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UK CCUS start-up Carbon8 completes £5m funding round

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Cecilia Keating

16 June 2022 • 1 min read

A Carbon8 'CO2ntainer' installed at a cement plant owned by Vicat | Credit: Carbon8

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A Carbon8 'CO2ntainer' installed at a cement plant owned by Vicat | Credit: Carbon8

Funding round is led by cement group Vicat and energy giant EDF Group

UK carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) company Carbon8 has announced the closure of a £5m funding round led by industrial cement group Vicat and energy giant EDF Group. The firm, a spin-out...

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