On October 12, 2021, Lehigh Hanson, Inc. joined an ambitious journey to achieving carbon neutrality across the cement and concrete value chain by signing onto the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality in collaboration with PCA’s other member companies and experts. The Roadmap demonstrates how the U.S. cement and concrete industry can collectively address climate change, decrease greenhouse gases, and eliminate barriers that are restricting environmental progress. Given the significant role of cement in society and anticipated infrastructure development, it was critical that the industry comes together and acts now to create sustainable building solutions in the decades to come.
Chris Ward, President and CEO-Lehigh Hanson said, “Today marks a critical step in transforming the cement industry and building a more sustainable future. We are excited to partner with PCA to drive policy in support of this dynamic transition while also investing in technology and innovation to achieve carbon neutrality.”
Lehigh Hanson has already made significant strides in the journey to carbon neutrality, including:
• increased focus on alternative fuels
• supplementary cementitious materials
• innovative carbon capture storage and use research
• leading the push toward lower carbon cement products with its EcoCem®PLC and EcoCem®PLUS cements which provide strength and durability while significantly reducing the carbon footprint of concrete
LEHIGH CEMENT AND ENBRIDGE AGREE TO ADVANCE A CO2 STORAGE SOLUTION IN ALBERTA
On January 26, 2022, Lehigh Cement, a division of Lehigh Hanson Materials Limited (Lehigh) and Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge) (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) announced a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a carbon solution for Lehigh’s cement manufacturing facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Lehigh is developing North America’s first full-scale carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) solution for the cement industry at its Edmonton plant, with the goal of capturing approximately 780,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually. Captured emissions would be transported via pipeline and permanently sequestered by Enbridge. Subject to the award of carbon sequestration rights and regulatory approvals, the project could be in service as early as 2025.
With the support of Lehigh and Capital Power Corporation (Capital Power) with their local facilities, Enbridge will be applying to develop an open access carbon hub in the Wabamun area, west of Edmonton, Alberta, through the Government of Alberta’s Request for Full Project Proposals process.
Combined, the emissions from Capital Power and Lehigh’s planned carbon capture projects represent an opportunity to avoid nearly 4 million tonnes of atmospheric CO2 emissions. Once built, the Open Access Wabamun Carbon Hub will be among the largest integrated CCUS projects in the world.
Joerg Nixdorf, President-Lehigh Hanson’s Canada Region said, “At Lehigh Hanson, we believe that carbon capture and storage technology will play a key role in transforming the cement industry and building a more sustainable future. We are excited about taking the next steps in our ambitious journey to achieving carbon neutrality across the cement and concrete value chain.
“Having a carbon hub solution in place by 2025 is essential for the successful implementation of the CCUS project at our Edmonton cement plant,” Nixdorf added.
“Lehigh Cement’s pioneering CCUS project is an exciting addition to our proposed Open Access Wabamun Carbon Hub, which is poised to support the decarbonization of multiple industries, including power generation, oil and gas, and now cement,” said Colin Gruending, Executive Vice President and President,Liquids Pipelines-Enbridge. “This collaboration demonstrates our focus on local, cost-effective, customer-focused carbon transportation and storage solutions that drive scale and competitiveness while minimizing infrastructure footprint to protect land, water and the environment.”
“We applaud Lehigh and Enbridge in advancing plans for definitive climate action in Canada with this full chain CCUS initiative and we are proud to be a part of the carbon capture development at Lehigh’s Edmonton cement plant,” said Mark Demchuk, National Director, Strategy & Stakeholder Relations-International CCS Knowledge Centre. “Collaborative CCUS solutions like this are a vital enabler of large-scale emissions reductions, across multiple industries, including cement production.”
“The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) welcomes the announcement of an MOU between Lehigh Hanson and Enbridge for Lehigh’s Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage project in Edmonton, Alberta. This is another positive step forward in the development of Lehigh Hanson’s CCUS project, supporting an end-to-end solution for carbon capture and permanent storage,” said Michael McSweeney, President and CEO-CAC. “These types of partnerships on critical technologies like CCUS are how we will win the fight against climate change and demonstrate to Canadians and the world how our hard to abate industry will reach its net-zero ambition. We are so pleased to see this CCUS project moving forward.”
For the full news release from January 2022, please go to: www.lehighhanson.com/resources/news/news-post/news/2022/01/26/lehigh-cement-and-enbridge-agree-to-advance-a-co2-storage-solution-in-alberta
For the full news release from October, 2021, please go to: www.lehighhanson.com/resources/news/news-post/news/2021/10/12/lehigh-hanson-joins-roadmap-to-carbon-neutrality-by-2050