Sources: Summit Materials Inc., Denver; PCC Hydrogen Inc., Louisville, Ky.; CMCM staff Summit Materials’ Continental Cement Co. subsidiary and PCC Hydrogen (PCCH2) are eyeing a fuel replacement strategy lowering carbon emissions from cement production. A strategic alliance calls for Continental Cement to provide expertise related to the use of fossil Read more…
Sources: Rondo Energy, Alameda, Calif.; CMCM staff Titan Group, Brussels-based cement and cementitious materials producer with major North American and European market stakes, and London mining giant Rio Tinto are among 10 participants in a $60 million funding round positioning Rondo Energy to roll out its namesake Heat Battery worldwide Read more…
Sources: Lafarge Canada Inc., Montreal; CMCM staff A 12-month ECOCycle Technology pilot project has seen Lafarge Canada integrate upward of 10,000 tonnes of old concrete and building materials into cement production at its St. Constant operation near Montreal. Material from the initial phase has proved of equivalent performance to traditional Read more…
Sources: Heidelberg Materials North America, Irving, Texas; CMCM staff A Heidelberg Materials and Government of Canada memorandum of understanding will support development of a full scale carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) facility at the company’s Edmonton cement plant. With projected annual capacity exceeding 1 million tonnes, the facility will Read more…
Sources: U.S. Department of Energy; CP staff The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Pasadena, Calif.-based Heliogen $4.1 million to demonstrate a concentrated solar power (CSP) process for heating limestone to 950°C, applicable to the calcining phase in portland cement production. CSP technologies deploy mirrors to beam sunlight onto a Read more…