The Government, through the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, announced on Tuesday the provisional approval of the first 19 resolutions of the Strategic Project (PERTE) of industrial decarbonization, one of which will be developed in Aragon in the value of 2.8 million euros.
This was announced by the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu, during his speech at the 12th Annual Energy Day of ESADE, where he detailed that the evaluation committee has already approved the first 19 provisional resolutions of the call for line 1 of the PERTE, with aid worth about 96 million euros, which will allow to mobilize more than 307 million euros of total investment.
The Industrial Decarbonization PERTE is a key initiative in the drive towards a more sustainable economy, focusing on reducing carbon emissions in the industrial sector through the use of innovative technologies and eco-efficient practices.
The line 1 of comprehensive action aid for decarbonization supports the actions carried out by national industries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including the decarbonization of energy sources with the electrification of processes and the incorporation of hydrogen; integral energy management of industrial processes; reduction of the use of natural resources or carbon capture, among other lines of action. It is endowed with €1 billion, €500 million in grants and another €500 million in loans. It is planned to launch a second call for line 1 during the second half of the year 2024.
The 19 projects provisionally granted at national level in this first resolution come from the following companies: ACOR, BIOTHERMAL VILLANUEVA, MEAT AND VEGETABLES, CEMENT TUDELA VEGUÍN, CEMEX (2), BEERS MAHOU, CITRUS FROM ANDARAX, EDERFIL BECKER KOOP, ENCE, ENSO ESCO (2), FERROGLOBE SPAIN METALS, GESTAMP (2), INDUSTRIAS PELETERAS, RESONAC GRAPHITE SPAIN, SOLVAY QUIMICA, and ZUKAN.
In the case of Aragon, this is the project provisionally approved within the framework of the PERTE:
CEMEX SPAIN OPERATIONS, S.L.U. (Morata de Jalón, Zaragoza)
Decarbonization of the clinker manufacturing process in the Morata de Jalón plant of Cemex.
The main activity of Cemex is the manufacture, sale, import and export of cement and other construction materials. Cemex wants to promote the replacement of non-renewable fuels with more sustainable fuels in this plant, thus reducing the CO2 emissions associated with their use and decreasing the use of non-renewable resources.
The company wants to increase the rate of alternative fuels in the combustion of the furnace it uses for the manufacture of Clinker. To this end, elements for the treatment and conditioning of fuels derived from waste (CDR) and biomass are incorporated. It has obtained 2.8 million in grants.