(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers have found that obsolete fossil fuel infrastructure could provide important raw materials for the energy transition, particularly steel and copper. The study, conducted as part of the EU project CircEUlar and published in Nature Communications, analysed … Read the full press release →
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Tagged "Mining the Atmosphere", 'Beyond Zero', ACHIEVE, carbon footprint, CircEUlar, circular economy, climate neutrality, CO2-equivalents, coal mines, copper recycling, Dübendorf Innovation Park, Earth Overshoot Day 2026, electric furnaces, electrochemical copper recovery, electrolysers, Empa, energy transition, ETH Zurich, European Union, externalized costs, fossil fuel infrastructure, Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Could Reduce Cost and Carbon Footprint of the Energy Transition, fossil fuel power plants, Harald Desing, Hauke Schlesier, hydrogen production, Nature Communications, Nest, Obsolete Fossil Fuel Assets Could Become an Urban Mine for Steel and Copper, oil and gas platforms, pipelines, power lines, primary extraction, raw materials, renewable energy, Scientifica 2026, solar panels, Steel and Copper From Old Energy Systems Could Help Build the Renewable Energy Future, steel recycling, sustainable technologies, Switzerland, Technology and Society laboratory, University of Zurich, urban mine, wind turbines
(IN BRIEF) Empa has launched the “Mining the Atmosphere” initiative, aiming to transform buildings from CO2 emitters into carbon sinks. Through the NEST unit “Beyond Zero,” the project develops and tests innovative materials, such as carbon-based aggregates in concrete, that … Read the full press release →
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged "Mining the Atmosphere", 'Beyond Zero', CO2-Negative Buildings, construction industry, Empa, Implenia, OOS, partnership, sustaianbaility
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