Germany, Austria and Luxembourg will provide up to €2.12bn through a joint eSAF funding scheme, using a double-sided auction to bridge the price gap between buyers and sellers of electricity-based aviation fuel. Germany, Austria and Luxembourg announced on 21 September a joint eSAF funding scheme worth up to €2.12 billion.…
Mesabi Metallics has announced an $18bn plan, including a $15bn Iowa steel complex that will pair hot direct-reduced iron with electric arc furnaces and use ore from its new Minnesota mine. Mesabi Metallics announced on 28 September an $18 billion investment to build a fully integrated steel company. The plan…
The Commission has published final terms for its second industrial heat auction, releasing €1 billion from EU Emissions Trading System revenues to cut fossil fuel use in process heat, with bidding expected from December. The European Commission published the final terms and conditions on 24 September for its second Europe-wide…
NSG Group has completed a float glass recycling trial at its Chiba Plant, reprocessing end-of-life laminated glass from a University of Tokyo building into new glass products. NSG Group has completed a float glass recycling trial at its Chiba Plant in Ichihara City, in what it calls horizontal recycling, feeding…
INEOS Energy has brought the Greensand offshore carbon storage site off Esbjerg into full operation, the European Union’s first full-scale facility, with capacity to store up to 8 million tonnes a year. INEOS Energy, with partners Harbour Energy and Denmark’s Nordsøfonden, has brought the Greensand offshore carbon storage site off…
Sanofi, UCB and Opella Healthcare have joined AstraZeneca as founding members of the Clean Heat Program, targeting industrial heat as the largest remaining source of pharmaceutical manufacturing emissions. Multinational pharmaceutical companies Sanofi, UCB and Opella Healthcare Group have joined AstraZeneca as founding members of the Clean Heat Program, an initiative…
Bulgaria’s glass packaging industry has launched a national Close the Glass Loop platform to raise collection for glass recycling, aiming to help meet the EU’s 90% target by 2030. Bulgaria’s glass packaging value chain has united to launch a new national platform for glass collection and recycling, joining a Europe-wide…
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Calgary-based Cura has closed a $10 million USD funding round to expand its electrochemical low-carbon cement pilot with Grand Forks Concrete, a step toward commercial-scale production in Alberta. Calgary-based cleantech company Cura has closed a $10 million USD ($14 million CAD) funding round on 17 September, its second tranche, to accelerate commercial development of its low-carbon cement technology near Taber, Alberta. The round was led by Zacua Ventures, with Sandpiper Ventures, Vantage Futures, Amplify Capital, the University of Calgary’s UCEED fund, the Mount Rundle Club and Sebastian Becker also participating. Zacua’s Juan Nieto joins Cura’s board of directors. Cement is…
The Hydrogen Council’s latest Hydrogen Compass report puts the global low-carbon hydrogen pipeline at $130 billion and 6.9 million tonnes a year, with ammonia the leading offtake. The Hydrogen Council said in its latest annual Hydrogen Compass report that the global low-carbon hydrogen project pipeline has grown to $130 billion and 6.9 million tonnes a year of capacity across 570 projects, with 90% of that capacity under construction or already operational. The figures mark a maturing pipeline, with a growing share of projects moving past the announcement stage into construction and operation. Ammonia remains the dominant offtake for the pipeline,…
EU member states agreed to expand free ETS allowances for energy-intensive industries from 2026 to 2030, aiming to protect steel, cement and chemicals producers from carbon leakage. EU member states have agreed to expand free ETS allowances for energy-intensive industries between 2026 and 2030, a move the Council of the European Union says will protect steel, cement and chemicals producers from carbon leakage during a sensitive stretch of the transition. Ambassadors representing member states agreed on 16 September to release around 88 million allowances that had been set aside for free allocation to sectors covered by heat and fuel benchmarks…
CAC Engineering’s pilot plant in Freiberg, Germany has produced 300,000 litres of synthetic gasoline, showing its power-to-liquids process can run reliably over a sustained period. A pilot plant in Freiberg, Germany has produced 300,000 litres of synthetic gasoline, a threshold its developer says demonstrates that its power-to-liquids process can run reliably over a sustained period rather than only in short bursts. The facility, run by CAC Engineering at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, uses the company’s METHAFUEL technology to convert e-methanol into synthetic gasoline through the DeCarTrans research programme. Reaching 300,000 litres of cumulative output matters because continuous, reliable operation, rather than…
