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Carbon Upcycling Technologies Partners with Portland Cement Association to Drive Industry Decarbonization 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀: - Carbon Upcycling Technologies joins forces with the Portland Cement Association to advance decarbonization in the cement industry. - The collaboration aims to integrate innovative carbon capture and utilization technologies into cement production. - This partnership supports the cement industry's commitment to reducing carbon emissions and achieving sustainability goals. - The initiative is a significant step towards transforming cement manufacturing into a greener and more sustainable process. https://lnkd.in/gsQTUC9D #CarbonUpcycling #PortlandCementAssociation #Decarbonization #CementIndustry #CCUS #Sustainability #GreenCement #CarbonReduction #CleanTech #ClimateAction #CarbonCapture #SustainableConstruction #IndustryInnovation #EnvironmentalImpact #NetZero

Carbon Upcycling Technologies Partners with Portland Cement Association to Drive Industry Decarbonization 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀: - Carbon Upcycling Technologies joins forces with the Portland Cement Association to advance decarbonization in the cement industry. - The collaboration aims to integrate innovative carbon capture and utilization technologies into cement production. - This partnership supports the cement industry's commitment to reducing carbon emissions and achieving sustainability goals. - The initiative is a significant step towards transforming cement manufacturing into a greener and more sustainable process. https://lnkd.in/g5NVxDGP #CarbonUpcycling #PortlandCementAssociation #Decarbonization #CementIndustry #CCUS #Sustainability #GreenCement #CarbonReduction #CleanTech #ClimateAction #CarbonCapture #SustainableConstruction #IndustryInnovation #EnvironmentalImpact #NetZero

Green cement can reduce the carbon emissions by up to 40% by using a carbon - negative manufacturing process. #Fortera, a Silicon Valley tech company just opened the first green cement factory in the USA and vows to reduce the carbon emissions by 70%. How is done? The CO2 is mineralized into a reactive form of calcium carbonate that can be used in the cement. The process speeds up carbon mineralization, which naturally occurs over thousands of years, in order to remove more CO2 in a shorter amount of time. The Forteta plant can capture 6,600 tons of CO2 and produce 15,000 tons of ReAct cement each year and is planning to integrate green energy sources to achieve zero net. #fortera #contech #proptech #building #construction #zeronet #ReAct #siliconvalley #california #usa #siliconvalleyproptechassociation

Check out this insightful research paper: 'Cavalett, O., Watanabe, M.D.B., Voldsund, M. et al. Paving the way for sustainable decarbonization of the European cement industry. Nat Sustain (2024).'. Cement production is a main source of carbon emissions. Decarbonization options exist, but their climate change mitigation potential, feasibility and environmental implications are still unclear. Here we assess 15 decarbonization options for the European cement industry under current and future conditions. Climate impacts per tonne of clinker produced today in European countries vary between 832 and 1,075 kg CO2-equivalents. Decarbonization options at various maturity levels can mitigate between 7 and 135 Mt CO2-equivalents per year (4–108% of today’s annual emissions from European cement plants), with a range of synergies and trade-offs. Solutions such as alternative fuels or technological improvements reduce climate impacts up to 30%, while a mix of ambitious complementary measures achieves a mitigation of about 50% by 2050. Only rapid and large-scale implementation of carbon capture and storage can approach climate neutrality. Carbon capture for production of e-fuels presents no significant mitigation benefits while it increases other environmental impacts. ▶️Check out: Alternative fuels for cement plants: see link in comments below 👇 ▶️Also read the article on Future Proofing Cement Production by Matt Drew, CEO UK and Saxlund Group Business Development Manager, in an earlier issue of World Cement (registration required to access content): see link in comments below 👇 #cement #cementnews #cementindustry #icrmag #cementplant #cembureau #eu #saxlundgroup World Cement Association GCCA – Global Cement and Concrete Association, #cementalternativefuels

Cement production is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in data centers. Holcim and CRH, leading cement producers, have jointly invested $75 million in Sublime Systems, a startup focusing on green cement. Sublime's innovative electrified cement-making process can slash carbon emissions by 90%, aiming to combat the industry's 8% share of global carbon emissions. The startup's upcoming commercial plant in Holyoke, Massachusetts, set to be operational by 2026, will produce 30,000 tons of eco-friendly cement annually, despite current challenges in cost and scalability. Encouragingly, the U.S. Department of Energy is backing Sublime's initial plant construction by up to 50%, signaling a bright future for sustainable cement production. This investment and technology advancement hold promise for reducing the cement industry's carbon footprint significantly. Learn more: [Link to article].

