Sources: CarbonBuilt, Los Angeles; CMCM staff Arizona concrete masonry producer Block-Lite, plus partners CarbonBuilt and Aircapture, plan to develop the world’s first fully-integrated direct air capture (DAC)-to-concrete assembly. CarbonBuilt will install carbon dioxide curing and mineralizing equipment at the Flagstaff operation, tapping an array of modular Aircapture DAC devices engineered Read more…
Sources: CRH Ventures, Dublin; CMCM staff Ash Grove Cement plans to install a series of Carbon Upcycling reactors engineered to convert carbon dioxide, industrial byproduct and secondary mineral feeds to concrete-grade cementitious materials. A top five North American cement operator, Ash Grove will inaugurate the technology at it Mississauga plant 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…