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Alternative fuels installation (Kamari cement plant, Greece)
During 2011, an existing installation for handling, storing and feeding alternative fuels at the Kamari cement plant was upgraded. The installation, the first of its kind for the plant, had been in operation since 2001. The improved installation is designed according to the ATEX European Directive, allowing for operation in a potentially explosive atmosphere. It is equipped with a separate anti-explosive protection system, as well as a fire-protection system that assures the safety of the employees and the environment. The system is suitable for many different types of alternative fuels like dried sewage sludge, RDF/SRF and any other alternative/biomass type solid fuel. It can feed both kilns with a maximum feeding rate of 10tons/h. The total cost of the investment was €2.5 million.