First CO2 captured: CapsolGo® pilot plant launched in Brocēni
Schwenk is consistently driving forward the decarbonization of cement production: On May 27, CO₂ was captured for the first time at the Brocēni site in Latvia using the mobile CapsolGo pilot plant. The plant was installed in collaboration with the Norwegian company Capsol Technologies and is part of Schwenk’s strategic commitment to forward-looking, climate-friendly technologies.
A key element of the ongoing test phase in Brocēni is the newly developed hot gas cleaning plant. It specifically treats the flue gas by removing dust particles prior to CO₂ capture – with the aim of also reducing sulfur and nitrogen oxides in the future.
The test phase will run until the end of the year. During this period, comprehensive operating data will be collected – including water consumption, CO₂ concentrations, temperature profiles, and the efficiency of exhaust gas cleaning. These findings form an important basis for the further development of our decarbonization strategy.
Last year, CapsolGo technology was successfully tested as part of an initial demonstration campaign at the Akmenė site in Lithuania. The experience gained there is now being directly incorporated into the current test phase in Brocēni, underscoring our commitment to further developing innovative solutions across all sites.
With CapsolGo, Schwenk is testing a so-called tail-end technology that can be flexibly integrated into existing plants – another step on our path to sustainable building materials.
