The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced five projects that will receive a total of $16.4 million in funding to focus on next-generation cement formulations and process routes as well as carbon capture and utilization technologies to address CO2 emissions in the cement industry.
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Heidelberg Materials Receives $5 Million from DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) selected Heidelberg Materials North America to receive $5 million in funding through its Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects program.
Read MoreDOE Powers Solar MEAD Project with $3.2 Million Funding
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX, Sandia National Laboratories and Synhelion. The project aims to replace the use of fossil fuels with concentrated solar thermal (CST) energy in clinker production.
Read MoreDOE Funds Carbon Study at Heidelberg Plant
Through its Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded $8.9 million in funding to Heidelberg Materials North America to study the subsurface geology suitable for carbon dioxide storage at its Mitchell, Ind., cement plant.
Read MoreSublime Systems Secures $40M in Funding Round
Sublime Systems, a developer of technology to produce decarbonized cement, closed a $40 million Series A funding round, led by Lowercarbon Capital with participation from existing and new investors.
Read MoreChevron Leads Svante’s $318M Financing Round
Chevron New Energies, a division of Chevron USA, is the lead investor in Svante’s Series E fundraising round, which raised $318 million to accelerate the manufacturing of the latter’s carbon capture technology.
Read MoreCEMEX Invests in Accelerating Synhelion’s Growth
CEMEX and CEMEX Ventures, its corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, were among investors that participated in Synhelion’s latest financing round. The clean energy company raised CHF 22 million ($23.6 million).
Read MoreCEMEX USA, RTI Secure $3.7M for Carbon Capture Project
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded CEMEX USA and non-profit research institute RTI International a $3.7-million cooperative agreement to help fund a carbon capture study at CEMEX’s Balcones cement plant in New Braunfels, Texas.
Read MoreCarbon Re Clinches $4.8M Seed Funding
Climate tech company Carbon Re, which is building state-of-the-art AI to decarbonize energy-intensive industries, raised £4.2 million ($4.8 million) seed funding to scale up development and deployment of its novel technology.
Read MoreDOE Awards Heliogen $4.1M for Decarbonization Project
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Pasadena, Calif.-based Heliogen $4.1 million to demonstrate a concentrated solar-thermal power (CSP) process for heating limestone to 950°C, which could reduce the carbon emissions in portland cement production.
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