If we’re going to stop global warming, we need to eliminate more than 40 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions every year. CarbonCure’s innovative technology is reversing the damage from one of the world's biggest pollutants: concrete.
Read MoreCanadian innovator CarbonCure Technologies has been named one of ten finalists in the global $20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE for its technology that profitably converts carbon dioxide (CO₂) into stronger …
Read MoreCarbonCure has reached its next major milestone in accelerating the adoption of CO₂ capture and utilisation technologies for the concrete and cement industries.
Read MoreCarbonCure's Robert Niven thinks his firm's concrete is far more environmentally friendly. The company is currently working with partners in industry to introduce its technology to market.
Read MoreCarbonCure Technologies (CarbonCure), based in Nova Scotia, offers global concrete producers an opportunity to utilise and recycle waste CO₂ into concrete to increase its environmental, material, and economic
Read MoreOzinga, a 4th generation family business based in Chicago, will be honored with the Emerald Award for Green Building Innovation for their work with CarbonCure technology. The cutting edge green building technology is
Read MoreCarbonCure Technologies strengthens concrete while reducing its carbon footprint. This feature on a new use for the ethanol coproduct appears in the February print issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
Read MoreRobert Niven’s pitch to concrete producers is attractive: his Nova Scotia-based company, CarbonCure Technologies Inc., boasts the ability to make concrete stronger and less harmful to the planet.
Read MoreA company in Halifax is getting international recognition and praise for developing a green technology that aides in reducing greenhouse gas emissions during the concrete manufacturing phase, the most common construction material in the world.
Read MoreThe CarbonCure technology, which has been installed in concrete plants across North America, has recently been recognized for a series of awards, including most recently the 2016 Ernest C. Manning Innovation Award. The Manning Awards annually recognizes Canadian innovation across multiple disciplines. CarbonCure CEO Robert Niven, an outdoor adventure enthusiast, proudly describes the evolution of CarbonCure in this video produced by the Manning Foundation:
Read MoreCarbonCure Technologies manufactures a retrofit carbon dioxide recycling technology for existing masonry and ready-mixed concrete plants. CarbonCure’s technology recycles CO<sub>2</sub>, reducing the carbon footprint of the concrete industry by creating affordable, greener and stronger concrete products. Using CarbonCure’s technology, concrete manufacturers are able to permanently store CO<sub>2</sub> in their concrete as solid limestone. The addition of CO<sub>2</sub> also potentially reduces the need for some energy-intensive components in the concrete, further reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreAdvances in technology are self-perpetuating — conducting research and development inevitably leads to discoveries that propel innovation forward. CarbonCure Technologies is no stranger to this cycle. The company’s technology started when their CEO, Robert Niven, began researching the chemical reaction between carbon dioxide (CO2), cement and water while earning his master’s degree at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
A breakthrough process for ready mixed gives John Cook, director of Technical Services at Atlanta’s Thomas Concrete, cause for enthusiasm this construction season. In late February, he and his team oversaw the installation of the CarbonCure Ready Mixed Technology at their Doraville, Ga. plant. They immediately began the process of lowering cementitious material content and dosing concrete mixes with carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) gas using the CarbonCure injection system. Later in March, Cook and colleagues eagerly reviewed the 28-day strength data and confirmed: CO<sub>2</sub> may be used as a viable cement replacement.
Read MoreEnvironmentally-friendly design is an easy concept to support, but deciding which building materials are best for the environment is a tricky business. For its strength and durability, concrete has long been the top choice for new construction, despite its large carbon footprint.
Read MoreA roomful of materials scientists, gathered at UCLA for a recent conference on “grand challenges in construction materials,” slowly passed a brick-size white block around the room. They held in their hands, briefly, part of the solution to one of those grand challenges. The white block, rock solid and surprisingly lightweight, was a new alternative to cement, the glue that holds together aggregate, or crushed rock, to make the world’s most ubiquitous building material: concrete.
Read MoreArgos, a multinational cement and concrete producer, is among the latest group of concrete producers to sign a licensee agreement with CarbonCure. To get the word out at Argos about the partnership, CarbonCure was invited to present the technology to its headquarters in Colombia. Argos released a video of the innovation summit which featured CarbonCure. Check it out!
Read MoreCarbonCure's CEO Rob Niven recently attended the Globe 2016 Conference & Innovation Expo - a leadership summit for sustainable business in Vancouver. Globe 2016 brings together high level business executives, government officials, and civil society leaders to collaborate and share ideas on how to leverage markets and innovation to turn environmental challenges into business opportunities.
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