$14.5M DOE grant steers SCM-driven Queens Carbon toward cement partner

The U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded Queens Carbon $14.5 million to help fund a pilot supplementary cementitious materials facility engineered for 10 metric tons/day output and built at an existing portland cement operation. Applying hydrothermal technology, the Pine Brook, N.J. startup company crystallizes carbonate mineral feedstocks into Q-SCM binder, which exhibits potential…

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SCM-driven Queens Carbon lands $14.5M DOE grant, seeks cement partner

Sources: Queens Carbon, Pine Brook, N.J.; CP staff The U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded Queens Carbon $14.5 million to help fund a pilot supplementary cementitious materials facility engineered for 10 metric tons/day output and built at an existing portland cement operation. The startup company applies hydrothermal technology to produce Q-SCM binder, milled…

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Climate startups charter Decarbonized Cement and Concrete Alliance

Sources: Decarbonized Cement and Concrete Alliance; CP staff Ten companies aiming to lower carbon dioxide emissions tied to cement production and finished concrete have launched a first-of-its-kind, U.S. coalition dedicated to growing awareness around policies that will accelerate the adoption of CO2-wise solutions in public construction. Founding Decarbonized Cement and Concrete Alliance (DC2) members are commercializing technologies that a) offer…

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