NEDO and four Japanese partners achieved 85% ammonia co-firing in a full-scale naphtha cracking furnace, a step towards decarbonising petrochemical production without a full plant redesign. A Japanese consortium has achieved an 85% ammonia co-firing rate across a full-scale naphtha cracking furnace, a milestone the group says clears one of the toughest technical barriers to decarbonising petrochemical production. NEDO, Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, ran the demonstration together with Mitsui Chemicals, Maruzen Petrochemical, Toyo Engineering and Sojitz Machinery, testing a furnace fitted with a newly developed ammonia-fired burner. The 85% figure covers the entire furnace on a…
China’s CESTRI has opened a demonstration plant that turns coal fly ash into fly ash geopolymer concrete, a cement-free binder the institute says cuts emissions and costs against Portland cement. The CHN Energy Science and Technology Research Institute (CESTRI) has opened a demonstration base in China that converts coal fly…
Rohrdorfer has co-fired hydrogen on the clinker kiln at its Gmunden works in Austria, the first trial of its kind at an Austrian cement plant, though the producer says the fuel still costs far too much. Austrian cement producer Rohrdorfer has run the first large-scale hydrogen combustion test at an…
Holcim Germany has commissioned a membrane-based carbon capture demonstration at its Höver cement plant in Lower Saxony, capturing up to 10,000 tonnes a year and targeting 90% of site emissions after expansion. Holcim Germany has commissioned a membrane-based carbon dioxide capture demonstration plant at its Höver cement works in Lower…
Aircapture and NGK have commissioned a direct air capture unit at AIZAWA Concrete’s Fukushima site, testing NGK ceramic substrates in commercial conditions and looking at concrete mineralisation as an outlet for the captured gas. Aircapture and NGK Corporation have started a joint direct air capture demonstration at AIZAWA Concrete Corporation’s…
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BMW’s Car2Car consortium has shown that additional sorting can strip copper from end-of-life vehicle scrap well enough to make flat steel for cars, with more than 100,000 series parts already built and installed. High-quality material loops are technically feasible in the automotive industry, and copper-bearing impurities in steel scrap can be reduced notably, BMW said after completing its Car2Car research project with partners, EUROMETAL reported on 27 August. The project focused on steel, aluminium and copper, and also considered other materials including glass. BMW’s consortium included Scholz Recycling, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe and Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung, alongside academic partners such as…
UNEP says copper demand will rise more than 40% by 2040 while mined output peaks around 2030, leaving a projected shortfall of 6.5 million tonnes within the next five years. Demand for copper will rise more than 40% by 2040 while mined production is expected to peak around 2030 and then flatten or decline, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. The projection appears in a UNEP article published on 27 August on securing the materials the energy transition needs. Copper carries electrification. Electric vehicles use up to four times as much of it as traditional combustion engines, and it…
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Global investments in renewable energy soared in 2025, driven by China’s dominance and technological advances, yet emissions remain above target levels, exposing the urgent need for stronger policies to meet climate goals. Planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions continued to rise in 2025 even as investment, technology and new financial instruments accelerated the shift away from fossil fuels , a picture of uneven progress that leaves industrial decarbonisation both closer and farther from its targets than many policymakers had hoped. According to the report by Bloomberg, global investment in the clean energy transition, spanning wind, solar, batteries and grids, is expected to…
The Asian Development Bank has approved $304.5 million for projects in Pakistan aimed at enhancing coastal protection in Sindh and promoting climate-smart agriculture in Punjab, signalling a strategic push against mounting climate risks. The Asian Development Bank has approved $304.5 million in financing for two climate resilience projects in Pakistan, aimed at strengthening coastal protection in Sindh and promoting climate‑smart agriculture in Punjab. According to the Economic Affairs Division, the agreements were signed on 30 December 2025. The larger programme, the Sindh Coastal Resilience Sector Project, is valued at $180.5 million. ADB will provide a $140 million loan and $0.5…
Germany has approved a massive 9,040-kilometre hydrogen pipeline network, but with no current contracts from industry due to high production costs, highlighting a gap between infrastructure development and market readiness. Germany has approved a continent‑scale hydrogen backbone that, for now, exists largely on paper and in pipes rather than in paying customers. According to Energy News, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has authorised a 9,040‑kilometre hydrogen core network with estimated investment of €18.9 billion to be delivered through 2032; roughly 400 kilometres are already operational but industrial customers have signed exactly zero transport contracts. According to the Bundesnetzagentur press release,…
