The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $6,065,126 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program to Ash Grove Cement Co Inc. The project, titled "PROJECT REDRESS", will evaluate dredged sediment from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' confined disposal facilities, develop feedstock criteria and treatment protocols, and integrate the treated sediment (calcined clay) as a feedstock for...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program provides $2,500,694.00 in funding to Lehigh University to enhance resources for low-carbon concrete binder commercialization. The project aims to advance low-temperature calcined clays that can reduce the carbon footprint of cement and concrete by up to 50% compared to traditional cement. Key objectives...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program, provides $5,296,800.00 to fund the development of a new and innovative method for mineralizing CO2 with processed recycled concrete. The goal is to use the carbonated paste as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) in blended cement formulations, in order to decrease the embodied...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), provides $3,026,792.00 in funding to Calcify LLC's Carbon Capture Machine (CCM) division to develop a low-emissions, carbon-neutral cement production process. The project aims to utilize a proprietary carbonation reactor and a reactive form of calcium carbonate synthesized from captured...
This Project Grant award of $200,000 from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports the development of innovative, carbon-negative cementitious materials that incorporate up to 97% industrial waste. The recipient, C-Crete Technologies LLC, is a for-profit R&D organization specializing in advanced materials solutions for construction, energy, and defense. Through this funding, C-Crete will advance its rapid, low-cost manufacturing...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $250,000 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049) to C-Crete Technologies LLC, a for-profit research and development organization in San Leandro, California. The grant is for the project "REACTIVE CO2 CAPTURE AND CONVERSION IN UNDERUTILZIED WASTE STREAMS TO MAKE SYNTHETIC AGGREGATES FOR CONCRETE," with a performance period from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025. The project aims to develop innovative materials solutions that address sustainability...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the CFDA 81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program to C-Crete Technologies LLC, a for-profit corporate R&D organization. The grant funding will support the direct conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) from point sources into a specialized high-performance concrete formulation. C-Crete Technologies has extensive experience developing carbon-negative concrete products that incorporate industrial waste...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded C-Crete Technologies LLC a $2,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089). The project aims to develop a low-cost, high-yield, and scalable process to mineralize carbon dioxide (CO2) into a specialized formulation of carbon-negative concrete. C-Crete Technologies will apply advanced synthesis, green chemistry, and standard concrete testing and scale-up...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $256,500 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049) to Solid Carbon, Inc. in McMinnville, OR on July 22, 2024. The grant supports the "Development of a Novel Lightweight Aggregate with Carbon Sequestration for the Concrete Industry". The project aims to advance scientific understanding and develop innovative technologies to address national priorities in energy and environmental management. The research will focus on creating a novel...
This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports the development of direct air capture and conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to concrete by C-Crete Technologies LLC, a for-profit corporate research and development organization. The funding will advance C-Crete's carbon-negative concrete formulations that incorporate industrial waste and mineralize CO2 during the manufacturing process. This work builds...