Inevitable Turning Roads into Carbon Sinks with Carbon Crusher
Jun 23, 2025
Haakon Brunell, CEO and Co-founder of Carbon Crusher, shares insights on transforming road construction with carbon-negative strategies. He discusses their innovative "Crushing-as-a-Service" model and the SkyRoads AI platform, which enhance road longevity while minimizing emissions. Brunell emphasizes the dual role of roads as climate challenges and potential carbon sinks, aiming to sequester a gigaton of CO₂ by 2035. The conversation also explores the company's unique methods, customer mindset, and the future of sustainable infrastructure.
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Roads: Climate Problem and Opportunity
- Roads are the biggest man-made structure on Earth, covering vast surfaces and impacting climate significantly.
- Refurbishing roads using carbon-negative methods turns this environmental challenge into an opportunity to sequester CO₂.
Carbon Negative Road Refurbishment
- Traditional road refurbishment emits 15-20 kg CO₂ per square meter mostly due to material extraction and fossil binders.
- Carbon Crusher reduces this to near zero by recycling materials on-site and using bio-based binders, making roads carbon negative.
Stronger, Cheaper, and Longer-Lasting Roads
- Carbon Crusher's roads are stronger, cheaper, and last 2 to 10 times longer than traditional roads.
- Increasing load-bearing capacity by 50-350% and longevity drastically cuts maintenance costs over 10-20 years.