U.S. Federal Highway Administration and Solidia Technologies in Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Solidia Technologies® and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are engaged in a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to investigate and develop a durable, sustainable and cost-effective highway construction material for potential use in transportation infrastructure applications. The CRADA is a mechanism for the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, a Federal laboratory of the FHWA, to provide resources (other than funds) for the purpose of collaborating with Solidia Technologies on specific research or development efforts which are consistent with the mission of the laboratory.

Solidia Technologies has invented and patented innovative new technologies for the production of cement and concrete that, combined, reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions up to 70 percent while using less water, less curing time and lower kiln temperatures. Solidia Cement™ and Solidia Concrete™ are produced with equipment and materials that are nearly identical to current industry practice. Waste CO₂ is recycled in the curing of Solidia Concrete.

The first phase of this agreement, performed at the FHWA's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Va., will document the compressive strength, flexural strength, freeze-thaw durability, and other basic properties of Solidia Concrete. Results on this phase of the research are expected in early 2014. Focused primarily on the properties and performance of Solidia Concrete and more limited analysis of Solidia Cement, the CRADA will ultimately address the use of Solidia Concrete in specific transportation infrastructure such as culverts, sound barriers, traffic barriers, pavement and bridge components.

"The agreement with the FHWA accelerates the testing process for our new, sustainable cement and concrete and its application in the transportation infrastructure sector," said Tom Schuler, CEO of Solidia Technologies. "We are grateful for the opportunity to work with the FHWA as we strive to bring our innovation to market."

A winner of the 2013 R&D Top 100 Award and shortlisted for the 2013 Cleantech 100, Solidia Technologies' processes cure concrete with CO₂ instead of water, reducing its carbon footprint, lowering costs, and enhancing performance. Investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Bright Capital, BASF, and BP. Follow Solidia Technologies at www.solidiatech.com and on LinkedIn and Twitter: @SolidiaCO2.