Sirchis J. (ed.) Energy Efficiency in the Cement Industry

CRC Press, 1990. — 184 p.The existence of significant uncertainty as to the long-term prospects for energy supply and demand following the rapid fall in oil prices, has stimulated both the international energy situation as well as that of the Community and made it essential that the substantial progress already made in restructuring the Community’s energy economy be maintained and, if necessary, reinforced.
The European Energy Policy objectives for the year 1995 call for adequate energy supply, controlled energy prices and increased environmental concern. All of these constraints necessitate the rational exploitation of the primary energy forms by the EEC Member States.
The above objectives can be attained either by energy saving or by increased energy efficiency, or finally through the development of new technologies to augment both saving and efficiency. Better insulation, heat and material recycling, or application of improved processes, are typical examples.
Cement production is one of the most energy intensive sectors and requires a great quantity of energy. Although much progress has already been achieved today in the field of the energy economy in the cement industry in EEC countries, some stages of cement production still offer opportunities for further improvement.