Private investments in Africa’s infrastructure and renewable sectors are surging, driven by digital innovation, policy reforms, and increasing ESG integration, positioning the continent as a rising hub for green industrial development. The past half-decade has reset the parameters of capital allocation to Africa, turning what was often treated as a frontier market into a rapidly maturing destination for private capital, particularly in infrastructure, energy transition and digitally enabled finance. According to the report by PwC, pandemic shocks, monetary tightening and accelerated digital innovation have combined to push investors from public into private markets, creating both heightened competition for assets and…
As regulation, investor scrutiny, and supply-chain demands intensify, Indian organisations are transitioning from green promises to demonstrable, audit-ready climate actions, highlighting the emerging importance of verifiable emissions data and technological innovations in achieving net-zero targets. India’s sustainability debate is entering a more exacting phase as the conversation shifts from green intent to demonstrable climate credibility. Regulatory expectations, investor scrutiny and buyer-driven supply‑chain demands are turning net‑zero from a long‑term aspiration into an operational, governance and measurement imperative for organisations across sectors. According to TheCSRUniverse, Mahesh Ramanujam, Founder & CEO of the Global Network for Zero (GNFZ), captures this moment: “the…
Analysis reveals that Ireland’s current emissions policies and infrastructure planning are incompatible with its legally binding climate targets, risking compliance and intensifying the climate crisis unless immediate, structural reforms are enacted. Ireland has become adept at framing climate ambition in legal and policy terms: a strengthened climate law, written carbon budgets and recently announced sectoral emissions ceilings are intended to translate the science of warming into enforceable limits on national emissions. Yet a growing body of analysis and official projections suggests that those instruments are being undermined by the way policy and planning continue to treat greenhouse gases as an…
Despite Europe’s focus on competitiveness, its financial infrastructure lags behind global peers, risking the realisation of its industrial and decarbonisation goals. Experts call for systemic reforms to scale funding, reduce fragmentation, and enhance long-term investment capacity. Competitiveness has become the defining priority of the new European Commission, yet one essential pillar remains underexamined: the competitiveness of the EU’s financial system. The argument advanced in a recent opinion piece by Judith Arnal and Pablo Zalba , that Europe’s industrial ambitions will remain structurally constrained without a financial sector able to mobilise capital, support innovation and enable firms to scale , is…
GETEC Group, a leading pan-European energy services provider, combines long-term asset ownership with innovative engineering to deliver pragmatic decarbonisation solutions for industry and urban districts across Europe. GETEC Group positions itself as a pan‑European partner for industrial decarbonisation, combining long‑duration asset ownership with engineering and regulatory expertise to deliver turnkey energy solutions, according to an interview with Chief Business Officer Rukmini Glanard published by Business Focus Magazine. The company, the interview states, employs about 3,100 people across 50 locations and “operates more than 11,000 power plants”, serving industrial and real estate customers through a mix of decentralised assets, district heating…
Guangxi’s recent AI Super League highlights China and ASEAN’s growing push to leverage artificial intelligence for industrial and cross-border collaboration, with tangible early outcomes and ambitious regional integration plans. Guangxi’s recent “A‑Super Night” , the closing gala of the region’s AI Super League , presented a concentrated showcase of how artificial intelligence is being positioned as an engine of industrial and cross‑border collaboration across China and ASEAN. According to coverage by the event organiser and a contemporaneous briefing published by Malay Mail, the evening of 26 December brought together an exhibition split into three experiential zones , “AI Life Experience…
The United States is seeing a surge in geothermal energy development, driven by policy support, private investment, and technological advances, promising a reliable tool for industrial decarbonisation and energy security. Geothermal energy in the United States is moving from niche to mainstream, buoyed by a rare alignment of private capital, federal programmes and streamlined permitting that together promise to make always-on, firm renewable power a practical tool for industrial decarbonisation. According to the report by Oilprice.com, geothermal has so far escaped the policy reversals that have affected other clean technologies under the current administration, even as the White House and…
