Modern Pumping Today December 2024 - 6

INDUSTRY NEWS
ELKEM TO EXPLORE CARBON-FREE
SILICON PRODUCTION
Elkem ASA has secured funding from the European
Union for the groundbreaking Elkem Sicalo (silicon
production with carbon looping) project, which aims to
eliminate all carbon emissions from silicon production.
Elkem, SINTEF, and NORCE are completing the first
pilot phase of Elkem Sicalo at Elkem's technology
park in Kristiansand, Norway. The project entails
capturing the carbon emitted from the silicon furnace
and reusing it as a reductant in the silicon production
process. The EU has now granted funding for the
Horizon Europe project MECALO, which builds on
Elkem Sicalo. MECALO will develop the concept of
carbon looping further for general metal production,
with demonstration of zero carbon silicon and
manganese alloys.
The manganese alloys producer Eramet, with its
six smelters in Norway, France, the United States, and
Gabon, is the other metallurgical company in the
consortium aiming to develop and use the technology
from MECALO. If successful and fully implemented
in all European production of silicon and manganese,
MECALO could save 33 million tons of emissions per
year in 2050.
INNIO GROUP WINS AWARD 2024 FOR
INNOVATIVE HYDROGEN CHP PLANT
Innio Group was awarded the COGEN Europe
Recognition Award 2024 in the Technology and
Innovation category for its 1 MW-class hydrogen
combined heat and power (CHP) plant. Powered by
green hydrogen, Innio Group collaborated with RAG
Austria AG to develop this project and operate the
hydrogen engine for the start of this heating season.
At RAG Austria's site, green hydrogen is produced
in summer through water electrolysis from surplus
renewable production and stored in the world's first
underground hydrogen storage in a porous reservoir in
Rubensdorf near Gampern, Austria. This storage facility
can hold up to 4.2 GWh of surplus solar power in the
form of hydrogen.
" This award celebrates our teams' achievements and
highlights our collaboration with RAG Austria AG in
addressing three critical aspects of green energy supply:
storage, transport, and generation. By harnessing the
summer sun for winter energy, the project serves as a
blueprint for utilizing green hydrogen to sustainably
balance seasonal energy demand, " emphasizes Andreas
Eberharter, vice-president of product management and
marketing for Innio Group's Jenbacher brand.
VOGELSANG HIGHLIGHTS PREMIX BIOGAS
FEEDSTOCK PREPARATION SYSTEM
Vogelsang USA, the inventor of the rotary lobe pump
with elastomer-coated lobes, highlights PreMix, the
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