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In an effort to combat climate change, a new industry known as "carbontech" is emerging, with companies like Solidia Technologies at the forefront. This industry aims to capture CO2 emissions and permanently incorporate the captured CO2 into materials such as concrete, turning a greenhouse gas waste stream into a valuable feedstock.

Solidia Technologies, based in Piscataway, New Jersey, is making waves in the concrete manufacturing industry by using carbon dioxide to cure concrete. This process, called carbonation, enables the concrete to absorb and mineralize CO2, significantly reducing the carbon footprint of concrete production compared to traditional methods.

By chemically reacting CO2 with concrete during the curing phase, Solidia Technologies not only reduces the CO2 released in cement production but also permanently stores CO2 within the concrete, improving the material properties while lowering greenhouse gas emissions. This form of carbon mineralization is considered safe and permanent CO2 storage and contributes to reducing emissions from the very carbon-intensive cement and concrete industries.

The world needs to be actively removing eight gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere every year by 2050, according to the UNEP Emissions Gap Report, more than the U.S. currently emits. If there were a bigger market for products made from recycled CO2, it would make carbon capture technologies more economically viable, paving the way for significant negative emissions.

Carbontech includes companies focused on different approaches to concrete, as well as other materials like liquid fuel, ink, plastics, carpet tile, batteries, and high-end sneakers. If cement were a country, it would produce a greater share of the world's carbon dioxide emissions than India. The market for "CCU"-aka carbontech-businesses could offset up to one billion metric tons of CO2 per year by 2030, according to a report.

However, these methods are expensive to operate, with costs between $100 and $600 per ton of CO2, depending on the technology. Solidia Technologies received seed funding from the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, a group that includes Shell, BP, Total, and other multinational oil majors. The carbon-capture industry recently received a boost from a substantial new tax credit, known as 45Q, in a budget bill signed by President Trump.

Solidia's technology aims to not only slash that footprint, but potentially flip it negative, sequestering more CO2 from the atmosphere than is released in the production process. This approach helps to meet climate goals by reducing net CO2 emissions, lowering the carbon intensity of concrete, and harnessing waste CO2 as a resource rather than releasing it into the atmosphere.

| Aspect | Description | |----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Industry focus | Capturing CO2 emissions and converting them into usable materials, like concrete | | Solidia Technologies role | Uses CO2 to cure concrete, causing carbonation that permanently sequesters CO2 in the product | | Climate benefit | Reduction of CO2 emissions from cement manufacturing and permanent CO2 storage in materials | | Energy considerations | Success depends on low-carbon energy inputs such as renewables for hydrogen and process power|

In the future, with continued innovation and investment, carbontech companies like Solidia Technologies could play a crucial role in the fight against climate change, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a more sustainable future.

The carbontech industry, with Solidia Technologies as a leading company, focuses on capturing CO2 emissions and transforming them into valuable materials like concrete.
Solidia Technologies, based in Piscataway, New Jersey, uses CO2 to cure concrete through a process called carbonation, significantly reducing the carbon footprint of concrete production compared to traditional methods.
By chemically reacting CO2 with concrete during the curing phase, Solidia Technologies not only reduces CO2 emissions in cement production but also permanently stores CO2 within the concrete, improving material properties and lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
The UNEP Emissions Gap Report states that the world needs to be actively removing eight gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere every year by 2050, and if carbon-capture technologies like carbontech had a bigger market, they could become more economically viable, paving the way for significant negative emissions.
Carbontech businesses have the potential to offset up to one billion metric tons of CO2 per year by 2030, according to a report, and include companies focused on various materials like concrete, liquid fuel, ink, plastics, carpet tile, batteries, and high-end sneakers.
Solidia's technology aims to not only reduce CO2 emissions but potentially sequester more CO2 from the atmosphere than is released in the production process, contributing to meeting climate goals by reducing net CO2 emissions and harnessing waste CO2 as a resource rather than releasing it into the atmosphere.