Bluzon Transitions

U.S. cement manufacturing is primarily a fossil fuel fired industry with 91.7% of all plants using coal, petroleum coke, or some combination of the two as primary kiln fuel. Nine plants reported using alternative fuels as primary kiln feed. There were 64 plants, or roughly 67% of total industry capacity, which reported using some form of alternative fuel alone or in combination with other fuels as a secondary kiln fuel source. 2013 Portland Cement Association Report Coal Coal, Coke Coke Coal, AF Alternative Fuel Coke, AF Natural Gas Coal, Natural Gas, Coke Natural Gas, Coke Natural Gas, Coke, AF Total:  Alternative Fuel Natural Gas Natural Gas, AF Natural Gas, Coke, AF Coke, AF Oil, AF Coke Coal, AF Oil Oil, Coke, AF Oil, Natural Gas, Coke, AF Oil, Natural Gas, Coke Coal, Natural Gas, AF Coal Coal, Oil, Coke, AF Totals

This rule is effective February 7, 2018. Convergen uses clean manufacturing by-products to make a densified, renewable fuel pellet that closely replicates the energy, storage, and handling characteristics of coal with fewer harmful emissions.  The pellets have been designated by the US EPA as a non-waste alternative fuel under the EPA’s Non-Hazardous, Secondary Material (NHSM), Alternative Fuels Program (40 CFR 241).  The non-waste designation by the EPA allows our fuel to be permitted as a traditional fossil fuel replacement in most power plants. CE pellets are classified as a renewable fuel in the states of Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan. In February 2013, the EPA listed particular non-hazardous secondary materials as “categorical non-waste fuels” provided certain conditions are met. This final rule adds the following other treated railroad ties (OTRT) to the categorical non-waste fuel list: Processed creosote-borate, copper naphthenate and copper naphthenate-borat...