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L2C Partners Viewpoint: The industrial economy significantly contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions, prompting the substantial investment of $254M by the Department of Energy (DOE). This DOE program aims to spearhead the sector's decarbonization. Universities, including L2C Partners clients, play a vital role in the early development of novel technologies that seek to reshape the industrial landscape. #Innovation #LIMR #Villanova #AUB #THWND

The hard to abate sectors will ironically become central to the carbon removal industry. As we transition away from petrochemicals, we will source carbon from the environment and waste streams that originated in the atmosphere. Regenerative agriculture, vertical farming, and open ocean marine agriculture (integrated into floating wind and solar) will provide multiple points along the supply chain to capture carbon. Biochar, bio oil, graphite, graphene, and syngas can be used to replace all existing petrochemical applications. It does require abundant cheap energy that is rapidly approaching. Negative electricity prices with demand response will make carbon removal a powerful flexible load to help manage the grid. Flash graphene and graphite can fuel the growing demand for batteries and other advanced products. Universal Matter has a great process that is scaling bulk quality graphene rapidly. Long duration energy storage from syngas is powerful and the CO2 can be captured to make products like carbon fiber, aggregates for concrete, or even synthetic methane to use as carbon neutral rocket fuel or to synthesize other chemicals from. Syngas can be used directly in making Steel and be a source of hydrogen for other applications too. We can also eliminate landfills, PFAS, and other industrial waste with plasma gasification that produces a carbon rich graphite material and syngas product. All the solutions exist. We just need to build it!

There's a new funding opportunity from the California Energy Commission for up to $6.1 million in financing for industrial carbon dioxide utilization for "value added products". Up to $2.1 million of that funding is dedicated to research and development of the CO2-to-product pipeline with grants ranging from $300K to $500K. Another $4 million is available for two pilot projects in the state. Technologies available for the grant funding include: 🏗 CO2 to cement, concrete, and materials ⛽ CO2 to fuels, plastics, and chemicals 👖 CO2 to textiles and food Hundreds of companies around the world are developing technologies in each of these categories. These are early-stage businesses like the AIR COMPANY or Twelve, which are making chemicals and fuels. Others, like CarbonCure Technologies, Brimstone , and CarbonBuilt are making cement mixtures that can capture and use CO2. Out in Tennessee, SkyNano is making carbon nanotubes out of captured CO2 thanks, in part to a collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. And finally, businesses like Rubi Laboratories and LanzaTech are developing textiles, while Air Protein is making food, all from CO2. Find out more about the grant opportunities here: https://lnkd.in/eQFfq4br And reach out to learn more about how Energy Transition Finance can help navigate the non-dilutive financing businesses need to accelerate decarbonization solutions: https://lnkd.in/e3SvEu8Q

💡 Should carbon capture technology be targeted at biomass and/or gas-fired power plants? Our latest report on #CCUS disagrees, with overly optimistic and outdated cost assumptions from the UK government suggesting otherwise, as reported by Business Green. Give it a read here ⬇ https://lnkd.in/ea5hu-bA

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Fossil Energy and Carbon Management released a Request for Information: Industrial #Deployment and #Demonstration Opportunities for #CarbonCapture Technologies that closes on April 1, 2024. Through the request for information, the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management seeks input from key partners (domestic and international) on what is needed to accelerate deployment of carbon capture, use, and storage for industrial systems to support the energy transition, eliminate greenhouse gas emissions, produce clean energy, create well-paying union jobs, and enable a net-zero carbon emissions economy by 2050, all while prioritizing environmental equity and support for underserved communities. #carbonmanagement #carbon https://lnkd.in/d5f6nccW

