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Sectoral Workshop on Best Practices in Energy Efficiency in Cement Sector: A Path for Decarbonisation

Date 14^th March 2023

Venue Udaipur, Rajasthan

About the Workshop

A one-day Cement sectoral workshop was organised under ASPIRE Programme. The sectoral workshop on “Best Practices in Energy Efficiency & Decarbonisation in Cement Sector” was organised at Radisson Hotel, Lake City Mall, Udaipur on 14th March 2023. The workshop deliberated on some innovative measures adopted by Indian cement manufacturers and new-age technologies and solutions required to accelerate the decarbonisation of the cement sector. During the workshop, technology suppliers from UK and India presented some new and innovative technologies to enhance industrial energy efficiency and decarbonisation (IEED) measures including CCUS, Low energy drying for cement products, AI based platform for cement production, etc.

Date: 14th March 2023

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Workshop Timetable

Timezone: IST

Sectoral workshop on

Best practices in energy efficiency in cement sector a path for decarbonisation

14th March 2023 | Radisson Hotel, Lake City Mall, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Study Visit to Udaipur Cement Plant — 15th March 2023

Inaugural Session

Time (IST)	Session	Presenter
08:45–09:20	Registration	—
09:20–09:35	Lighting of Lamp	—
09:35–09:40	Welcome Address	Mr. Anurag Singh Sirola, Manager, KPMG (ASPIRE Team)
09:40–09:50	Introduction of ASPIRE Programme	Ms. Radhika Tomar, Head - Energy Sector Reform, British High Commission
09:50–09:55	Brief Overview of Industrial Energy Efficiency (IEE) Theme of ASPIRE Programme	Mr. Balawant Joshi, MD, IdamInfra (ASPIRE Team)
09:55–10:10	Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest	Mr. Naveen Kumar Sharma, Whole Time Director, Udaipur Cement Works Ltd. (UCWL)
10:10–10:15	Keynote Address	Mr. Sunil K. Khandare, Director, BEE*
10:15–10:20	Vote of Thanks	Mr. K. K. Chakarvarti, Sr. Advisor, IDEEKSHA (ASPIRE Team)
10:20–10:30	Group Photograph	—
10:30–10:45	Tea Break and Networking

Technical Session I: Perform, Achieve and Trade Scheme for Cement Sector

Time (IST)	Session	Presenter
10:45–10:50	Moderator	Mr. Rajiv Shukla, Executive Director, IdamInfra (ASPIRE Team)
10:50–11:05	Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme for the Cement Sector	Mr. Vivek Negi, Joint Director, BEE
11:05–11:15	Q&A	—

Technical Session II: Sharing of Best Practices by Indian Cement Units

Time (IST)	Session	Presenter
11:15–11:20	Moderator	Mr. K. K. Chakarvarti, Sr. Advisor, IDEEKSHA (ASPIRE Team)
11:20–11:35	"Journey towards Net-Zero Emissions" of Udaipur Cement Works Limited (UCWL)	Mr. Vikas Garg, Manager; Mr. Ronit Anil Singh, Asst. Manager; Mr. Nitin Jangid, Asst. Manager; Ms. Shikha Trivedi, Asst. Manager
11:35–11:50	Energy & Carbon Efficiency	Aditya Cement, UltraTech Cement, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan
11:50–12:05	Innovative Methods/Practices to Enhance Energy Efficiency (EE) and Increasing Productivity in Cement Plants	Mr. Rajnikant Manawat, Process Expert Services
12:05–12:20	Presentation by Vikram Cement, a Unit of UltraTech Cement	Representative(s) of Vikram Cement, UltraTech Cement
12:20–12:35	Best Practices in Energy Efficiency in Cement Grinding Units	Mr. Chandan Kumar Parasar, Manager-Production, Orient Cement
12:35–12:50	Best Practices to Reduce Energy Consumption & GHG Emissions	Mr. Neerav Panchal, Mr. Pankaj Tiwari, Mr. Tikam Chand, Mr. Manoj Ubana — J.K. Lakshmi Cement Ltd. Sirohi
12:50–13:10	Q&A	—
13:10–14:00	Lunch Break and Networking

Technical Session III: Low Carbon & Digital Technologies for Cement Sector by UK Technology Suppliers

Time (IST)	Session	Presenter
14:00–14:05	Moderator	Mr. Iain Meager, Associate Director, Carbon Trust (ASPIRE Team)*
14:05–14:20	Unlocking the Next Frontier of Circular Materials: CUT-Pozz CO2-enhanced SCMs	Mr. Aaron Lucid, Development and Partnership Manager, Carbon Upcycling, UK*
14:20–14:35	Carbon Capture Technology Application for Cement Sector to Achieve Net-Zero	Mr. Niraj Singh, Carbon Clean, UK
14:35–14:50	Low Energy Drying for Cement and Mineral Products	Mr. Chris Every, Chief Commercial Officer and Founder, Coomtech, UK*
14:50–15:05	Improve Operating Margins & Drive Sustainability with Centrica's IoT 4.0 Real-time Machine-level Energy Management Solution	Mr. Anand, Authorised Partner of Centrica, UK
15:05–15:20	Delta Zero Cement, IoT/AI Based Platform for Cement Production	Mr. Daniel Summerbell, Chief Solutions Officer and Co-founder, CarbonRE, Delta Zero Cement, UK*
15:20–15:35	Concrete4Change – Developing Novel Technology for Carbon Sequestration within Concrete, Helping Concrete Manufacturers Achieve Net-Zero	Mr. Dalraj Nijjar, Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Concrete4Change, UK*
15:35–15:50	Transforming Waste Carbon and Residues into New Links in a Circular Value Chain	Ms. Selin Murat, Head of Commercial Partnerships, Carbon8
15:50–16:05	Q&A	—

* Denotes virtual/remote presenters joining from the UK

Technical Session IV: Sharing of EE Best Practices & Technologies by Indian Technology Suppliers

Time (IST)	Session	Presenter
16:05–16:20	Innovative and Sustainable Technology for Cement Sector	Mr. Madhusudan, IKN India
16:20–16:35	Energy Saving Initiatives & Methods for Reducing Carbon Footprint in Cement Plants	Mr. Ketan Goel, Sr. Manager, Invotech Industrial Solutions Private Limited
16:35–16:50	Low Pressure Compressors for Energy Efficiency in Bulker Unloading/Flyash Conveying Process	Mr. Jayraj Thakar, Kaishan Machinery India Pvt. Ltd.
16:50–17:00	Q&A	—

Discussions, Feedback and Concluding Remarks

Time (IST)	Speakers
17:00–17:30	Mr. Naveen Kumar Sharma, Whole Time Director, Udaipur Cement Works Ltd. Mr. Vivek Negi, Joint Director, BEE Mr. Balawant Joshi, MD, IdamInfra, ASPIRE Team Mr. K. K. Chakarvarti, Senior Advisor, IdamInfra (ASPIRE Team) Mr. Anurag Singh Sirola, Manager, KPMG (ASPIRE Team)
17:30 Onwards	Tea Break and Networking