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Innovative Technique Environmental purpose TRL IED Activity Status
ACT - Advanced Cement Technology - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation , Energy efficiency , Water efficiency , Material efficiency (Reduction of raw material consumption or waste generation) , Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour) 8 3.1a Production of cement, lime and magnesium oxide: production of cement clinker in rotary kilns Under construction
Recovery and use of waste heat for decarbonisation of flat glass production - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation , Energy efficiency 9 3.3 Manufacture of glass including glass fibre with a melting capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day Under construction
Hybrid electric and fossil-fuel fired regenerative furnace - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation , Energy efficiency 7 3.3 Manufacture of glass including glass fibre with a melting capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day Under construction
Use of green hydrogen to power furnaces during steel production - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation 9 2.2 Production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary fusion) exceeding 2,5 tonnes per hour Under construction
Cryogenic capture of CO2 in large scale clinker production - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation 7 3.1b Production of cement, lime and magnesium oxide: production of lime in kilns (exceeding 50 tonnes per day) Under construction
100MW PEM electrolyzer to produce Hydrogen and Oxygen - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation 7 1.2 Refining of mineral oil and gas Under construction
Hydrogen combustion equipment for industrial high temperature processes - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation 7 2.2 Production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary fusion) exceeding 2,5 tonnes per hour , 2.3a Processing of ferrous metals: operation of hot-rolling mills with a capacity exceeding 20 tonnes of crude steel per hour , 2.5a Processing of non-ferrous metals: production of non-ferrous crude metals Under development / testing
Waste recycling and production of alternative fuel from unrecycable fractions - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Material efficiency (Reduction of raw material consumption or waste generation) , Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis) , Reduction of emissions to water, soil or groundwater , Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour) 9 5.3b Recovery, or a mix of recovery and disposal, of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 75 tonnes per day Under development / testing
Full-scale BECCS with hot potassium carbonate technology - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation , Energy efficiency 8 1.1 Combustion of fuels in installations with a total rated thermal input of 50 MW or more Under construction
Carbon capture technology for decarbonization of kiln cement production - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation , Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour) 9 3.1b Production of cement, lime and magnesium oxide: production of lime in kilns (exceeding 50 tonnes per day) Under development / testing
Carbon capture and storage in glass manufacturing - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation 8 3.3 Manufacture of glass including glass fibre with a melting capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day Planned
Carbon capture and storage for lime production - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation , Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour) 9 3.1b Production of cement, lime and magnesium oxide: production of lime in kilns (exceeding 50 tonnes per day) Under development / testing
Plasma reactor for processing coarse residues - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis) 8 2.2 Production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary fusion) exceeding 2,5 tonnes per hour Under development / testing
Use of green hydrogen to power the iron reduction process during steel production - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation , Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour) 9 2.2 Production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary fusion) exceeding 2,5 tonnes per hour Under development / testing
Pretreatment and upgrading of liquefied waste plastic - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Material efficiency (Reduction of raw material consumption or waste generation) , Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis) 7 4.1.(a) Production of organic chemicals, such as: simple hydrocarbons , 4.1.(b) Production of organic chemicals, such as: oxygen-containing hydrocarbons Under construction
Novel hybrid wool glass furnace at industrial scale - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation , Energy efficiency 9 3.3 Manufacture of glass including glass fibre with a melting capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day Planned
Per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in groundwater: water treatment for industrial use in the surface finishing industry - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Reduction of emissions to water, soil or groundwater 6 2.6 Surface treatment of metals or plastic materials using an electrolytic or chemical process (vats exceeds 30 m3) Under development / testing
Recovery of synthetic fluorspar starting from agricultural waste - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis) 8 4.2d Production of inorganic chemicals, such as salts , 5.3b Recovery, or a mix of recovery and disposal, of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 75 tonnes per day Planned
Recycling of unsorted heterogeneous plastic waste - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis) 7 5.2a Disposal or recovery of waste in waste incineration plants or in waste co-incineration plants (no exceeding 3 tonnes p/h) Under development / testing
Direct reduction of iron ore using hydrogen - HYBRIT - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Decarbonisation 9 2.2 Production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary fusion) exceeding 2,5 tonnes per hour Planned
Conversion of CO2 emissions from waste incineration into formic acid via an electrochemical process - IDENTIFIED BY INCITE Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis) 6 6.11. Independently operated treatment of waste water not covered by Directive 91/271/EEC and discharged by an installation Under development / testing