This looked like an interesting advancement in technology. It is “concrete for the future,” because it can be used to build both on land and water. “ECOncrete, which was founded in 2012, has developed what Power Technology called the “concrete for the future,” with the material able to preserve or enhance biodiversity in marine ecosystems.” There are many variations of concrete for specific uses. What makes the difference are the extra materials added into the base concrete being used. ECOncrete CEO and co-founder Dr. Ido Sella said that “[w]ith these, we control the chemical composition of the concrete in such a way that it will not harm biology and the growth of biology.” In addition, “the additive(s) create a chemical alteration from traditional concrete, which is used in roughly 70% of all marine infrastructure projects. The concrete of the future helps marine life like oysters, corals, and barnacles attach better to the material.”
ECOncrete’s patented technology “also improves water quality and captures carbon, a heat-trapping gas that contributes to the overheating of our planet and ocean acidification - a process that has been linked to the deaths of popular seafood organisms.” “By promoting the growth of those organisms on the concrete you naturally increase the capacity of the concrete in terms of carbon sequestration,” Sella said. So, this concrete can also remove carbon from the environment just like trees.
ECOncrete already has 40 initiatives in 13 countries and nine seas which is good news because “traditional concrete is the “highest consumed product on Earth besides water,” accounting for 4.4 billion tons of carbon pollution annually.”
Sources:
https://econcretetech.com/about-econcrete/
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/concrete-future-ecofriendly-infrastructure-marine-ecosystems/
https://www.power-technology.com/features/econcrete-ido-sella-interview/?cf-view
