After a decade in the works, researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, have successfully devised a way to produce cement with 98% less CO2 emissions than traditional methods. The UCLA team ...

The ZeroCAL approach, which can be integrated within the existing cement-production process, uses limestone feedstock to produce calcium hydroxide — which emits no carbon dioxide when burned to ...

SOMERVILLE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sublime Systems, a developer of technology to produce decarbonized cement, today announced that it has closed a $40 million Series A funding round, led by ...

Cement production is responsible for around 8% of global carbon emissions. Using microalgae to make a key ingredient could drastically cut that carbon footprint. During a trip to Thailand on his ...

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its production is a significant source of carbon emissions due to the energy-intensive process of cement manufacturing. As the ...

Researchers from the University of Michigan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Northwestern University and the California Institute of Technology recently developed a new cement manufacturing ...

The 30 billion tons of concrete that the world makes each year have a massive carbon footprint. Cement, the main ingredient, is responsible for around 8% of global emissions—meaning that if it were a ...

This story was originally published by Canary Media and is part of its special series “The Tough Stuff: Decarbonizing steel, cement and chemicals.” Holcim Group, the largest cement manufacturer ...