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Decarbonizing Cement & Concrete Is Noble, But Why Will Developers Pay For It?

June 15, 2024 admin better buildings, buildings, California, Canada, cap and trade, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, cement, China, climate change, concrete, Construction, decarbonization, Europe, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, steel, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:55:33 +0000

During what has become concrete month, I’ve explored the full range of actual and purported solutions to the climate problem that is the cement, steel, and concrete used in construction. The industry’s emissions are high, with every ton of reinforced concrete having a carbon debt of 0.3-0.4 tons of carbon … [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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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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Green Hydrogen To Help Eject Fossil Fuels From Steel Industry

May 5, 2024 admin arcelormittal, arpa-e, clean power, decarbonization, green economy, green hydrogen, green steel, green steelmaking, hydrogen, iron, lhyfe, Manufacturing, steel

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 02 May 2024 15:10:28 +0000

Green hydrogen is working its way into the steel industry, and a new round of ARPA-E funding could help accelerate the trend.

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With Great Power Comes Great Possibility

April 30, 2024 admin clean power, electricity transmission, energy efficiency, lighting, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research, SCIENCE, steel, transmission, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:23:44 +0000

Meet Three Teams Competing To Build Better Power Lines and Conductors To Supercharge Our Clean Energy Future Power lines—those high-flying cables that transmit electricity all over the country—are far from invisible. They sweep along roads, cut through yards to deliver energy to homes, and transmit power from sunny solar farms … [continued]

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Transforming the US Steel Industry: A Great Lakes Memo Series

February 13, 2024 admin buildings, great lakes, green economy, green jobs, investment, press releases, steel

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 01:30:22 +0000

Advancing Policies and Infrastructure to Support Near-Zero-Emissions Steel Production in the Great Lakes Region. The Great Lakes region, spanning from … [continued]

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Stop Using ‘Dirty’ Steel for Renewable Energy Projects

January 31, 2024 admin clean energy, Commentary, International, Renewables, Solar, steel, Wind, zekelman industries

Credit to Author: Tom Muth| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:34:03 +0000

As the solar and renewable energy movement continues to gain momentum in the U.S., it’s important to note how critical the steel industry is to the renewable energy industry. In […]

The post Stop Using ‘Dirty’ Steel for Renewable Energy Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $254 Million to Decarbonize America’s Industrial Sector & Revitalize Domestic Manufacturing

January 29, 2024 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, green steel, investing in america, investment, iron, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, policy & politics, steel, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 04:17:30 +0000

49 Projects Across 21 States and a New Funding Opportunity will Help Advance Next-Generation Technologies to Significantly Cut Emissions and … [continued]

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