Aķcansa Cement, a joint venture of HeidelbergCement and Sabanci Holding, recently announced the installation of a $24 million waste heat recovery unit at their Çannakale, Turkey, plant. Aķcansa, which produces 6.5 tonnes of clinker and 9 million tonnes of cement annually in three plants within Turkey, is a major producer of both cement and ready-mixed concretes.
The new unit will have approximately 15.2 MW of capacity, drawing enough radiant heat from the clinker production process than for an annual energy savings of 105 million kWh. This equates to about 30% of the plant’s current energy needs. This installation now gives the Çannakale plant the distinction of being the largest facility in Europe with a functional heat recovery unit. Additionally, the new unit will allow the plant to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 60 thousand tons annually, taking a stride forward for a cleaner, healthier globe.