Project Grant DESC0025246

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,743,635 from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to transform industrial and biomass wastes into low-cost, low-carbon construction materials using a novel negative emission technology (NET). The project is a collaborative effort involving researchers from the University of Alabama, University of New Mexico, University of Idaho, and Alabama A&M University, a Historically Black College and University. The...

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 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 $491,763 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to transform hazardous industrial waste and biomass into sustainable, low-carbon construction materials using negative emission technology (NET). The project revolves around developing a process to capture and mineralize CO2 from alkaline industrial waste streams, creating calcium-rich compounds that can partially replace Portland cement in concrete. This...

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 National Science Foundation awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to develop a direct air capture technology for carbon dioxide sequestration. The university will utilize industrial waste materials and a two-step mineral carbonation method to directly capture CO2 from the atmosphere and store it as a stable mineral. This has the potential to offer a low-cost solution for permanent CO2 removal on a...

Skynano LLC was awarded a $2,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop lower embodied carbon building materials through recycling of carbon dioxide, carbon fiber waste, and biomaterials into composite panels. Specifically, the award will support Skynano's HESTIA STTR project to produce composite panels for construction using recycled carbon dioxide, carbon fiber, and biomaterials that result in lower embodied...

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...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $2,150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Washington State University. The objective of the project is to research and develop a pilot-scale upcycling protocol for transforming carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) waste into recyclable structural automotive components. The project aims to establish an eco-friendly, energy-efficient, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $514,516 to the University of Idaho to develop a novel negative emission technology (NET) that transforms hazardous industrial and biomass wastes into low-cost, low-carbon construction materials. The project aims to address the urgent problems of industrial waste disposal and climate change, which disproportionately impact low-income and BIPOC communities. By...