MIT Researchers Develop New Additives For “Green” Concrete
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:35:31 +0000
Researchers at MIT are discovering new ways of making concrete that will release less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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The Algae Phoenix Rises: Biofuel Down, Concrete Up
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:05:07 +0000
After stumbling on biofuel, algae finds its footing and steps up to help the concrete industry cut its carbon footprint, too.
With Concrete, Less Is More
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 21:48:31 +0000
Demand Changes Can Drive The Future Of Zero-Carbon Concrete As world leaders convene at the World Economic Forum’s annual conference in Davos to discuss global issues including climate change, they will spend the day surrounded by concrete. Houses, skyscrapers, roads, freeways, bridges, sidewalks, water systems, dams, and more rely on concrete for its unrivaled strength […]
Advances In Decarbonizing Steel & Cement Manufacturing
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:00:51 +0000
Steel and cement both produce large amounts of carbon dioxide, but two new startups say they have a way to avoid most of it.
$5.4 Million To Research Turning Buildings Into Carbon Storage Structures
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:50:19 +0000
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been selected to receive over $5.4 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for the development of technologies that can transform buildings into carbon storage structures. The funding is part of ARPA-E’s Harnessing Emissions into Structures Taking Inputs from the Atmosphere (HESTIA) program, which […]
Innovation Fund: EU Invests €1.8 Billion in Cleantech Projects
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:20:33 +0000
Today, the EU is investing over €1.8 billion in 17 large-scale innovative cleantech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring breakthrough technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key […]
Plant Bowen Will Showcase Largest Coal Ash Beneficial Use Project in the U.S.
Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:47:20 +0000
Georgia Power will harvest 9 million tons of coal ash landfilled at its 3.4-GW Plant Bowen station in Bartow County, Georgia, and beneficially use it in concrete for major regional construction projects. The project, announced on June 29, will be the “ single largest beneficial use project of its kind in the U.S., and the largest […]
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Read moreDecarbonizing Cement With Brimstone Co-Founder Hugo Leandri
Credit to Author: Benjamin Schulz| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:50:41 +0000
In this interview, we’ll be explore the technology and methods behind decarbonizing cement – yes, the cement that is just about everywhere in our daily lives! – with Brimstone Energy Co-Founder Hugo Leandri. When did you found Brimstone as a company, and what’s the story behind it? What was your initial inspiration? We founded […]
Decarbonizing Cement: An Interview With Brimstone Co-Founder Hugo Leandri
Credit to Author: Benjamin Schulz| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:46:41 +0000
When did you found Brimstone as a company, and what’s the story behind it? What was your initial inspiration? We founded Brimstone in 2019. Cody and I met at Caltech as he was finishing his PhD in the Environmental Science department and I was a staff scientist there at the time. Cody focused on techno […]
Phinma expects to recoup plant investment in ‘few years’
Credit to Author: Tyrone Jasper C. Piad| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:00:37 +0000
It would only take Phinma Corp. a “pretty short” time to recoup the P2.5-billion investment in its cement plant in Bataan province as the government continues to aggressively implement its infrastructure program, its top official said. “Actually, pretty short. Few years. It depends on how we do but we have very optimistic expectations,” Phinma President […]
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