and circular construction. We’re developing new,
sustainable building materials as well as intelligent digital
solutions.
- Heidelberg Materials Cement Plant in Mitchell, Indiana
Jeff Sieg
Heidelberg Materials North America
9726536011
jeff.sieg@heidelbergmaterials.com