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County Durham carbon trials in contention for green innovation award


Innovative County Durham trials of a low carbon alternative to traditional concrete that could drive down CO2 in construction have been shortlisted for a national award.
Graphene-enhanced concrete has been trialled in Sedgefield

Innovative County Durham trials of a low carbon alternative to traditional concrete that could drive down CO2 in construction have been shortlisted for a national award.


The special concrete, mixed with graphene and limestone to replace carbon-heavy cement, was trialled at a Northumbrian Water site in Sedgefield by Innovate UK, University of Manchester’s Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), Cemex, Sika and Galliford Try.


The trial has been shortlisted for a 2025 Building Innovation Award in the Best Carbon Reduction Innovation or Practice category.


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