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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WeeeSwiss, in collaboration with STADLER, is pioneering new processes and digitalisation efforts to address the global surge in e‑waste, focusing on safety, material recovery, and regulatory compliance, with implications for industrial decarbonisation. Electronic waste has become the defining challenge and opportunity for modern recycling infrastructure, and industry specialists at weeeSwiss , operating within the STADLER Group , position themselves at the centre of a rapidly shifting market. According to the original report by Waste Advantage, weeeSwiss brings more than three decades of experience in designing, building and operating e‑waste plants and is using that experience to respond to converging forces:…
Primary food processors across Europe are calling for targeted policy measures, including affordable electricity, circularity incentives, and accessible funding, to accelerate decarbonisation while safeguarding food security and competitiveness amidst ambitious EU climate goals. Europe’s primary food processors , the sector that converts roughly 220 million tonnes of agricultural inputs into ingredients and consumer foodstuffs each year and directly employs close to 140,000 people , argue they must be treated as a policy priority if the EU’s industrial decarbonisation drive is to succeed without jeopardising food security and competitiveness. According to the original report from Primary Food Processors (PFP), these factories…
European energy‑storage hardware startups have raised €2.14 billion in recent years, with a notable shift towards mechanical storage and long‑duration solutions to meet rising renewable and grid stability demands, highlighting industry evolution and ongoing challenges. According to an Avnet Silica analysis, European energy‑storage hardware startups have raised €2.14 billion in equity funding for commercial, industrial and grid‑scale applications, with nearly half of that total , 46.7% , raised in the past three years. The financing surge reflects investor recognition that accelerating renewable deployment and tighter grid stability requirements are driving demand for a broader range of storage durations and siting…
China’s latest Five-Year Plan aims to fast-track its green agenda through enhanced policies, expanding renewable energy, industrial reforms, and substantial overseas investments in clean technology, despite ongoing challenges in meeting targets. According to the original report by Mei Xin, China intends to accelerate its green transition under the guiding philosophy that “Green is Gold”, coordinating carbon cuts, pollution control, green capacity expansion and economic growth through a carbon-centred policy framework, a green and low-carbon energy system, greener industrial structure and promotion of low‑carbon production and lifestyles. The official Recommendations for the 15th Five‑Year Plan set out a suite of mechanisms…
The Materials Processing Institute in Middlesbrough is enhancing its prototype electric arc furnace with advanced technologies to promote sustainable and low-emission steel production, supporting UK’s industrial decarbonisation efforts. The Materials Processing Institute (MPI) in Middlesbrough has begun work on a £2.9 million upgrade to its seven‑tonne electric arc furnace (EAF), the UK’s only pilot‑scale research EAF, a move the institute says will accelerate the industrialisation of low‑emission steelmaking. According to the original report, installation work is scheduled to begin in January and dismantling of the existing plant , including removal of refractory materials and the extraction hood , is already…
The Adani Group announces a sweeping $75 billion investment over five years, aiming to position India as a global leader in low‑carbon energy and green manufacturing, with key projects including the world’s largest solar park in Gujarat. The Adani Group has unveiled a sweeping plan to spend more than $75 billion over the next five years to accelerate India’s shift to low‑carbon energy and to build out the domestic industrial capacity needed to support it. According to the original report, chairman Gautam Adani framed the investment as part of a broader industrial transformation during remarks at the centennial celebration of…
Balfour Beatty and Industrial Chemicals Limited are trialling Engine Carbon Clean (ECC), a hydrogen-based system that aims to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency across their industrial fleets, signalling a shift towards innovative near-term decarbonisation solutions. Balfour Beatty and Industrial Chemicals Limited (ICL) have moved to broaden their fleet decarbonisation measures by adopting Engine Carbon Clean (ECC), a hydrogen‑based engine cleaning system that firms say reduces carbon deposits, improves fuel efficiency and lowers tailpipe emissions. According to the original report, ECC operates through a patented on‑demand hydrogen generator that produces oxyhydrogen gas and introduces it into the engine air intake…
SK Chemicals partners with Kelinle to establish a Feedstock Innovation Center in China, aiming to convert hard-to-recycle waste into PET pellets and lower raw material costs, marking a significant step in Korea’s plastic recycling industry. SK Chemicals said it has taken a significant step toward what it describes as Korea’s first vertically integrated plastic recycling value chain by signing a joint venture with Shaanxi-based plastics recycler Kelinle to build a Feedstock Innovation Center (FIC) in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, China. According to the original report, the FIC will occupy an idle 13,200 m² site owned by Kelinle and convert hard-to-recycle waste…
The Northern Endurance Partnership marks a milestone in the UK’s industrial decarbonisation journey with the first anniversary of its £4 billion carbon storage permit, signalling a major step forward in cutting industrial emissions and expanding the nation’s climate infrastructure. The Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) marked its first anniversary since the £4 billion announcement underpinning what became the UK’s first carbon storage permit, a milestone that cements its role at the centre of the country’s industrial decarbonisation strategy. According to the original report, the NEP – developed by BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies – will form the principal CO2 transportation and storage…
Indian Railways has completed a pilot hydrogen-powered train-set, marking a significant step in sustainable transport and domestic innovation, with trial runs anticipated in early 2024. Indian Railways has completed manufacture of a pilot hydrogen-powered train-set and is preparing infrastructure to fuel trial runs, the government said, marking a high‑profile step in the rail network’s decarbonisation efforts. According to the original report, the information was provided in a written reply to the Lok Sabha by Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology. The train-set was developed to Research, Design & Standards Organisation (RDSO) specifications and…
