Ingrid Lobet of Canary Media writes on how one startup is creating low-carbon cement.
- Brimstone Energy is a startup that is looking to decarbonize cement by using calcium silicate rocks instead of limestone.
- Calcium silicate contains no carbon and requires a lower temperature than limestone to extract the calcium and oxygen that are needed to create cement.
- Introducing new materials into the cement market is difficult, with one report citing “[p]rescriptive standards, outdated or restrictive procurement criteria, and cozy industry relationships” as the reason why.
- Brimstone Energy is showing that private sector is finding the innovations that are needed to reduce emissions.
“Brimstone Energy is an early-stage startup that’s currently raising money to build a pilot production facility. It raised an initial $2 million starting in 2019 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E), the National Science Foundation and a number of other sources.”
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