BACKING CEMENT DECARBONISATION⚡♻️👷🧑🔬🇬🇧: Cambridge Electric Cement (CEC), a low-carbon, recycled cement start-up, has closed a £2.25 million seed funding round. Zero Carbon Capital, a decarbonisation-focused investor, led the round, investing alongside existing investors Legal & General, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Parkwalk Advisors, Delph25, and Almanac Ventures. This investment will enable CEC to industrialise production of its sustainable cement at Celsa Steel UK’s EAF facility in Cardiff, deliver a real-world construction demonstrator, and advance offtake agreements with partners and customers. Concrete is a critical material in our built environment; we use half a tonne of concrete every year for everyone alive. But it’s responsible for 7.5% of total carbon emissions – triple that of aviation. Decarbonising cement (the energy and CO2-intensive concrete component) is a massive challenge; CEC offers a solution. For the full story🗞️, click here➡️🖱️: https://lnkd.in/emHHWwGP Close up of a cement kiln pic: Photo 262358829 Wirestock Dreamstime.com University of Cambridge Pippa Gawley John Bromley Chris Gibbs Bill Yost Poppy Brewer Cyrille Dunant Patricio Alfonso Burdiles Dr Philippa Horton GCCA – Global Cement and Concrete Association World Cement Association Mineral Products Association Aggregates Europe - UEPG The Institute of Quarrying Ioannis Giannakopoulos Mike Higgins Philip Jarvis Shiju Joseph Raul M. Tim Monroe Aimee McCracken

As the #cement and #concrete industry shifts away from carbons, the Portland Cement Association is considering a name change to reflect the rising popularity of blended cement. The Daily Commercial News and Construction Record explains further:

One of the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE Grand Prize winners CarbonCure Technologies is enhancing the sustainability of the cement and concrete industry! The company has already produced a total of more than 7 million truckloads of lower carbon concrete (enough to completely fill the AT&T Stadium in Texas with concrete 13 times over)! 🤯 🏗️ Cement manufacturing accounts for an estimated 7% of the world’s CO2 emissions. CarbonCure is empowering concrete producers to achieve the industry’s net zero commitment by 2050 through tech that permanently stores captured CO2 in concrete through carbon mineralization. 🙌 “We signed up for the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE motivated by the spirit of competition and a vision for how we might leverage the financial winnings to grow our success. In hindsight, we never imagined the extent of our resulting trajectory from making global headlines as an XPRIZE winner. Not only did this title accelerate our growth across North America, it fueled our entry into new markets.” - Pradeep Krishnamoorthy, Senior Director of Hardware & Product Development at CarbonCure Technologies 🌎 CarbonCure has continued to make a big impact since winning the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE. The company has been able to scale its core technology, CarbonCure Ready Mix, which is available in nearly 800 concrete plants in more than two dozen countries. 📈 The company has also been able to surpass 464,000 metric tons of carbon savings from their technologies, equivalent to removing more than 110,000 gas-powered cars from the road for a year. ✖️ Krishnamoorthy said, “XPRIZE has validated the reality that carbon utilization can and should play a key role in both global climate goals and mitigation of hard-to-abate emissions. Through XPRIZE, there is broader acceptance of CO2 not just as a waste stream, but also something that can be used to make valuable products and reduce emissions in the process.” 💡CarbonCure has more projects on the horizon. The company will continue to ramp up the deployment of their proven climate technologies, further innovate to enhance their systems that permanently remove and reduce CO2, and accelerate their growth in international markets. To learn more about CarbonCure’s work, visit here. https://lnkd.in/eVn7kGs

Based on the below article and more that exist out there, solutions for sustainable cement and concrete solutions are getting more traction. Association to support and loby these solutions are getting stronger and with a "voice" in both US and Europe. New companies in the form of start-ups offer new innovative out of the box thinking and sollutions, backed by serious investments. Existing companies with new solutions are putting more effort and R&D funding, and of course the big cement producers around the world are finaly starting to make waves. All in all there is more to be seen and more to be done, as long as all of the construction Industry but primarily decision makers (goverments, standard committees, consults and major clients) all move towards sustainability and decarbonisation. Then maybe we have a chance to see the change in our lifetime. Please let me know what are your thoughts below. #sustainable #innovation #sustainability #climatechange #circulareconomy #Cleantech #cement #concrete #sustainableconcretesolutions Sustainable Concrete Solutions https://lnkd.in/duagSAeh

#Concrete and #cement producers worldwide are realizing significant gains in #decarbonization efforts, with European innovations leading the way. The Daily Commercial News and Construction Record lists notable developments that are impacting our industry. Read more below: