FUTURE OF CEMENT
NEWS
Backed by Clean Energy Ventures and Buzzi Unicem USA, Queens Carbon will leverage funding to scale its energy-efficient cement production platform
April 30, 2025
U.S. Government funding and commercial partnership to pilot Queens Carbon’s low temperature technology that aims to lower carbon emissions of the cement industry
June 26, 2024
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ABOUT US
Mission: Accelerate the transition to sustainable cement & concrete
Company Origins:
The company’s roots trace back to Rutgers University, where co-founder Daniel Kopp earned his PhD in Materials Science and continued as a Post Doc under Professor Richard Riman (our academic co-founder). Daniel’s doctoral research led to the invention of Queens Carbon’s core technology: a patented hydrothermal process that unlocks the chemistry of cement production at much lower temperatures and with lower energy — reducing both emissions and cost.
In 2021, through a series of serendipitous events, Daniel met Dave Gersholowitz, a successful serial entrepreneur looking for his next big challenge rooted in sustainable building materials with global impact.
The founding team launched Queens Carbon with catalytic funding from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Fellows in 2022. Today, backed by Clean Energy Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Buzzi Unicem USA and a $15M U.S. Department of Energy Grant, Queens Carbon is building the Q-System platform to deliver highly competitive, carbon-neutral cement that benefits the industry and the planet — we call it the #FutureofCement!
What about the name? Based on both Rutgers’ history (originally called Queens College) and Kopp’s hometown of Queens, New York, Queens Carbon reflects a mission grounded in innovation, economic growth, and global impact.
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