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 RODIV2050 roadmap outlines how Portugal’s glass packaging sector aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, balancing sustainability initiatives with market competitiveness through innovative technologies and systemic reforms. The RODIV2050 roadmap, presented on 26 November at the Malibu Foz Hotel in Figueira da Foz under the slogan “Shape the Future”, lays out a sector-wide plan to steer Portugal’s glass packaging and crystal industries towards carbon neutrality by 2050 while preserving competitiveness. According to the original report compiled by AIVE and APICER in partnership with CTCV, Ernst & Young Portugal and Smart Waste Portugal, the roadmap is the product of more…
A European Union-funded project at a Barcelona steel plant is testing hybrid hydrogen burners to cut emissions from steel reheating processes, promising a feasible and cost-effective pathway to cleaner steel production amid infrastructure challenges. EU-backed tests of hydrogen-fired burners at a Barcelona steel plant are being pitched as a pragmatic route to cut one of the last pockets of fossil-fuel CO2 in electric-arc, scrap-based steelmaking without halting production. According to the original report, CELSA Group is leading TWINGHY, an R&D consortium that has developed hybrid burners designed to run on hydrogen, natural gas or blends of the two for reheating…
A recent report highlights how regional environmental factors, span configurations, and rooftop systems influence the steel consumption, cost, and environmental footprint of 50×100 m prefab warehouses, offering guidance for sustainable industrial development. A 50×100 m prefabricated steel warehouse has emerged as a near-standard module for industrial projects worldwide because it balances usable clear area, material economy and rapid delivery. According to the original report, the footprint delivers 5,000 m² of flexible internal space and, with typical eave heights between 6–12 m, can be adapted for logistics, cold storage, processing, agricultural storage or light manufacturing. Industry experience shows the two-span 25…
California’s new climate-related financial risk and emissions laws target thousands of large companies, demanding increased transparency and rigorous data reporting from 2026, amid legal challenges and operational implications. California’s twin climate-disclosure statutes, the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261) and the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253), are set to reshape reporting expectations for large companies that do business in the state, with the first regulatory filings due in 2026. According to the original report, SB 261 and SB 253 were signed in 2023, took effect in 2024 and impose high thresholds intended to capture organisations with substantial economic…
The Biden-era initiative to enhance transparency in American industry faces potential rollback, raising concerns over its impact on investment, competitiveness, and global trade in low-carbon technologies. The Biden-era goal of steering capital into American industry through clearer regulation and data is under threat after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed ending the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), a move that industry groups, investors and analysts warn would damage transparency, competitiveness and investment flows into decarbonisation. According to the original report, the GHGRP has for more than 15 years provided the only standardised, facility-level greenhouse gas dataset in the United States,…
The European Commission is proposing to simplify environmental reporting rules for industries, reducing site-specific disclosures and cutting bureaucratic costs, amid contrasting views on the impact on transparency and climate goals. Brussels is preparing a significant relaxation of environmental reporting rules that govern pollution, waste and resource use across European industry, a shift that would trim documentation obligations for thousands of sites and alter how companies disclose environmental risk. According to the original report and a draft proposal seen by Reuters, the European Commission is considering removing the requirement for each industrial facility and livestock farm to maintain its own environmental…
Standard Chartered has acted as sole Lead Manager and Bookrunner on the World Bank’s pioneering USD200 million outcome bond tied to carbon credits generated under the Paris Agreement, financing clean cooking solutions in Ghana and exemplifying innovative impact-linked financial instruments. Standard Chartered has acted as sole Lead Manager and Bookrunner on a USD200 million outcome bond issued by the World Bank (IBRD) that ties investor returns to carbon credits generated under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. According to the original report from the issuer, the Clean Cooking Outcome Bond will unlock USD30.5 million to finance the deployment of 415,000…
AMPYR Distributed Energy has announced a £50 million mezzanine finance facility from Franklin Templeton to fast-track its growth in commercial and industrial onsite renewables across the UK and Europe, supporting solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems projects amid increasing institutional investment in decentralised energy solutions. AMPYR Distributed Energy (ADE) has secured a £50 million mezzanine finance facility from Franklin Templeton to accelerate its push into commercial and industrial onsite renewables, the company said in an announcement. The facility, structured bilaterally with Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CACIB) acting as placement agent, will provide flexible capital for ADE’s pipeline of…
The World Economic Forum has proposed a layered, risk‑matched financial architecture to bridge the ‘missing middle’ in carbon removal projects, aiming to mobilise billions of dollars in private investment and accelerate climate mitigation efforts. The World Economic Forum this month set out a roadmap for building the financial architecture needed to scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR), arguing that the technology to remove CO2 at climate‑relevant levels already exists but that bespoke financing solutions do not. According to the original report, the piece , co‑authored by Carbonfuture’s Leila Toplic and Eneida Licaj, Lead of the First Movers Coalition Finance Pillar at…
As Scope 3 emissions dominate corporate carbon footprints, enterprises are racing to harness granular transport data and adopt international standards like ISO 14083 to unlock strategic, regulatory and operational benefits in decarbonising their supply chains. Global supply chains confront an urgent decarbonisation imperative anchored in a simple, uncomfortable fact: the bulk of corporate emissions sit beyond factory walls. According to the original report, more than 80% of a company’s carbon footprint is generated in its supply chain, and for some retail sectors that figure can reach as high as 98%, underscoring how Scope 3 emissions dominate corporate climate exposure. Yet…
