CarbonCure Technologies
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Carbon Removal Technology |
| Founder | Robert Niven |
| Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Website | https://www.carboncure.com |
CarbonCure Technologies Inc. is a manufacturer of carbon removal or carbon utilization technologies that inject captured carbon dioxide into concrete where it is permanently stored. The company was founded in 2012 by Robert Niven, and the company headquarters are in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Technologies
[edit]CarbonCure holds more than 120 patents related to carbon mineralization and carbon dioxide storage in concrete.[1]
Projects that have been built with concrete using CarbonCure's technologies include Amazon HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia, General Motors Spring Hill Manufacturing Plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee and 725 Ponce in Atlanta, Georgia.[2][3][4]
Funding
[edit]Investors include Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Innovacorp, GreenSoil Investments, Pangaea Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, BDC Capital, 2150, Mitsubishi Corporation, Carbon Direct, Taronga Ventures, and Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund.[5][6][7]
Recognition
[edit]The XPrize Foundation named CarbonCure one of two $7.5 million grand prize winners of the 4.5 year NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE competition in April 2021.[8][9][10] Other prestigious titles include 2022 CNBC Disruptor 50 List Company and Cleantech 100 Hall of Fame Company after ranking on the Global Cleantech 100 list for seven consecutive years.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Government of Canada, Innovation. "Canadian Patent Database / Base de données sur les brevets canadiens". brevets-patents.ic.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Amazon Staff (2023-05-19). "Amazon's second headquarters is opening soon—learn about its sustainable design and construction". Amazon. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ CarbonCure (2023-05-19). "General Motors Spring Hill Assembly Plant". CarbonCure. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ Lord, Bronte (2018-06-12). "This concrete can trap CO2 emissions forever". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Moriera, Peter. "CarbonCure Lands $1.75M in Funding". entrevestor.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "From pollutant to product: the companies making stuff from CO2". the Guardian. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Carbon capture 'moonshot' moves closer, as billions of dollars pour in". the Guardian. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Clean Tech Company, CarbonCure Wins NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE" (Press release). 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2022-01-12 – via Business Wire.
- ^ Lundy, Thomas (2021-05-07). "Canadian company wins multi-million dollar prize for carbon-dioxide-injected concrete". Canadian Geographic. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Clancy, Heather (2021-05-06). "Carbon-sucking concrete is capturing attention and funding". GreenBiz. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ CNBC.com Staff (2022-05-17). "DISRUPTOR 50 2022 CarbonCure Technologies". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ Burgess, Molly (2022-01-14). "CarbonCure listed on the Cleantech Hall of Fame". Gasworld. Retrieved 2023-06-09.