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ACT - Advanced Cement Technology
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Expected 8 |
Decarbonisation
Energy efficiency
Water efficiency
Material efficiency (Reduction of raw material consumption or waste generation)
Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour)
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Cement, lime, magnesium oxide production
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Under construction
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The Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) / Turpentine process: innovative solutions for VOC emissions reduction and turpentine production in the wood-based panel industry sector
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Achieved 9+ |
Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis)
Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour)
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Wood-based panels production
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Operational
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Mechano-chemical activation of clays for Supplementary Cementitious Material production
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Expected 8 |
Decarbonisation
Material efficiency (Reduction of raw material consumption or waste generation)
Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour)
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Cement, lime, magnesium oxide production
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Under construction
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Industrial vortex generator (IVG) for chemical‑free cooling (IVG-CT) water reuse in industrial processes
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Achieved 9+ |
Energy efficiency
Water efficiency
Reduction of emissions to water, soil or groundwater
Chemical substitution (e.g. of hazardous substances or substances of very high concern)
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Animal by-products/edible co-products industries
Cement, lime, magnesium oxide production
Food, drink and milk
Iron and Steel
Large combustion plants
Non-ferrous metals production
Pulp, paper and card board
Refineries (oil and gas)
Energy-intensive industries
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Operational
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Industrial Wastewater Solution for High-Concentration BOD Using Microbial Fuel Cell Technology
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Achieved 9+ |
Decarbonisation
Energy efficiency
Water efficiency
Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis)
Chemical substitution (e.g. of hazardous substances or substances of very high concern)
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Food, drink and milk
Organic chemicals production
Pulp, paper and card board
Refineries (oil and gas)
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Operational
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E-LIX - Hydrometallurgical solution for the extraction of copper, zinc, cobalt, nickel, lead and precious metals
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Expected 8 |
Decarbonisation
Energy efficiency
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
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Mining (ores)
Non-ferrous metals production
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Operational
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Recovery of pickling acids in the production of stainless steel using a dual drying / pyrohydrolysis process
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Achieved 9+ |
Energy efficiency
Water efficiency
Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis)
Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour)
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Batteries manufacture
Ferrous metals processing
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Operational
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Dry reforming and blast furnace top gas recycling via an electrically assisted syngas smelter with plasma torches for syngas tuyere injection
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Achieved 7 |
Decarbonisation
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Iron and Steel
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Operational
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Production of second generation (2G) ethanol through fermentation of CO-rich exhaust gases generated in ironmaking / steelmaking
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Achieved 9 |
Decarbonisation
Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis)
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Iron and Steel
Non-ferrous metals production
Refineries (oil and gas)
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Operational
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Chemical utilisation of steel mill gases for the production of sustainable chemicals and fuels (Carbon2Chem®)
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Achieved 8 |
Decarbonisation
Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis)
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Cement, lime, magnesium oxide production
Fertilisers production
Iron and Steel
renewable fuels
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Operational
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Valorisation of recycled polymers as foaming and recarburising agents in EAF steelmaking
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Achieved 9+ |
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 air (including noise and odour)
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Iron and Steel
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Operational
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DRI-EAF implementation at Saarstahl / Dillinger steelworks (POWER4STEEL)
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Expected 8 |
Decarbonisation
Energy efficiency
Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour)
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Iron and Steel
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Under construction
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Low temperature electrolysis of iron ore in an aqueous alkaline solution - Volteron™
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Achieved 7 |
Decarbonisation
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Iron and Steel
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Operational
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Splitting steelmaking pre-combustion gases into hydrogen rich outputs and high purity CO2 streams (CASOH technology)
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Achieved 7 |
Decarbonisation
Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis)
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Iron and Steel
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Operational
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Hydrogen based ultra fine ore reduction combined with a continuous powered electric smelting furnace for liquid iron production (HYFOR / HY4SMELT)
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Expected 8 |
Decarbonisation
Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis)
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Iron and Steel
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Under development / testing
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Carbon capture of blast furnace flue gas emissions by absorption using an amine demixing solvent (3D DMX)
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Achieved 7 |
Decarbonisation
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Iron and Steel
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Operational
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Biomass torrefaction for production of bio-coal used as a substitute for pulverised coal in blast furnaces (TORERO)
