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Last Thursday, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the six projects selected to receive grant money to pursue carbon capture and reuse from industrial sources. The DOE had $106 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act along with $156 million in private funding to split between its chosen projects. The projects, now in Phase 2 [...] The Philippines-based cement company, Taiheiyo Cement Philippines Inc. (TCPI), has the options to use volcanic ash or fly ash as additives in their cement – both of which are aimed at environmental conservation and lower production costs. Environmental and safety manager for TCPI, Nilo Yap, stated that – for the time being – the company prefers natural additives for its cement given the option [...] Back in March, in celebration of Earth Hour, Roanoke Cement Company (RCC), a subsidiary of Titan America, decided to switch off the lights on its pre-heater tower indefinitely as part of its plan to reduce energy consumed by the plant. RCC is back in the news again as it takes another step towards reducing its carbon [...] In 2009, industrialized nations across the world took serious steps toward reducing their carbon footprints and reducing emissions as compared to 1990 levels. The global average decrease of seven percent was fueled mainly by the economic crisis and its lack of energy demand. However, despite this heartening improvement, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (NEAA) has said [...] |
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