Clean industry
An Arizona plant will pull CO2 from the air and trap it in concrete
The first-of-its-kind initiative by CarbonBuilt, Aircapture and Block-Lite aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from concrete production by 70 percent.
Clean industry
Hydrogen
The great ‘green hydrogen’ battle
Tens of billions in federal tax credits could build a vital low-carbon hydrogen industry — or increase carbon emissions. We tackle the complexities in a series.
-
-
Clean industry
DOE launches $6B program to slash emissions from heavy industry
The Biden administration announced it will help fund projects to clean up the production of steel, cement, aluminum and other hard-to-decarbonize sectors.
-
Clean industry
Green steel startup Boston Metal raises $120M for its fossil-free tech
The MIT spinout said its latest funding round, led by steel giant ArcelorMittal, will allow the company to build its first full-scale green steel plant.
-
Clean fleets
Ports need electric trucks. Forum Mobility has $400M to make it happen
The electric-trucking-as-a-service startup will build charging depots and make electric trucks available to freight haulers serving California's busiest ports.
-
Podcast
Ammonia: The beer of decarbonization
Low-carbon ammonia could help to decarbonize big parts of the economy, including shipping, heavy industry and even thermal power plants.
Play50 min .
-
Podcast
Advance market commitments to decarbonize heavy industry
They brought us vaccines and rockets. Could advance market commitments bring us zero-carbon metals, aviation fuels and other heavy-industry products?
Play50 min .
-
Hydrogen
Will new US incentives for 'green' hydrogen actually reduce emissions?
The Inflation Reduction Act steers billions to boost green hydrogen, but unless carefully monitored, that money could spur an increase in climate pollution.
-
Air travel
United plans to electrify airport operations with sodium-ion batteries
United Airlines is making a strategic equity investment in sodium-ion battery maker Natron Energy as the aviation industry works to curb emissions.
-
Podcast
Fixing cement’s carbon problem
New production techniques are helping to reduce emissions in an industry that’s been hard to decarbonize.
Play45 min .
-
Guest Essay
Biden administration should help US aluminum industry go clean
The president is considering a ban on aluminum imports from Russia. His administration should couple that ban with support for low-carbon U.S. aluminum production.
Sponsored