EuroChem celebrates the opening of its new phosphate fertilizer production facility in Serra do Salitre , State of Minas Gerais , Brazil . With a total project investment of nearly USD 1bn , the new phosphate mine and plant complex was constructed in record-breaking time and will have an annual production capacity of 1 million tonnes of advanced phosphate fertilizers , significantly increasing the reliability of domestic phosphate fertilizer supplies to Brazilian farmers . The facility offers state-ofthe-art integrated phosphate fertilizer production , with low water consumption , a fully closed water circuit , and a clean energy generation system that re-uses its |
own steam and generates up to 40 % of the entire facility ’ s energy needs . EuroChem is actively investing in the development of its production facilities and , over the past few years , has launched several new production sites , including the EuroChem-Northwest ammonia plant and the Usolskiy and VolgaKaliy potash plants in Russia . An ammonia and urea plant in Russia , EuroChem North-West-2 , as well as a potassium nitrate plant in southern Russia and a chemical complex in Karatau , Kazakhstan , are currently under construction . In South America , in addition to its Salitre complex , EuroChem has blending facilities and a wide distribution network , employing over 3,000 people in Brazil . |
ABB and Sweden-based greentech company Salt X have signed an agreement to enable the further development of technologies in the Electric Arc Calcination ( EAC ) process . ABB will also become a minority shareholder in Salt X . The two companies are known for their expertise in electrifying emission-intensive industries , including in the production of cement and quicklime , highly sought after materials in modern construction and process industries . Today , manufacturers are dependent on fossil fuels for high-temperature heating , up to 900 degrees Celsius , and have no realistic alternative . Under the new agreement , Salt X will further develop its innovative Electric Arc Calciner ( EAC ), a technology that makes |
it possible to reach several thousand degrees Celsius . The electric plasma solution reinvents industrial calcination – the process used to heat materials to high temperatures – and replaces fossil-driven heating with renewable electricity while capturing the CO2 emissions released . ABB will contribute with control and electrical systems for the EAC , creating a strong joint offering to the market . The collaboration aims to accelerate the commercialization of Salt X ’ s electrification and carbon separation technology . The companies first initiated a collaboration for electrifying the industrial process of calcination in 2022 . This intensified in 2023 with the construction of Salt X ’ s research and test facility ( ECRC ). |
GMK Energy has signed an agreement for the installation of Thermosoft , a power plant optimization software , in the 24-MW Kubilay Geothermal Power Plant in Türkiye owned by Beştepeler Enerji Üretim Ticaret A . Ş . Thermosoft is a software that combines thermodynamic |
calculations , heat transfer , and fluid mechanics modeling methods with artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in all heatbased power plants , especially geothermal power plants . A product of 5 years of intensive development work , this innovative software aims to optimize the operational processes of power plants and use |
their resources more effectively and efficiently . While Thermosoft performs 24 / 7 instantaneous thermodynamic and heat transfer calculations of power plants , it also aims to provide continuous performance optimization by thermodynamic modeling of the power plant . Thermosoft creates both statistical |
models by constantly monitoring the data of the power plant and unique performance curves of power plants using different artificial intelligence and machine learning methods . This software , in addition to increased efficiency , also provides early fault detection and realistic daily , weekly , and monthly energy production estimates . |