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How a Colorado Factory Is Making Concrete from Captured CO2
Episode 91 of The Manufacturing Podcast visits a Colorado factory that is turning captured carbon dioxide into mineralized aggregate for concrete. Lucas and Luna walk through the CarbonCure process, where CO2 from industrial emitters is injected into wet concrete, reacting with calcium ions to form calcium carbonate — permanently locking away the gas. They discuss the numbers: one ton of CO2 stored per 100 cubic yards of concrete, the 2025 U.S. tax credit of $85 per ton under 45Q, and the 2026 policy landscape. Luna challenges whether this is real decarbonization or just a slower fossil path…
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