Sources: Prometheus Materials, Longmont, Colo.; CP staff
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing $10 million to a private/public team tasked with establishing methods for measuring, reporting and verifying carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and sequestration in cement and concrete. The agency’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory will team with Prometheus Materials, whose biological process yields a calcium-rich portland cement alternative, to:
- Advance technical capabilities, adapting and refining techniques to measure CO2 removal and accelerate new removal tools toward market readiness;
- Quantify net-carbon removed, establishing robust frameworks for cradle-to-grave life cycle analysis;
- Improve access to and understanding of the data-driven models produced by developing user-friendly, interactive software for measurement equipment operation and data analysis; and,
- Facilitate market transformation and build bankability via techno-economic analysis and workforce development.
Photos: Dave Burk for SOM
The objectives have far-reaching applicability across CO2 removal practice in cement, concrete and beyond. “We are honored to collaborate with the DOE, NREL, ORNL, LLNL and this project’s other esteemed partners on this essential mission to enhance the innovation and impact of CO2 removal,” says Prometheus Materials CEO Loren Burnett. “This DOE initiative will advance CDR solutions toward wider-scale commercialization, benefitting both the business world and the climate.”
The DOE Office of Technology Transitions is administering the CDR project grant, tapping the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Commercialization Fund.
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