Fuel is produced from various types of wastes and by-products with recoverable calorific values and can be used as fuels in a cement kiln replacing a portion of conventional fossil fuels like coal with a high environmental impact.
Refuse Derived Fuel Plant (RDF) is a fuel produced from various types of wastes and by-products with recoverable calorific values and can be used as fuels in a cement kiln replacing a portion of conventional fossil fuels like coal with a high environmental impact.
The Minister of Environment and Tourism, Hon. Pohamba Shifeta inaugurated Namibia’s first Refuse Derived Fuel Processing plant at Rent-A-Drum on 15 March 2017.
About 12 000 tons of non-recyclable material collected by Rent-A-Drum annually, will be used at Ohorongo Cement’s plant, along with other alternative fuels to fire the kiln, which is one of the key processes during cement manufacturing.
The use of alternative fuels is a common practice in cement factories. The increasing energy prices, global climate change and multiple other environmental benefits have been motivating the cement industry to invest in alternative fuels since the 1970s.