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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GEODIS and EDF have announced a strategic partnership to reduce the carbon footprint of logistics operations through renewable energy integration and innovative site optimisation, aiming to set a scalable example for green supply chains worldwide. On December 8, 2025, GEODIS and EDF announced a strategic partnership to decarbonise the supply chain in France and internationally, aiming to “significantly reduce” the carbon footprint of GEODIS’ warehouses and transport flows worldwide. The agreement, described in a joint statement, also commits to exploring how GEODIS could provide logistics services for EDF Group’s energy projects. According to the original report by EDF, the collaboration…
As Europe aims for over 40% renewable energy by 2030, experts warn that investing in long-duration energy storage is vital to address intermittency, reduce costs, and ensure grid stability amidst rapid renewable expansion. The mass outages in Spain and Portugal have served as a stark reminder that Europe’s fast-track expansion of wind and solar cannot succeed without commensurate investments in long-duration energy storage (LDES). According to the original report, the EU’s ambition to source over 40% of its energy from renewables by 2030 is achievable, but the intermittency of wind and solar requires storage that covers timeframes beyond the reach…
The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) reveals that corporate buyers have contracted a record 20.4 gigawatts of clean power in 2025, including a significant increase in reliable, dispatchable ‘clean firm’ technologies, signalling a strategic shift in the US energy landscape. The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) said corporate buyers contracted about 20.4 gigawatts (GW) of “clean” power from January through September 2025, including roughly 3.4 GW from what it describes as “clean firm” technologies , a category that covers hydroelectric, geothermal, nuclear, long‑duration energy storage and thermal with carbon capture and storage. According to the original report, CEBA characterised the…
Volvo Trucks introduces a new 14-tonne version of its FL Electric, specifically designed for city-based urban logistics, offering enhanced payload, manoeuvrability, and sustainable operation capabilities amid increasing regulatory pressures and market demand for decarbonisation. Volvo Trucks has widened its medium‑duty electric offering with a new 14 tonne variant of the Volvo FL Electric, a model the company positions as a purpose‑built solution for dense urban logistics where zero tailpipe emissions, low noise and high manoeuvrability are decisive operational advantages. According to the original report, the latest FL Electric has been engineered for city‑based applications such as door‑to‑door deliveries, refuse collection,…
China’s $80 billion surge in overseas green technology investments is reshaping global low‑carbon energy markets, creating integrated industrial chains abroad and challenging Western dominance amid regulatory tensions and evolving geopolitics. China’s recent surge in outbound cleantech investment is redrawing the industrial map of low‑carbon energy, with profound implications for global supply chains, trade policy and the competitive position of non‑Chinese manufacturers. More than $80 billion flowed from Chinese firms into overseas clean technology projects in the past 12 months, bringing total outward green‑tech foreign direct investment to north of $180 billion since early 2023, according to sector databases and a…
Monash University launches the ARC Research Hub for Value‑Added Processing of Underutilised Carbon Waste, spotlighting innovative technologies to upcycle Australia’s discarded carbon materials into sustainable chemicals and energy solutions, aligning with national decarbonisation targets. The ARC Research Hub for Value‑Added Processing of Underutilised Carbon Waste (VAPUCW) has formally launched at Monash University’s Clayton campus, signalling a coordinated push to convert some of Australia’s most intractable carbon wastes into marketable products such as clean hydrogen, sustainable chemicals and advanced carbon materials. According to the original report, the hub has been seeded with $4.9 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) funding and…
Heidelberg Materials, in partnership with Worley and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, is set to deliver the world’s first full‑scale carbon capture plant at Padeswood, marking a significant milestone in UK’s pursuit of near-zero cement production by 2029. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Worley have been contracted to deliver what Heidelberg Materials describes as the world’s first full‑scale carbon capture plant for cement production at the company’s Padeswood works in North Wales, a project the owner says will underpin the UK’s first near‑zero cement facility. According to the original report, Heidelberg Materials has signed an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) agreement…
Innovative, connected valve and regulator technologies are revolutionising manufacturing efficiency, safety and environmental impact by enabling real-time control and predictive maintenance of industrial gas systems as part of broader Industry 4.0 strategies. In modern manufacturing, the invisible utilities that sustain production, industrial gases such as argon, nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide, are becoming visible and controllable in ways that materially affect efficiency, safety and carbon intensity. Smart, connected valves, regulators and mixers are being positioned not as incremental upgrades but as central components of Industry 4.0 strategies to cut waste, reduce energy use and protect capital equipment. According to the…
The oil giant reduces its low‑emission investment target by $10 billion, prioritising upstream oil and gas production while continuing to develop CCS infrastructure amid policy and market uncertainties. ExxonMobil told investors this week it will dial back its medium‑term low‑carbon spending, trimming roughly $10 billion from the target it set a year ago and signalling a renewed emphasis on oil and gas in the near term. According to the original report by AFP, the company’s updated corporate plan expects about $20 billion of “low‑emission investments” between 2025 and 2030, down from a $30 billion forecast published in December. The reduction…
The North Sea Transition Authority has opened a new licensing round offering 14 offshore areas to expand the UK’s carbon capture and storage capacity, supporting its net zero ambitions and industrial decarbonisation efforts. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has opened the UK’s second carbon storage licensing round, offering 14 offshore areas for exploration and appraisal across Scottish and English waters in a step designed to expand subsurface capacity for industrial decarbonisation. According to the original report, the areas comprise a mix of depleted hydrocarbon fields selected by the NSTA and saline aquifer sites identified through a Call for Nominations…
