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.
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California Resources Corp. and its carbon management business, Carbon TerraVault, signed a memorandum of understanding with National Cement Company of California to provide carbon management services for its “Lebec Net Zero” initiative.
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National Cement Company of California Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations have entered a cooperative agreement under which the agency commits up to $500 million for the Lebec Net Zero (LNZ) project at the producer’s operation north of Los Angeles.
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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 are up…
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Vicat Group subsidiary National Cement Co. of Alabama staged a ribbon cutting of a new production line at its Ragland, Ala. plant on July 21, capping a two-year, $300 million project that will increase plant capacity to 2 million tpy and help lower the company’s carbon footprint by at least 40%.
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