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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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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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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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Electrifed Firebricks May The Answer To Low Carbon Process Heat

June 2, 2024 admin cement, clean power, electrified thermal solutions, firebrick, mit, process heat, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 15:46:11 +0000

Electrified Thermal Solutions has created a thermal battery that makes process heat a low carbon process that could transform industries.

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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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Calcined Clays Are Not A Cement Decarbonization Slam Dunk

May 30, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, China, climate change, decarbonization, Europe, green economy, green jobs, India, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 21:25:06 +0000

Cement is the gray glue that holds our modern cities and infrastructure together. We use about 4.1 billion tons of it a year, and every ton has a carbon debt of about a ton of carbon dioxide. That’s about 10% of our global emissions, so it’s a big problem. From … [continued]

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Levers To Reduce Cement’s Use, Along With China’s Slowing Demand, Are A Good News Story

May 29, 2024 admin buildings, carbon dioxide emissions, cement, China, clean transport, climate change, concrete, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 16:10:04 +0000

Cement has reared its gray and flaking head into my attention again recently. The global use of about 4.1 billion tons of the stuff to make perhaps 40 billion tons of concrete is responsible for around 10% of all carbon dioxide emissions globally. It’s one of the few industrial products … [continued]

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Publishing On Cement Decarbonization Brings Challenges, Corrections And More Approaches

May 28, 2024 admin buildings, Carbon Capture, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, climate change, co2 emissions, Coal, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 02:25:59 +0000

A few days ago I went deep on cement again, using an assessment of the processes of American clean cement startups Sublime Systems and Brimstone 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 … [continued]

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Brimstone’s Cement Process Tries To Dodge Carbon Dioxide Through Costlier Rocks & Higher Heat

May 26, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, climate change, Coal, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 11:00:31 +0000

Several years ago I concluded that Cement’s CO2 Emissions Are Solved Technically, But Not Economically. Since then I’ve had numerous conversations with deep experts on the subject that made me realize that it wasn’t just cost, but regulations that held alternatives back. I’m digging through some of the current crop … [continued]

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