Clean industry
Sublime Systems’ low-carbon cement goes commercial
The startup’s cement is made using electricity instead of fossil fuels. Now the company is working to get contractors and construction crews to use it.
By Jeff St. John .
Clean industry
Clean industry
Advocates push back on DOE-funded plan to make steel with plastic-based fuel
After a Pennsylvania business scored $182.6 million in loan guarantees for the project, environmentalists called for the DOE to change course.
By James Bruggers .
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Clean industry
Chart: Which sectors are the biggest industrial emitters in the US?
Industry is set to become the country's largest source of CO2 emissions, largely driven by chemical manufacturing and oil and gas refining.By Maria Gallucci .
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Green steel
How much clean energy does it take to make green steel?
The Biden administration is backing two projects that use clean hydrogen, not coal, to make iron. A new analysis estimates just how much renewable energy those facilities will need.By Maria Gallucci .
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Green steel
Now Form Energy is using its battery tech to clean up iron and steel
The energy storage startup is adapting its iron-air battery technology to make low-carbon iron, a key input for decarbonizing the steel industry.By Julian Spector .
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Clean industry
Industrial emissions aren’t falling fast enough to meet US climate goals
Rhodium Group’s new report found that heavy industry, including steel mills and chemical plants, could soon be the nation’s number one source of CO2 emissions.By Maria Gallucci .
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Emissions reduction
Chart: Heavy industry is the next big climate problem to tackle
Industries like steel, cement, and chemicals could be the top source of planet-warming emissions in the U.S. by 2035, as electricity and transportation decarbonize.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Green steel
US awards $28M for cutting-edge tech to clean up iron and steel
The DOE picked Electra, Limelight Steel, and other teams that are working to slash steel’s emissions. Experts say their innovations are crucial but still far off.By Maria Gallucci .
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Clean industry
How the essential, dirty steel industry is going green
Green hydrogen will likely play a key role in decarbonizing steel. Experts discussed the complex transition in Pennsylvania, the birthplace of U.S. steelmaking.By Maria Gallucci .
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Clean industry
New DOE-backed projects tackle factory emissions with heat pumps and more
The Biden admin is directing $500M toward factories that will use heat pumps, electric boilers and thermal energy storage to provide clean industrial heat.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean industry
The 'clean cement' projects getting $1.5B in Biden admin funds
From carbon capture to alternative cement chemistries, the U.S. is funding a range of projects that aim to slash the enormous CO2 footprint of the cement industry.By Jeff St. John .
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