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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The global dairy sector in 2025 has seen swift consolidation, strategic capacity shifts, and a focus on high-value proteins and sustainability measures, setting the stage for a low‑carbon, high‑margin future. Across 2025 the global dairy sector moved at pace: a year marked by aggressive consolidation, portfolio reshaping, plant-level rationalisation and a rapid acceleration of investments in higher-value proteins and decarbonisation measures. The U.S. Dairy Export Council’s year‑end company news review captures a pattern now reflected in independent industry reporting , large players buying scale and capability, cooperatives and ingredient specialists prioritising protein and functional nutrition, and a steady stream of…
China reaches a major milestone in its green industrial revolution with the commissioning of its first million-tonne-per-year near-zero carbon steel production line, signalling progress in the country’s efforts to cut emissions in hard-to-abate sectors. BEIJING , China’s green push in hard-to-abate industries reached a visible milestone in late December with the commissioning of the country’s first million‑tonne‑per‑year near‑zero carbon steel production line at Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, a project led by a Baosteel subsidiary that industry sources say combines hydrogen‑based metallurgy with electric smelting to displace coke‑based blast‑furnace routes. According to Xinhua, the integrated short‑process line pairs a hydrogen‑based shaft furnace…
The EU’s new Digital Product Passports mandate machine-readable, auditable supply-chain data, prompting industry-wide overhauls and technological innovation to meet tightening deadlines amid rising compliance and market risks. According to the report by crypto.news, the EU’s Digital Product Passports (DPPs) represent a regulatory reset that will force manufacturers, logistics partners and retailers to produce machine‑readable, auditable, multi‑party supply‑chain data by fixed deadlines , and most current systems will not withstand the scrutiny. The article warns that spreadsheets, siloed ERPs and ad hoc QR codes will not meet the tamper‑evident, cross‑company verification that the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) will require…
As global supply chains evolve amid labour shortages and surging demand, automation vendors are transforming warehouse architectures by integrating robotics, software, and energy-efficient practices to enhance throughput, resilience, and sustainability. The rapid reconfiguration of global supply chains is driving a step-change in how warehouses are designed and operated. Faced with surging order volumes, chronic labour shortages and a premium on real‑time visibility, industrial operators and third‑party logistics providers are increasingly turning to integrated automation to preserve throughput while controlling costs and emissions. According to the report by Impact Wealth, seven technology vendors , Addverb, Novus Hi‑Tech, Caja Robotics, Armstrong Ltd,…
New technological and operational innovations such as agrivoltaics, waste-to-energy, second‑life batteries and microgrids are transforming the utilities industry, making decarbonisation more practical and systemic than ever before. A decarbonised utilities sector is no longer an abstract aspiration but an active engineering and commercial project. The seven innovations highlighted here , agrivoltaics, modern waste incineration (waste‑to‑energy), second‑life battery storage, microgrids, hydro excavation, predictive asset maintenance and carbon capture , illustrate how technology, operational change and new business models are converging to shrink the industry’s carbon footprint while protecting reliability and value for customers. Agrivoltaics: dual use, lower risk, better water efficiency…
With the surge of global privacy laws, organisations must now treat breach response as a core operational discipline. This article explores practical strategies to meet the critical 72-hour reporting deadline across jurisdictions, ensuring regulatory compliance and maintaining trust. The accelerating patchwork of global privacy laws , from the EU’s GDPR to India’s DPDP rules, the UAE PDPL and the DIFC Data Protection Law , has shifted breach response from a compliance afterthought into an operational imperative. According to the guidance published by Jisasoftech, the central requirement common to these regimes is clear: regulators must be informed of a personal data…
A pilot project at Saudi Readymix’s Dammam headquarters assesses the potential of CNT-enhanced concrete to deliver high-performance, low-carbon solutions aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and environmental goals. At Saudi Readymix’s Dammam headquarters a field demonstration has tested whether high‑performance, lower‑carbon concrete can be produced at scale in the Kingdom using only locally sourced materials. According to reporting by ESG News and a company release by PR Newswire, CHASM Advanced Materials and Saudi Readymix Concrete Company poured two adjacent 4×4 metre pads: one a conventional control mix; the other incorporating CHASM’s patented NTeC® carbon nanotube (CNT) technology. Both mixes were…
Paebbl, backed by the European Innovation Council, aims to transform concrete production by utilising magnesium silicate minerals to permanently lock CO2, potentially reducing emissions by up to 70% and turning building materials into net carbon sinks. Paebbl has won a €4 million grant from the European Innovation Council’s Pathfinder programme to accelerate development of a magnesium‑based binder intended to turn concrete from a net emitter into a durable carbon sink, according to Carbon Herald and the company’s announcements. The project targets clinker, the carbon‑intensive ingredient at the heart of cement production, by using magnesium silicate minerals that permanently lock CO2…
The European Commission extends its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to cover downstream industrial machinery from 2028, marking a major step in the EU’s climate policy and trade regulation efforts that will reshape supply chains and incentivise greener manufacturing practices. The European Commission has moved to broaden the reach of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), signalling a phased ramp-up that will extend the carbon tariff to a swathe of downstream industrial machinery from 1 January 2028 while bringing core basic materials into scope as of 1 January 2026. According to GlobalCement, the Commission’s proposal adds specific steel‑ and aluminium‑intensive…
Japan is expanding its efforts to integrate carbon capture technologies with offshore geological storage, aligning with international trends and driving the push towards industrial decarbonisation amid a rapidly growing global market. Japan is moving to stitch together industrial carbon capture projects and offshore storage options as part of a stepped-up strategy to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors, industry sources and market research show. According to the report by DataM Intelligence, the global carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) market was valued at about US$3.0 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow to roughly US$16.5 billion by 2031, implying a compound annual…
