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...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $250,000 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049) to C-Crete Technologies LLC to support a research project titled "Reactive CO2 Capture and Conversion in Underutilized Waste Streams to Make Synthetic Aggregates for Concrete." The project aims to develop innovative carbon capture and utilization technologies that convert waste CO2 into synthetic aggregates for concrete manufacturing. The award will fund C-Crete Technologies' research...
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 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...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Carbon To Stone, Inc. located in Ithaca, NY. The grant is for the project "REACTIVE CO2 CAPTURE AND MINERALIZATION USING ALKALINE INDUSTRIAL RESIDUES TO PRODUCE SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS" with a performance period from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025. The project aims to develop a process for capturing and mineralizing CO2 using...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) provides $5,296,800 to Calportland Co. to develop a new and innovative method for mineralization of CO2 with processed recycled concrete. The project aims to use the carbonated paste from the recycled concrete as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) in blended cement formulations, with...
The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management has awarded a $13,257,761 Cooperative Agreement under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) federal grant program to CYG Nittany, LLC. The goal of this project is to demonstrate the commercial and carbon dioxide (CO2) mitigation potential of a pilot-tested CO2 utilization technology. Specifically, the project will use CO2 emitted from an industrial lime production plant as a feedstock to produce ultra...
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to C-Crete Technologies LLC for the development of "Multifunctional Kraft Paper for Insulating Next Generation Transformers". The project aims to advance carbon-negative insulating materials for large power transformers, building on C-Crete's prior federally-funded research in carbon mineralization, novel concrete...
The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $256,494 Project Grant to Semplastics EHC LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to develop high-value products from produced water mineralized via reaction with anthropogenic CO2. This award is funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports scientific discoveries and tools that advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security. Semplastics previously received over $8 million in prime...