PGC, L3C can be blamed for being mercifully repetitious: the cement sector is one of the highest emitters of CO2, responsible for roughly 6-8% of human-made emissions.1 Cement is the…
Shandon BlackApril 16, 2024
(image by Clean Air Task Force) We’ve discussed in our recent series of insights the technical feasibility, infrastructure hurdles, and current projects in utilizing H2 gas as an alternative fuel…
Shandon BlackMarch 12, 2024
The use of hydrogen fuel in cement production is still a path less traveled, only explored by a few companies. In two of our recent insights, we shared about the…
Shandon BlackFebruary 29, 2024
As discussed in our recent writing there is an array of ‘colors’ or types of hydrogen production; some more established, and most under development. They all function based on converting…
Shandon BlackFebruary 20, 2024
(image from “The economics and the environmental benignity of different colors of hydrogen” by A. Ajanovic, M. Sayer, and R. Haas) Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the known…
Shandon BlackFebruary 12, 2024
image by Nigel Barker Hard-to-abate industries require substantial funding to overcome barriers in scales of engineering and reach a demonstrative Tech Readiness Level. Infrastructure and Deep Tech startups have long…
Shandon BlackFebruary 2, 2024
Cement, the main component and binding agent of concrete, emitted roughly 1.6Bn tons of CO2 in 2022 with its production. The above image is a visualization of the volume occupied…
Shandon BlackJanuary 25, 2024
illustration by David Gothard for Wall Street Journal (https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-holding-up-the-ivory-tower-academia-harvard-pursuit-of-truth-or-societal-progress-6ab173da) The January 11th Wall Street Journal article “Who’s holding up the Ivory Tower?” might be a fitting pop quiz question. Appropriate participation roles and priorities from academia are hot topics. Meaningful contributions from higher…
Shandon BlackJanuary 22, 2024
