According to the U.S. Green Building Council, Congress has directed the Department of Energy (DOE) to study the carbon emissions intensity of certain goods produced in the United States, including cement, iron, steel and other items implicated by the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which went into effect on Jan. 1.
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The Department of Energy Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation will enlist Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and the National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly National Renewable Energy Laboratory) in Colorado to establish the Center of Excellence for Advancement & Acceleration of Cement & Concrete Engineering Technologies (ACCENT). Along with accelerating development and adoption of next generation materials…
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The U.S. Department of Energy has terminated financial participation of its Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) in proposed carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) facilities at Heidelberg Materials North America’s Mitchell, Ind., and National Cement Company of California’s Lebec cement plants.
Read MoreA mid-October White House update on the progress of the Federal Buy Clean Initiative and companion Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Demonstration Program, references Cemex USA, Heidelberg Materials North America, and Summit Materials for their commitment to measures that advance decarbonization goals or strategies underpinning Buy Clean and Industrial Demonstrations activities.
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Department of Energy Office Assists Ozinga, Furno Cement Production Concept. By Don Marsh
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $101 million in federal funding for five projects to support the development of carbon dioxide capture, removal, and conversion test centers for cement manufacturing facilities and power plants.
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A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) pilot project is in the works to measure the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of certain industrial products or materials, likely led by cement, steel, aluminum and glass.
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Heidelberg Materials North America finalized award negotiations with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). Following negotiations, OCED awarded the producer with $300,000 to begin Phase 1 of the decarbonization project at its new Mitchell, Ind., cement plant.
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The U.S. Department of Energy Offices of Technology Transitions (OTT) and Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) are accepting proposals addressing adoption challenges to later stage commercialization, demonstration, and deployment of decarbonization technologies in concrete and cement, metals and chemicals sectors.
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Boston-based Electrified Thermal Solutions (ETS) received Technology-to-Market Plus Up extension funding from the U.S. Department of Energy after cycling its full-scale thermal brick stack, the Joule Hive Thermal Battery, up to 1,700°C for extended periods – reaching Technology Readiness Level 6.
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