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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Stena Recycling has developed a practical pathway for industry to reduce reliance on virgin polymers by converting electrical and electronic waste into certified recycled plastics, with a significant reduction in carbon footprint and comprehensive support for industrial decarbonisation. Stena Recycling has scaled a practical pathway for industry to reduce reliance on virgin polymers by turning electrical and electronic waste into high‑quality post‑consumer recycled plastics (PCR) suitable for industrial use. According to the original report, the company separates and processes mixed WEEE streams to produce certified PCR grades , PP‑PE, PS and ABS , that are sold as pellets and flakes…
As Southeast Asia aims for a major shift towards renewable energy by 2030, artificial intelligence emerges as a critical tool to enhance system resilience, optimise operations, and bridge investment gaps, amid mounting climate and geopolitical pressures. Southeast Asia is entering a decisive decade for its energy transition, and artificial intelligence is rapidly being framed as a necessary control layer to preserve system resilience as demand, climate risks and ageing infrastructure converge. According to the original report from IBM’s ASEAN Editorial Forum, Catherine Lian, IBM ASEAN General Manager, said the region is emerging as one of the world’s fastest‑growing energy markets…
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have created a bio-inspired, carbon-negative building material that sequesters CO2 during manufacturing and cures in hours, offering a low-energy alternative to traditional cement and concrete. Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have described a bio‑inspired, carbon‑negative building material that sequesters CO2 during manufacture and cures in hours, offering a low‑energy alternative to conventional cement and concrete. According to WPI, the enzymatic structural material (ESM) integrates enzymatically formed CaCO3 crystals into a hydrochar/sand scaffold via a capillary suspension technique and sequesters about 6.1 kg of CO2 per cubic metre in production, versus roughly 330 kg emitted by…
Pakistan’s government plans to enhance SME competitiveness through AI-driven modernisation, tax reforms, and sustainable practices, aiming to accelerate industrial growth and export capacity. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan reiterated government plans to ease the operating environment for Pakistan’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs), while announcing a parallel push to modernise industrial skills and machinery through expanded Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities. According to the original report, Mr Haroon Akhtar met representatives of the Sialkot SME cluster alongside officials from SMEDA, the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan and the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce &…
As the 23rd India-Russia Summit highlights a strategic shift from hydrocarbon dependence to a comprehensive energy cooperation encompassing civil nuclear technology, critical mineral supply chains, and logistics infrastructure, the partnership aims to bolster India’s decarbonisation efforts and foster resilient industrial growth in the Global South. As India hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for the 23rd India‑Russia Summit on 4–5 December 2025, the bilateral energy relationship is shifting decisively beyond the old script of hydrocarbons into a multi‑decadal strategic partnership built around civil nuclear cooperation, critical minerals, industrial localisation and new connectivity corridors. According to the original report, that reorientation responds…
While policy gaps hinder widespread CCUS deployment in Southeast Asia, emerging cross-border CO₂ markets and regional collaborations are creating new opportunities for industrial decarbonisation by the end of the decade. Southeast Asia risks falling further behind advanced economies in deploying carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) without stronger policy incentives, but nascent cross‑border CO₂ markets and specialised infrastructure could create new industrial decarbonisation opportunities by the end of the decade. According to the original CGS report, the region’s CCUS activity remains concentrated in narrow, commercially viable niches such as natural gas processing and enhanced oil or gas recovery (EOR/EGR). Industry…
Unity Trust Bank has introduced a ring-fenced £100m Green Tariff aimed at expanding financial support for energy efficiency projects across commercial and residential sectors, promoting a greener future in line with UK’s net zero targets. Unity Trust Bank has launched a ring‑fenced £100m Green Tariff to provide preferential lending for organisations investing in energy efficiency, retrofit and other carbon‑reduction measures across commercial and residential assets. According to the original report, the facility is available to new and existing customers and is intended to support projects such as low‑carbon heating, improved insulation, small‑scale renewables and climate resilience measures. The bank says…
DHL has launched its first dedicated high-power charging hub near Munich, featuring six 400 kW fast chargers, as part of a broader initiative to accelerate electric freight transport and meet decarbonisation goals. DHL has begun operating its first dedicated high-power charging hub for battery-electric heavy goods vehicles at its Aschheim parcel centre near Munich, commissioning six fast-charging points capable of up to 400 kW each, the company said. According to the original report, the units , supplied by Italian manufacturer Alpitronic , allow power to be shared when two trucks charge simultaneously on the same station, and are configured to…
A new MIT study highlights how combining targeted build-outs with prescriptive interconnectivity standards can optimise cost, emissions, and resilience in America’s evolving energy landscape, offering a pragmatic path forward amid legislative and industrial shifts. America’s electricity grid is entering a period of rapid change as electrification of transport, industry and heat, together with expanding digital loads, forces a national rethink of transmission strategy. A new MIT study provides one of the most detailed comparative analyses to date of two competing policy approaches , targeted build‑outs that concentrate new lines where renewable resources are richest, and prescriptive, uniform interconnectivity requirements that…
The US Postal Service has begun deploying thousands of electric vehicles as part of a multi-billion dollar initiative, navigating political debates and logistical hurdles to transform its delivery fleet by 2028. The long-delayed electrification of the United States Postal Service’s delivery fleet has finally moved from planning to widespread deployment, but the programme still reads as much like a political and operational balancing act as a technical transition. According to the original report, USPS has begun putting thousands of electric vans on the road alongside a smaller number of purpose‑built electric Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs). The agency reports more…
