Sources: U.S. Department of Energy; CP staff
The Department of Energy Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) has announced $428 million for 14 projects to accelerate clean energy manufacturing, each subject to final negotiation and industry cost-sharing commitments. More than a quarter of the funding could spur three projects involving primary or supplementary concrete binders.
• Furno Materials, Mountain View, Calif., teaming with Illinois-based ready mixed producer Ozinga on Project OZ, a modular cement plant in Chicago demonstrating the potential of using calcium-rich, waste-derived materials for kiln feedstocks. Federal funding up to $20 million.
• Terra CO2 Technology Holdings, Golden, Colo. developer of full and partial portland cement replacement materials, led by OPUS Supplementary Cementitious Material. Up to $52.6 million in funding for a new production facility in Magna, Utah.
• Urban Mining Industries, New Rochelle, N.Y. developer of recycled glass-derived Pozzotive pozzolan. Up to $37 million in funding to support new plants in Baltimore plus Indiantown, Fla.
All 14 projects were selected on criteria including plans maximizing economic, health and environmental benefits in communities with strong ties to coal-fired power generation or coal mining. “The transition to America’s clean energy future is being shaped by communities filled with the valuable talent and experience that comes from powering our country for decades,” says U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm. “By leveraging the know-how and skillset of the former coal workforce, we are strengthening our national security while helping advance forward-facing technologies and revitalize communities across the nation.”
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