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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Enterprise Ireland’s webinar highlights accelerating EU policies that will demand enhanced supply-chain transparency and lower-carbon sourcing, imposing new compliance pressures on Irish industries, especially construction, materials, and commodities. Enterprise Ireland’s recent webinar underlined a converging regulatory push that will materially change how Irish industry manages supply‑chain emissions and provenance: the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). According to the original report from the Construction Industry Federation, both rules will raise data, verification and cost pressures on firms , particularly those in construction, materials supply and commodity‑intensive sectors , and require earlier, more systematic action…
A proposed green shipping corridor between the Port of Tyne and IJmuiden emerges as a pioneering model for maritime decarbonisation, promising significant emission reductions through methanol fuel, port electrification, and industry collaboration. The proposal to establish a green shipping corridor between the Port of Tyne, Newcastle, and the Port of IJmuiden, Amsterdam, positions one of the North Sea’s busiest short-sea links as an early, practicable pathway for maritime decarbonisation. A Ricardo-led assessment, published this year, finds that switching Ro‑Pax services on the Tyne–IJmuiden corridor to methanol as the primary fuel, together with onshore power supply (OPS) and complementary battery storage,…
Efforts by the European Union to curb Chinese EV imports with targeted tariffs have inadvertently encouraged a shift towards hybrids and internal combustion models, undermining policy objectives and fueling Chinese brands’ growth across Europe. The European Union’s attempt to blunt a wave of low‑cost Chinese electric vehicles by imposing targeted tariffs has had an unintended consequence: instead of forcing Chinese manufacturers to localise production, the measures appear to have encouraged a strategic pivot that keeps imports flowing and undercuts the policy’s aims. According to the original report, additional duties introduced in November last year , levying up to 35 percent…
Led by Durham University and supported by industry giant Eni S.p.A., a pioneering partnership aims to accelerate the UK’s heavy industry decarbonisation by exploring innovative subsurface energy solutions across the North-West, North Wales, and the Irish Sea Basin. Led by Durham University and backed by significant industry investment from Eni S.p.A., a new geoenergy research partnership will probe subsurface options for decarbonising heavy industry across the North‑West of England, North Wales and the East Irish Sea Basin, aiming to accelerate the region’s transition to low‑carbon energy. According to the original report from Durham and partner universities, the consortium brings together…
Volkswagen’s Poznań factory has launched a pilot blending electrolytic hydrogen and oxygen into natural-gas burners, aiming to cut fossil fuel use and reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30%, marking a pragmatic step towards low-carbon industrial processes. At its Poznań vehicle factory in Poland, Volkswagen has begun a pilot to blend electrolytic hydrogen and oxygen into an existing 1.5 MW natural‑gas burner, a pragmatic retrofit aimed at cutting on‑site fossil fuel use for high‑temperature industrial heat. According to the original report, the installation centres on a 90 kW alkaline electrolyser supplied by Bulgarian firm Hydrogenera, which splits water into separate…
Greek developer EnEarth has entered exclusive negotiations with Heidelberg Materials Devnya to create a major CO2 transport and storage infrastructure at the Devnya cement plant, potentially setting a precedent for southeastern Europe’s emerging carbon capture industry. Greek carbon-storage developer EnEarth has entered exclusive negotiations with Heidelberg Materials Devnya to deliver the transport and permanent storage elements of the Devnya cement plant’s planned carbon capture project, a move that could underpin one of southeastern Europe’s first large-scale CO2 transport-and-storage hubs. The parties have signed a term sheet to negotiate exclusive agreements covering pipelines and the subsurface injection site for CO2 captured…
Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe is launching a pioneering methanol-powered cement carrier to significantly reduce short‑sea logistics emissions, marking a major step towards industry‑wide adoption of low‑emission maritime transport. Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe has contracted a next‑generation methanol‑powered cement carrier to cut short‑sea logistics emissions by up to 80%, in a move designed to align maritime transport with recent decarbonisation gains at its Brevik cement plant. According to the original report, the vessel , developed through a public‑private partnership that includes the Hartmann Group, the Green Shipping Programme (GSP) and the Norwegian NOx Fund , is due to enter service in…
Dongfu Research Institute secures Approval in Principle for world’s first integrated floating platform combining offshore wind and seawater electrolysis, signalling a potential leap in green hydrogen technology. According to the original report, Dongfu Research Institute, part of Dongfang Electric Group, has secured an Approval in Principle (AIP) from China Classification Society (CCS) for an integrated floating platform that couples a 17 MW floating offshore wind turbine with direct seawater hydrogen production “without desalination” , a certification the institute describes as the world’s first for this class of facility. The platform combines offshore power generation, high‑pressure hydrogen storage and on‑platform electrolysis…
Thailand’s 2025 Southeast Asian Games pioneer innovative low‑carbon and circular approaches, featuring water-based ceremonies, electric transport, waste recycling, and carbon‑footprint labelling, aiming to redefine sustainable sporting events. Thailand has cast the 33rd Southeast Asian Games as a testbed for low‑carbon, circular hosting, marrying the region’s sporting traditions with a suite of climate‑conscious measures intended to reduce emissions across venues, logistics and spectator services. According to the original report, the opening ceremony on 9 December 2025 at Rajamangala National Stadium traded fuel‑intensive fireworks and a burning cauldron for a water‑based spectacular and a digital “Green Flame.” The ceremony featured a reclaimed‑water…
A new case study highlights the growing shift from thermal-oil to electric heating for bitumen storage, driven by lower emissions, simplified operations, and cost efficiencies, although regional factors and insulation improvements play a crucial role. Asphalt producers weighing the transition from thermal‑oil to electric heating for bitumen storage are finding the case for electrification stronger than ever: lower direct emissions, simpler operation, and potentially reduced running costs when systems are properly specified and insulated. According to the original report from AsphaltPro , a case study led by Intrame , electrically heated 16,000‑gallon tanks kept at 320°F (160°C) can be maintained…