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Achieved 8 |
Decarbonisation
Material efficiency (Reduction of raw material consumption or waste generation)
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Iron and Steel
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Operational
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Innovative electric heater for high-temperature heating of process gases (e.g. hydrogen, syngas)
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Achieved 6 |
Decarbonisation
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Iron and Steel
Refineries (oil and gas)
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Operational
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Electric process gas heater for preheating of hydrogen and natural gas mixtures in DRI or BF plants
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Achieved 6 |
Decarbonisation
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Iron and Steel
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Under development / testing
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Sorption-Enhanced Water-Gas Shift (SEWGS) for production of hydrogen from steelmaking process gases combined with CO2 capture (STEPWISE)
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Expected 7 |
Decarbonisation
Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis)
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Iron and Steel
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Under development / testing
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Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology (HYBRIT)
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Achieved 7 |
Decarbonisation
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Iron and Steel
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Operational
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Selective Chemically Induced Denitrification (SCID)
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Achieved 7 |
Energy efficiency
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 air (including noise and odour)
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Cement, lime, magnesium oxide production
Large combustion plants
Waste incineration
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Under development / testing
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Hydrogen reduction of metal oxides originating from the mining and metal industries – The GreenIron process
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Achieved 8 |
Decarbonisation
Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis)
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Iron and Steel
Mining (ores)
Non-ferrous metals production
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Under construction
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Hydrogen Plasma Smelting Reduction of Iron Ores (HPSR)
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Expected 7 |
Decarbonisation
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Iron and Steel
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Operational
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Enhanced EAF steelmaking through continuous charging, scrap preheating and electromagnetic stirring (Consteel / Consteerrer)
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Achieved 9+ |
Energy efficiency
Material efficiency (Reduction of raw material consumption or waste generation)
Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour)
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Iron and Steel
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Operational
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Slag Valorisation Furnace
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Achieved 7 |
Decarbonisation
Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis)
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Iron and Steel
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Under development / testing
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Open slag bath furnace (OSBF): Pig iron production using reductive smelting
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Achieved 7 |
Decarbonisation
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Iron and Steel
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Under development / testing
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Heat recovery and district heating integration in EAF steelmaking via iRecovery® and Heat Leap systems
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Achieved 9+ |
Decarbonisation
Energy efficiency
Water efficiency
Circular economy (e.g. recovery/reuse/recycling of residues, industrial symbiosis)
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Iron and Steel
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Operational
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ENERGIRON technology: DRI-EAF production route using natural gas or H2
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Achieved 8 |
Decarbonisation
Energy efficiency
Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour)
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Iron and Steel
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Operational
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Open bath furnace (METIX technology)
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Achieved 7 |
Decarbonisation
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Iron and Steel
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Under development / testing
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Advanced UV-light photochemical system for PFAS Destruction at high flow - ClarosTechUV™
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Expected 9 |
Decarbonisation
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)
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Batteries manufacture
Landfills
Organic chemicals production
Refineries (oil and gas)
Surface treatment of metals or plastics
Surface treatment of substances using organic solvents
Textiles
Waste treatment
Semiconductors
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Under construction
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Integrated Slurry Management System with Constructed Wetlands
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Achieved 9 |
Water efficiency
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)
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Waste treatment
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Feasability
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Gas permeable membranes (GPM) technology to capture ammonia from gaseous media
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Achieved 8 |
Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour)
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Animal by-products/edible co-products industries
Biogas production
Fertilisers production
Inorganic chemicals production
Intensive rearing of poultry/pigs
Waste treatment
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Under construction
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Low-Temperature and Acid-Free Platform Technology for Direct Regeneration and Circular Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Materials
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Achieved 7 |
Decarbonisation
Energy efficiency
Water efficiency
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
Chemical substitution (e.g. of hazardous substances or substances of very high concern)
Reduction of emissions to air (including noise and odour)
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Batteries manufacture
Non-ferrous metals production
Companies using metals and want to show the effect of advanced recycling affects the retained value for the next life cycle.
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Operational
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