Imagine printing a house like you print a document, but using a special concrete that actually sucks carbon out of the air instead of releasing it. This technology uses biochar—basically a fancy charcoal—to trap carbon inside the walls. It's designed to be cheaper and greener than the current 3D printing options available today.
Concrete production is a major polluter, and current 3D printing alternatives are too expensive and carbon-intensive to meet 2050 net-zero targets.
A carbon-negative concrete recipe using biochar, a robotic printing head with monitoring capabilities, and a streamlined design methodology.
If you are a prefab manufacturer dealing with high CO2 taxes and expensive 3D materials — this project developed a carbon-negative concrete that can reduce production emissions by 100% and cut material costs by 50% compared to current 3D printable concretes.
If you are a design firm dealing with long design cycles and strict net-zero targets — this project developed a new design methodology and robotic printing head that shortens design time and ensures the final structure is actually printable.
If you are a biochar producer dealing with the need for industrial-scale off-take partners — this project developed a material recipe that uses biochar as a binder and filler, creating a direct commercial path into the construction sector.
Based on available project data, the technology offers carbon-negative concrete at 50% of the current cost of existing 3D printable concretes.
The project is currently in the recipe development and testing phase, having designed 221 mixes in the lab and established a supply chain with EU biochar suppliers.
Based on available project data, the project is led by Hyperion Robotics OY, but specific licensing terms are not disclosed in the report.
The project uses 5% CEM-I to ensure nominal compliance with EN206 for simplified commercialisation.
The project period runs from 2024-10-01 to 2026-09-30, with current work focusing on material testing and hardware automation.
The project is a single-partner effort led by Hyperion Robotics OY, a Finnish SME. This indicates a highly agile, industry-driven approach with 100% industry ratio, focusing on rapid commercialization rather than academic research.
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