CarbonCure
Details
- Product Type Concrete
- Regions Auckland, Australian Capital Territory, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Lower Hutt, Napier & Hastings, Nelson, New Plymouth, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Palmerston North, Queensland, Queenstown, Rotorua, South Australia, Tasmania, Tauranga, Victoria, Wellington, Western Australia
Contact
- Sarah Ackerly 0262806010
- Website Visit
- Email Sarah@TeamCE.com.au
ISupplier
- Company Name CE Construction Solutions
- ISupplier Profile Visit
About
Concrete and cement contribute to approximately 5-8% of the worlds global emissions each year. CarbonCure’s innovative technology is a direct way to reduce embodied carbon in concrete. Our technology is retrofitted into existing concrete plants and enables concrete producers to inject industry captured CO₂ into fresh concrete during it batching process. Once injected, the CO₂ reacts with the concrete mix and becomes permanently embedded and cannot be released back into Earth’s atmosphere. Furthermore, when CarbonCure is injected into concrete mixes it enhances the concrete’s strength allowing for a reduction in the cement required for the concrete to meet its performance requirements, thereby reducing the embedded carbon of concrete.
Sustainability Outcomes
The world’s building stock is expected to double by 2060. Embodied carbon, or the carbon emitted from the manufacturing of building materials and construction, will account for nearly 50% of carbon emissions from new construction over the next 3 decades. The design and construction of structures with lower embodied carbon is crucial to address the impact of global climate change. Utilising carbon-injected concrete, which requires less cement, offers a dual sustainability advantage: it embodies carbon that would otherwise end up in the atmosphere and reduces the overall cement requirement of concrete. This innovative approach provides lower-carbon concrete mixes to meet the growing global demand for sustainable construction solutions.
Applicable Credits
| IS v1.2 | Inn-1 , Mat-1 |
| IS v2.1 | Inn-1 , Rso-6 |
| Inn-1 (ISv1.2) | Innovation | Contributes to Innovation Challenge-8: Sustainable Supplier and iSupply. |
| Inn-1 (ISv2.1) | Contributes to Innovation Challenge-4: Sustainable Supplier and iSupply. | |
| Mat-1 (ISv1.2) | Materials footprint measurement and reduction | CarbonCure uses proprietary technologies that inject captured CO2 during the concrete manufacturing process, where it is immediately and permanently mineralized. The concrete admixture permits a reduction in the total cementitious materials content of a given concrete mixture while maintaining fresh properties, strength and durability performance, thus reducing the carbon footprint of concrete. Testing data indicates that the process emissions from the CO₂ injection approach were relatively small compared to the environmental benefit gained from reducing cement usage. The overall impact resulted in a 4.6% reduction in the carbon footprint of concrete production. By utilising waste CO₂ from industrial processes, cement producers can upcycle their primary waste product and contribute to a more sustainable concrete industry. The CO₂ injection approach demonstrated the potential to improve concrete performance, reduce cement usage, and achieve a more sustainable concrete production process, aligning with circular economy principles. |
| Rso-6 (ISv2.1) | CarbonCure uses proprietary technologies that inject captured CO2 during the concrete manufacturing process, where it is immediately and permanently mineralized. The concrete admixture permits a reduction in the total cementitious materials content of a given concrete mixture while maintaining fresh properties, strength and durability performance, thus reducing the carbon footprint of concrete. Testing data indicates that the process emissions from the CO₂ injection approach were relatively small compared to the environmental benefit gained from reducing cement usage. The overall impact resulted in a 4.6% reduction in the carbon footprint of concrete production. By utilising waste CO₂ from industrial processes, cement producers can upcycle their primary waste product and contribute to a more sustainable concrete industry. The CO₂ injection approach demonstrated the potential to improve concrete performance, reduce cement usage, and achieve a more sustainable concrete production process, aligning with circular economy principles. |
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