Energy in the News

A 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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Cemex’s Lower-Carbon Materials Used to Fortify Major Wastewater Treatment Plant

As part of San Francisco’s major initiative to sustainably upgrade and modernize infrastructure, Cemex has announced its involvement in reinforcing the city’s largest wastewater treatment plant with its Vertua lower-carbon concrete. The Southeast Treatment Plant’s (SEP) Biosolids Digester Facilities Project will replace the outdated existing solids treatment facilities with more reliable, efficient, and modern technologies and facilities.

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Materials Producers Support Skate4Concrete

This year, Skate4Concrete, powered by the non-profit Project Cornerstone, delivered its first-ever Construction Summer Camp. In three days, 22 students (ages 15-18) visited three locations throughout San Diego County, Calif., and explored the science of, pathway to, and job opportunities within the concrete and construction materials industry. The students’ first day was spent at the Associated General Contractors (AGC) Apprenticeship…

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OCED Names Possible Calcined Clay Production Project Partners

Three of six Cement and Concrete projects named as funding candidates in a $6 billion Energy Department Office of Clean Energy Demonstration (OCED) program entail production of calcined clay or limestone calcined clay (LC3) as an alternative to conventional portland cement clinker. Producers behind the Industrial Demonstrations Program-themed projects are positioned to negotiate with OCED officials awards where cost-sharing terms…

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AEM Establishes Alternative Power Technical Committee

There’s no overstating the importance of Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and its members staying up to date on the current regulatory, compliance and standards environment in the off-road equipment industry. This helps companies maintain market access, build safer machines and meet the ever-changing demands of their customers. It’s why AEM established its Alternative Power Technical Committee (APTC), which serves…

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Cement Industry Solar Update

By Mark S. Kuhar Cemex and Synhelion report prospective scaling of a high-temperature process to industrially-viable levels, where solar energy supplants fossil fuel combustion. This marks a significant milestone in the companies’ journey toward the world’s first fully solar-powered cement plant. An early 2022 energy lab demonstration in Spain saw researchers leverage Synhelion devices and fuel conversion methods to successfully…

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