De-centralized Manufacturing of Low-Cost, Sustainable Cementitious Binders
Summary
SCH Number
2026070212
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
De-centralized Manufacturing of Low-Cost, Sustainable Cementitious Binders
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/7/2026
Document Description
The purpose of this agreement is to develop and demonstrate a decentralized manufacturing process to create sustainable low-carbon cementitious binders that can be used by all cement ready-mix concrete suppliers and adopting staff’s recommendation that this action is exempt from CEQA. The pilot facility manufacturing process in San Leandro will allow up to 90 percent of Portland cement to be replaced with industrial waste, natural pozzolans, and C-Crete’s binder.
Contact Information
Name
Neeva Benipal
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Commission Agreement Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Rouzbeh Savary
Agency Name
C-Crete Technologies
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
San Leandro
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
1767 Timothy Drive
Zip
94577
Other Information
pilot facility manufacturing process in San Leandro
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15301
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, §15301, provides that projects which consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public and private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, and which involve negligible or no expansion of use beyond that at the time of the lead agency's determination, are categorically exempt from CEQA. This project will be conducted entirely within the existing facility footprint and will utilize existing utility connections and operational areas. Project activities are limited to the purchase, installation, and operation of several pilot-scale equipment components within the existing facility. All new equipment will be integrated into the current existing infrastructure. There will be no construction on the outside of the facility. The facility use, of creating cement will remain the same. There will be no change in use. These activities involve negligible or no expansion of the existing use therefore the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under CCR tit. 14 15301 exemption.
The project will not impact an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped, and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies; does not involve any cumulative impacts of successive projects of the same type in the same place that might be considered significant; does not involve unusual circumstances that might have a significant effect on the environment; will not result in damage to scenic resources within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway; the project site is not included on any list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5; and the project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. Therefore, none of the exceptions to categorical exemptions listed in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply to this project, and this project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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