#CarbonCapture, #Utilization, and #Storage (CCUS) technologies are essential for reducing #CO2emissions from key industries like power generation, cement, and steel manufacturing. Despite high initial costs and early-stage development challenges, supportive government policies and technological advancements are driving significant growth and investment in the sector, promising substantial environmental benefits. #AMR #CCUS #CarbonCapture #GreenEnergy #ClimateChange #Sustainability #EnvironmentalTech #CleanEnergy #CO2Reduction #RenewableEnergy #TechInnovation #Decarbonization #EcoFriendly #SustainableFuture #CarbonStorage #CarbonUtilization https://lnkd.in/dTJ9JNZ8

The data speaks for itself: landfills are evolving. With the developments in landfill gas-to-energy technology, we need to consider this as our strongest viable option when it comes to achieving circularity. No other waste disposal method has a higher capture rate or greater return-value. At Serüm Plastics, we design our plastics specifically for these environments in order to optimize energy recovery (while remaining recyclable). Here's a breakdown of this week's latest developments in landfill gas-to-energy: 💡 Kinder Morgan, Inc. has $77MIL invested in RNG. They're expecting an annual production capacity of 6.4 billion cubic feet of RNG by the end of 2024. 💡 WM, the leading producer of landfill gas-to-energy in North America, will build another LFGE facility in Washington. It is expected to produce enough energy to heat roughly 10,000 homes. 💡 NextEra Energy Resources will break ground on a new LFGE facility in Oklahoma, which will help lessen OK's reliance on fossil fuels once completed. 💡 Waga Energy is set to build a to build a LFGE facility in Greensburg, Indiana which will add more than 200,000 mmBtus of RNG into the natural gas grid once it is up and running in 2025. https://lnkd.in/dDDTPaqh

How can the chemical industry improve energy efficiency and sustainability by switching away from fossil fuels?   Nevel’s value-creation approach fits well with the needs of the chemical industry. We can support companies with improving energy efficiency and creating value from side streams. We help companies build sustainable and cost-effective energy solutions that reduce their carbon footprint.   Read more: https://lnkd.in/dz_k25ei #decarbonisation #renewableenergy #circulareconomy #carbonneutral #energy #energyefficiency #sustainability #chemicalindustry

"GAO Tek's CO2 Solutions: Revolutionizing Utilities 🌐💧🔥" Explore how GAO Tek's carbon dioxide (CO2) products are transforming the utilities industry, from water treatment and fire suppression to carbon capture and greenhouse agriculture. Learn about their adherence to industry standards, illustrated through case studies on CO2 implementation in power plants and utility transitions to sustainable energy sources. Discover GAO Tek's extensive presence in North America and partnerships with industry leaders like Exelon Corporation and National Grid. #UtilitiesIndustry #CO2Solutions #GAOTek #CarbonCapture #Sustainability #WaterTreatment #EnergyTransition #IndustryStandards #Partnerships #NorthAmerica #CaseStudies

Very engaging discussion in our "Decarbonizing Industries: A North-South Collaborative Approach" event at the Clean Energy Ministerial today. A few interesting takeaways on what that collaboration should look like: 🌍 Decarbonized industry requires clean energy, so industrial value chains will shift to places with the best clean energy resources, away from the global North and towards the South. This can be done in ways that benefit both sides, so global North and South countries should start discussing the prospect seriously. 💲 Decarbonized industrial goods will be more expensive to produce than their carbon-intensive counterparts for many years to come, so levelling the playing field will be crucial, particularly through carbon pricing. Given that many industrial goods are internationally traded, global South and North countries should work together to align carbon prices and carbon tariffs to create an international level playing field. ✅ All of the above will require robust and widely accepted international standards for decarbonized industrial goods. As the recent Standards Map of the Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA) shows, these standards are already under development for key industrial goods, so global South and North countries should collaborate to drive their alignment, acceptance, and adoption. A huge thank you to our excellent moderator, Rosana Santos, our insightful panel, Camilla Oliveira, Adair Turner, Riccardo Savigliano, and Mathias Becker, and to our co-organisers, Milena Megrè and the E+ Energy Transition Institute, and Oxana Schmidt, Elvira Lutter and NIM - The Net-Zero Industries Mission, for a great session!