thyssenkrupp and TITAN Group have officially signed a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract in Athens, Greece, for the IFESTOS Carbon Capture Project. As one of Europe’s largest carbon capture initiatives, IFESTOS aims to pave the way for producing zero-carbon cement and concrete.
“With the oxyfuel technology we have developed, around 1.9 million tons of CO2 can be captured annually at the Kamari plant alone”, says Dr. Cetin Nazikkol, Chief Strategy Officer at thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies. “This corresponds to around twelve percent of all greenhouse gas emissions from Greek industry. We are thus making a significant contribution to one of the largest CO2 capture projects in Europe.”
The captured CO2 is subsequently liquefied and transported to a dedicated storage facility in the Mediterranean area. This process positions thyssenkrupp’s technology as a catalyst for establishing crucial carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chains across southern Europe.
Under this agreement, thyssenkrupp will focus on designing and outfitting the two kiln lines at TITAN’s Kamari cement plant with advanced oxyfuel systems to capture CO2 emissions. The goal is to significantly reduce the plant’s carbon footprint, with full operational status expected by the end of 2029.
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“For our customer TITAN Group, we will be using the latest CO2 separation technology. We will design and equip the first kiln line with the proven oxyfuel technology. When modernizing the second kiln line, the latest generation of this technology will be used with the pure oxyfuel system. Overall, this will enable us to capture almost 100 percent of CO2 emissions”, adds Christian Myland, CEO of thyssenkrupp Polysius.
With global annual cement production of more than four billion tons, there is still great growth potential for thyssenkrupp’s CO2 capture technologies. Equipment from thyssenkrupp is already installed or services are provided in around a third of all cement plants worldwide.
The oxyfuel carbon capture technoloy developed by thyssenkrupp
The oxyfuel technology developed by thyssenkrupp Polysius relies on using pure oxygen in the combustion process rather than standard air. This approach efficiently isolates CO2 emissions, preventing them from entering the atmosphere. By combining this technology with further processing, almost all CO2 produced during cement clinker manufacturing can be captured and repurposed.
Captured CO2 can then undergo purification and be used as a valuable resource in the chemical sector or other industries, or alternatively stored for long-term use.
thyssenkrupp Polysius, a division of thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies, leads the way in developing these solutions. The company’s focus extends beyond cement decarbonization to include systems for wind energy, ammonia production, hydrogen electrolysis, and a range of technologies designed to help industrial sectors reduce their carbon emissions.
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