DOE Selects Heidelberg Materials New Cement Plant in Mitchell for Industrial Demonstrations Program Funding [Video]

MITCHELL, Ind.–Heidelberg Materials cement plant in Mitchell has been selected to get up to $500 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.

“The purpose of this project is to advance the integration of full-scale carbon capture, transport, and storage at the new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana. The funding will build on prior funding that has been awarded by the DOE toward successfully completing the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) work necessary to verify the project’s technical feasibility,” said a news release on Monday.

Carbon capture and storage is a process in which a relatively pure stream of carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial sources is separated, treated and transported to a long-term storage location. Carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse gas resulting from human activities. It accounts for more than half of warming.

The selection of Heidelberg Materials is part of the DOE’s Industrial Demonstrations Program to provide …