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 Colorado-based Prometheus Materials, whose biological process yields a calcium-rich…
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Agency, California Commission support C-Crete Technologies
C-Crete Technologies LLC, San Leandro, Calif. developer of a concrete binder processed from non-carbonate feedstocks, was recently awarded grants totaling $10.4 million from the California Energy Commission and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to increase production capacity. The funding shows confidence in the firm’s portland cement-free concrete products, dubbed C-Cretes, and recognition that such novel materials align with both Golden…
Read MoreSeaworthy concrete spheres direct renewable energy
Sperra, San Pedro, Calif. developer of a subsea pumped storage hydropower (SPSH) concept based on 3D-printed concrete spheres, has secured a $4 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office grant to demonstrate a 10-meter diameter, 500kWh/600kWh unit off the southern California coast. Formerly known as RCAM Technologies, the company proposes hollow vessels placed on the seabed at…
Read MoreChryso, Graniterock officials anchor World of Concrete women’s panel
Sources: Chryso Inc., Royse City, Texas; CP staff Chryso North America has announced its inaugural “Women in Concrete Coffee Chat” at World of Concrete 2025, January 21 at 2:30 p.m. in Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall Booth #S11326. Joining the host’s HR Director Rachel Black and Sustainability Program Manager Lisa Barnard as panelists will be ADSC/International Association of Foundation…
Read MoreAbove-average operator Clark Pacific launches project-specific EPDs
Sources: Clark Pacific, West Sacramento, Calif.; CP staff West Coast precast, prestressed concrete leader Clark Pacific has deployed project-specific Environmental Product Disclosure generator software. When measured against the output of programs built on industry average EPD data, it can provide contract stakeholders a more accurate global warming potential profile of architectural or structural elements fabricated at the producer’s northern and…
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