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Aday Leads Research & Development of Cement & Concrete Alternatives To Decarbonize the Value Chain of Industrial Processes

June 19, 2024 admin buildings, cement, cement emissions, clean power, concrete, green concrete, green economy, Manufacturing, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:04:36 +0000

When people think of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), it is often solar, wind, and other clean energy generation technologies that come to mind. However, Ana Aday, a materials science researcher in NREL’s Building Technologies and Science Center, is taking on a whole new challenge: decarbonizing the cement and … [continued]

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Steel Reinforcement Is The Invisible Miracle Of Concrete Construction, But Comes With A Carbon Price

June 13, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, China, climate change, concrete, Construction, decarbonization, Europe, green concrete, green economy, green jobs, green steel, India, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, steel, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:25:28 +0000

Reinforced concrete was invented in the mid-19th century, a game-changer in the construction world. French gardener Joseph Monier is often credited with its creation. While experimenting with materials to build stronger garden pots and tubs, he had the idea to combine concrete with iron mesh in 1849. Monier patented his … [continued]

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Concrete Is A Geography, Minerals, & Waste Game Played With Billions Of Tons Of Chips

June 12, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, cement, China, climate change, Coal, concrete, Fossil Fuels, green concrete, green economy, India, INDUSTRY, investment, Manufacturing, Mining, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:35:12 +0000

As cement day turns into concrete week turns into concrete month, it’s worth considering how the absurd tonnages of concrete manufactured changes, often radically, depending on where specifically in the world the concrete is needed. That’s all because those absurd tonnages means that we move the stuff that goes into … [continued]

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Nanofibers Pulled From Captured Carbon, With A Green Hydrogen Bonus

January 14, 2024 admin brookhaven national laboratory, Carbon Capture, carbon capture (ccs), carbon nanotubes, carbon sequestration, cement, cement emissions, clean power, Columbia University, concrete, direct air capture (dac), Energy, energy efficiency, green concrete, green economy, green hydrogen, renewable energy, research, SCIENCE, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:05:19 +0000

Captured carbon can yield carbon nanofibers and green hydrogen, too, which could be a better solution than simply pushing it underground.

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The Algae Phoenix Rises: Biofuel Down, Concrete Up

March 30, 2023 admin algae, biofuels, biofuels algae, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, clean transport, concrete, green concrete, green economy, Manufacturing, microalgae, prometheus materials, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:05:07 +0000

After stumbling on biofuel, algae finds its footing and steps up to help the concrete industry cut its carbon footprint, too.

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Greening Cement & Steel, the Building Blocks of Our Civilization

April 14, 2022 admin buildings, concrete, energy efficiency, green concrete, green economy, green steel, Manufacturing, research, SCIENCE, steel

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:00:19 +0000

A recent report in Nature not only highlighted the need for greening the building blocks of our civilization, but also made some strong suggestions for how to do so. “Cement and steel are essential ingredients of buildings, cars, dams, bridges and skyscrapers. But these industries are among the dirtiest on the planet. Production of cement […]