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Just When I Thought I Was Done With Cement Replacements, A Look At Geopolymers

June 12, 2024 admin aluminum, buildings, carbon emissions, cement, climate change, concrete, concrete wind turbine towers, Construction, Europe, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:46:28 +0000

One of the many people who have suggested I look at something in the space of cement and concrete decarbonization suggested red mud. All I knew was that it had something to do with aluminum, and hence I thought it would be another metal slag supplement to cement. You know … [continued]

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Publishing On Cement Decarbonization Brings Challenges, Corrections, & More Approaches

June 10, 2024 admin buildings, Carbon Capture, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, climate change, co2 emissions, Coal, concrete, decarbonization, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:15:59 +0000

A few days ago I went deep on cement again, using an assessment of the processes of American clean cement startups to define the scope and magnitude of the problem, the chemistry and energy requirements of cement, why fixing it is critically important, and incidentally evaluate a couple of companies’ … [continued]

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Aurora Solar Announces Whole Home Energy Management: Expanding Beyond Solar to Address Homeowners’ Electrification & Energy Needs

June 10, 2024 admin aurora solar, buildings, clean power, consumer technology, energy efficiency, home energy management, press releases, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 02:38:20 +0000

Aurora Solar powers the energy revolution with proposals for whole home electrification, energy efficiency, and solar-plus-storage proposals. SAN FRANCISCO — Aurora Solar, the leading platform for solar sales and design, today unveiled new tools designed from the ground up to empower solar professionals to estimate a homeowner’s holistic electrification and energy … [continued]

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How Much Does Sand, Grit, & Gravel Add To Concrete Carbon Emissions?

June 8, 2024 admin buildings, cement, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, concrete, Construction, decarbonization, Energy, Europe, green economy, India, renewable energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:55:16 +0000

During concrete day… errr … week … errr … verging on two weeks this time, I’ve explored a lot of carbon emissions solutions for the full value chain of the gray glue that ensures our buildings don’t collapse, our bridges stay up, and our underground working chambers don’t pancake. We … [continued]

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Fly Ash, Silica Fume, & Natural Pozzolans Are Terms To Know When Talking Green Cement

June 6, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, China, climate change, Coal, concrete, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, usa, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:35:48 +0000

Every domain brings with it a wealth of new language. Being the domain junky that I am, my head is creaking at the seams with jargon and technical terms from a multitude of places. Cement and concrete are no different. Today’s exploration is of the interesting world of supplementary cementitious … [continued]

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Director of NREL’s Alaska Campus Ice Breaker: Q&A With Director of NREL’s Alaska Campus

June 5, 2024 admin alaska, buildings, clean power, consumer technology, energy efficiency, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 03:57:54 +0000

Originally a mechanical engineer, Bruno Grunau now spends his days testifying before Congress, meeting regularly with the Alaska governor’s office, and learning from Alaska’s utilities, communities, and Indigenous people whose ancestors have lived here for thousands of years. Grunau is the regional director of Applied Research for Communities in Extreme … [continued]

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The Smarter E Europe: PV, Storage, E-Car & Heat Pumps — A Strong Team

June 3, 2024 admin batteries, buildings, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Europe, events, GERMANY, green economy, green jobs, heat pumps, home energy management, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 21:24:39 +0000

MUNICH & PFORZHEIM, Germany — Visitors to The smarter E Europe, Europe’s Largest Alliance of Exhibitions for the Energy Industry, will find out how private consumers can become self-sufficient in electricity, heat and transport in a smart way and how this creates new business opportunities for installers and system providers. … [continued]

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Many Green Cement Roads Lead Through Electric Arc Steel Furnaces

June 3, 2024 admin arcelormittal, basf, buildings, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, climate change, decarbonization, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, steel, University of Cambridge, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 18:50:23 +0000

An electric arc furnace is like a giant, high-tech kitchen appliance for melting metal. Imagine a huge, robust pot where you throw in scrap metal, like old cars or broken appliances. Instead of using gas or coal to heat things up, this “pot” uses powerful electric arcs — think of … [continued]

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ClearPower Solar Windows Can Transform The Built Environment

June 2, 2024 admin buildings, clean power, clearpower, green economy, Solar energy, solar windows

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 18:24:21 +0000

Many people have theorized about the benefits of solar windows. ClearPower is making them affordable and reliable.

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Epoxy Concrete Won’t Solve Cement Emissions Problem

June 1, 2024 admin building, buildings, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, climate change, concrete, Construction, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, Oil

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 18:09:01 +0000

As I’ve been looking at solutions that people are proposing for eliminating cement’s high carbon dioxide emissions, a set of criteria are clearly emerging to assess whether they are going to be material. These include the source material availability, cost, and distribution. They include integration into worksites. They include the … [continued]

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