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Blue planet carbon capture series#
It will help reduce carbon emissions from industrial applications and the cement sector – a main concern of our customers. HOUSTON - (BUSINESS WIRE)- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced a Series C investment in San Jose-based Blue Planet Systems Corporation (Blue Planet), a startup that manufactures and. Torsten Wintergerste, Division President Chemtech, added, “We are delighted to contribute our expertise of circular applications to such a cutting-edge project.
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Together, we will be able to offer market leading solutions to help businesses reduce their carbon footprint.” The system is set to be installed in Blue Planet’s pilot plant, which is being constructed in Pittsburg, California and will capture emissions from an adjacent natural gas-fired power plant.Ĭommenting on the project, Brent Constantz, CEO at Blue Planet, said, “Sulzer Chemtech is an ideal partner to help us meet our goal of delivering cost and energy efficient plants to permanently store CO2 in concrete by producing sustainable cement and concrete using Blue Planet’s technology. Once operational, the system will mineralise CO2 to form highly sustainable synthetic limestone aggregates – the main compound of concrete – by permanently sequestering the CO2 in a solid form to be incorporated in concrete. Supporting Blue Planet, Sulzer Chemtech said it will develop an efficient carbon capture unit that will act as a key enabler in Blue Planet’s process. Blue Planets patented mineralization technology is the only known scalable method for capturing and permanently sequestering billions of tonnes of CO2.
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Unveiling the news today (14 th June), the US-based company said it has partnered with Sulzer Chemtech on the venture.