Microsoft Just Invested in a Cement Startup That Turns CO2 Into Literal Building Blocks

Fortera bolts on their tech to existing cement plants to create a greener product. Here's why it caught Microsoft's eye.
Business Wire

Climate Breakthrough: Brimstone’s Decarbonized Portland Cement First to Meet Essential Building Industry Standard, Unlocking the Potential of Net-Zero Construction

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brimstone, a leader in industrial decarbonization, has received third-party certification that its cement meets or exceeds ASTM C150 standards for ordinary portland ...
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Brimstone Energy Announces Financing to Accelerate Development of the First-Ever Zero-Carbon Portland Cement

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brimstone Energy has secured financing co-led by DCVC and Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) to develop zero-carbon Portland cement. In addition to the $5.1 million ...
Time

Portland Cement

The manufacturers of Portland Cement are celebrating the 100th anni-versary of their industry. It was in Leeds, England, 100 years ago, that Joseph Aspdin discovered that a new building material could ...
New Atlas

New electrolysis technique makes cement, minus the carbon emissions

As the most widely-used building material in the world, it’s no surprise that making cement is one of the single biggest contributors to our carbon emissions problem. MIT researchers now claim to have ...