Payment for a 10kW energy storage container for a cement plant

How much energy does a cement plant use a day?

According to the result, cement milling, and raw milling sections have higher flexibility potential of 275 and 179 MW hours (MWh) per day (including both load curtailment and load shifting), which constitute 15.5 % and 10 % of the total daily energy consumption of the studied cement plants, respectively.

Is energy demand flexibility possible in the energy-intensive cement production sector?

This study aims to investigate the energy demand flexibility potential in the energy-intensive cement production sector. A mixed integer linear programming model (MILP) has been developed to flatten the grid's hourly demand curve by minimizing the industrial customer's hourly peak loads and maximizing the shifting of demand to off-peak periods.

Can demand response reduce the cost of energy consumption in cement plants?

Furthermore, when a TOU price rate is considered, the cost of consumed electrical energy for a day decreased on average by 14 % in these plants by the new schedule. These findings prove that the developed model can reduce the cost of energy consumption in cement plants through the application of demand response.

How much power do cement plants need?

The electrical power demand of the case study cement plants is about 102 MW, while the power demand of the Ethiopian cement sector could be more than 300 MW for about 20 cement plants in the country.