CAER’s researchers are exploring a new way to utilize CO2 to improve the performance of cement and concrete. Photo provided by UK CAER. // PHOTO: University of Kentucky
February 6, 2024
BY Dave Melanson, University of Kentucky
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Heidelberg Materials North America announces a new Front End Engineering Design contract as it continues working to select the carbon capture technology and contractor for providing the CO2 separation solution for its Edmonton, Alberta, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Project.
Australian clean technology developer MCi Carbon held a foundation ceremony on April 10 for its carbon capture and utilization plant ‘Myrtle’, currently under construction at Orica’s Kooragang Island site. The plant is aimed at scaling up the development and demonstration of an engineering process called mineral carbonation, which transforms captured CO2 emissions into building products and other valuable materials.
UCLA’s research team is once again at the NCCC to expand on its initial product testing. In addition to the concrete masonry units (CMU) that were successfully demonstrated in 2021, two more use cases – segmental retaining wall (SRW) and concrete manhole (CM) products – will be demonstrated.
Amber Grid, the Lithuanian gas transmission system operator, commissioned by the Ministry of Energy, has carried out an assessment analysis of green technologies for CO2 (biogenic carbon dioxide) capture and use in Lithuania.
Celanese Corporation announced that the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) has certified its Low Carbon CCU (carbon capture and utilization) Methanol under the ISCC Carbon Footprint Certification (CFC) system. The newly certified Low Carbon CCU Methanol demonstrates a greater than 70% reduction in carbon footprint relative to a global average benchmark for fossil-based methanol production.