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Cement production is responsible for approximately 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions and is possibly the hardest to abate sector. In this podcast series, the World Cement Association’s CEO, Ian ... more
FAQs about The Clinker Factor:How many episodes does The Clinker Factor have?The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.
August 14, 2023New Cementitious Materials And Cross Country Cooperation. An example From Northern EuropeIn this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Mirjam-Kim Rääbis, Product Developer at UP Catalyst, and Dr. Inger Lise Alsvik, Scientific Researcher at Saferock, about their organisation's most recent collaboration to start developing carbon negative concrete, the challenges of being a start-up, and the opportunities and advantages of working with national institutions. ...more20minPlay
July 27, 2023Harnessing Direct Solar to Fuel Low-Carbon Cement KilnsIn this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Dr. Gianluca Ambrosetti, CEO and Founder of Synhelion, about the challenges and opportunities of bringing solar fuels to market and the pioneering technology behind the development of solar clinker. ...more23minPlay
June 28, 2023Could Carbon Nanotubes Create A New Concrete?In the latest episode of the Clinker Factor, Ian Riley speaks to Hari Harikumar, VP & GM Advanced Carbon & Membranes of CHASM Advanced Materials and WCA Member about the development of the world's largest nanotube reactor and the potential application of nanotubes to cement and concrete....more26minPlay
June 12, 2023Changes in European Market RequirementsIn this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Fabien Charbonnel, CEO of WCA Corporate Member - Cem'In'Eu, about the changing requirements of his customers, the impact of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and the development of low carbon cement....more23minPlay
April 27, 2023Can AI Make Better Concrete?In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Alex Hall, CEO of Concrete.ai and WCA Member, about his experiences in the concrete industry, the importance of artificial intelligence in optimising concrete performance, and the potential to reduce costs and carbon emissions....more26minPlay
April 05, 2023Biogenic Fuels And Other Trends In Alternative FuelsIn this episode, Ian Riley speaks to Dirk Lechtenberg, Managing Director & Founder of WCA Member MVW Lechtenberg and Partner about the trend towards biogenic fuels and emerging technologies in AFR....more24minPlay
March 07, 2023Business Strategy, Climate Action And Employee Mobilisation - International Women's Day 2023 Special EpisodeIn this special International Women's Day episode of the Clinker Factor podcast, Ian Riley speaks to Madhumita Basu, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer of Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd, about her experiences, Nuvoco's sustainability strategy, the importance of gender diversity and the opening of its first all-women plant. ...more32minPlay
February 02, 2023The Top 3 Decarbonisation Opportunities Up To 2030In this episode, Ian Riley speaks to David Boyd, CCO of Carbon Re and WCA Member, about their recent whitepaper “Three technologies to reduce climate change” as well as their development of the world's first AI-powered platform for decarbonising energy-intensive industries like cement.The whitepaper can be found at: https://carbonre.com/resources/technologiestoreduceclimatechangewhitepaper...more19minPlay
January 05, 2023Meet the Innovators Who Are Developing New Ways to Make CementIn our first podcast of 2023, Gurinder Nagra (Founder of Furno Materials) and Greg Houchins (Founder of Chement), join Ian Riley to discuss their ideas, the challenges of commercialising new cement technologies, and the advantages of working with the Breakthrough Energy Fellows....more32minPlay
December 14, 2022Material Evolution: Novel Geopolymers and Machine LearningIn this episode, Ian Riley talks to Liz Gilligan, Founder of Material Evolution, about building a business based on currently unused sources of cementitious materials, the challenges of launching new products and Material Evolution’s journey as a tech start-up....more23minPlay
FAQs about The Clinker Factor:How many episodes does The Clinker Factor have?The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.