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ELECTRA demonstrates that electric heating can substitute fossil fuels in the cement, lime, and pulp industries.

ELECTRA develops and validates in real life emission-free, electrically heated cement, lime and lime mud production process in MW scale capable of reaching temperature up to 2000°C. By using low-emission electricity instead of combustion for decomposing calcium carbonate, and by capturing the carbon dioxide produced in the production process, it is possible to run plants with close to zero carbon dioxide emissions providing even negative-emission products for the society. Successful implementation of the ELECTRA concept will eliminate fuel-related CO2 emissions, and in addition, unavoidable calcination-related CO2 is captured efficiently and at low costs, resulting in over 90% total CO2 reduction and even enabling negative CO2 emissions across the targeted industries.

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17
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48
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20M
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Electra impacts

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Operational Objective Alignment

ELECTRA directly contributes to Process4Planet’s objective of developing new electrified processes and promoting energy efficiency, aligned with the broader goal of renewable energy utilization.
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Carbon Capture Enhancement

By elevating CO2 concentration in flue gas to over 99%, ELECTRA simplifies and reduces the cost of carbon capture, supporting the development of efficient CO/CO2 capture and purification technologies.
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FOAK Plant Advancement

Through industrial pilots, ELECTRA advances towards first-of-a-kind (FOAK) plants, driving innovation and derisking investment in electrified processes.
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Key Exploitable Results (KER)

  • Plasma heated rotary kiln for calcination and clinkering
  • High-enthalpy plasma torch for oxidising conditions
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21.05.2025

ELECTRA presented at IETS TCP webinar on industrial electrification

On 21 May 2025, the European project ELECTRA was featured in the opening session of the new Industrial Transition Series of webinars, organised by the IETS TCP – Industrial Energy-Related Technologies and Systems Technology Collaboration Programme, under the auspices of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The session, titled “#1 Direct Electrification in Industry”, brought together industrial and academic experts to explore innovative solutions […]
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14.03.2025

Successful Workshop & Meetings in Rome (11-13 March 2025)

The ELECTRA project successfully hosted a key event in Rome from 11 to 13 March 2025. Organized by Innovation Engineering, this three-day gathering brought together project partners and industry experts to advance the development of flexible and hybrid electrification solutions for industrial applications. 📅 Event Recap: 📍 Location: Rome 🔹 11 March 2025 – T2.2 […]
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17.02.2025

Major breakthrough for plasma-heated cement kiln in Sweden

Simplified carbon dioxide capture, stable process, lower carbon dioxide emissions, no fuel ash and higher quality clinker. These are the results of tests on the world’s probably first plasma-heated cement kiln. “It looks very promising,” says Bodil Wilhelmsson, project manager at Heidelberg Materials and responsible for the tests. “We started the tests at the end […]

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Funded by the European Union

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101138392.