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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A BloombergNEF report highlights Japan’s urgent need to leverage scrap‑fed electric arc furnaces and policy incentives to meet its 2050 net‑zero target amid rising costs of hydrogen and CCS pathways. According to a BloombergNEF report commissioned by Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Japan’s steel sector must deploy every low‑carbon pathway available if the country is to meet its 2050 net‑zero target while remaining cost‑competitive. Emissions from coal‑based steelmaking account for roughly 13% of Japan’s national emissions, and the industry faces structural headwinds from weakening domestic demand and rising global competition, the analysis found. BNEF’s levelised‑cost modelling shows that, in the absence…
Australian researchers demonstrate that combining onsite photovoltaics and batteries with system integration and operational flexibility can reliably power heavy industries around the clock, marking a shift from sole reliance on cost reductions to smarter, integrated energy strategies. Researchers at the Australian National University have used a new high‑resolution energy modelling framework to test whether onsite photovoltaics (PV) and battery storage can reliably deliver 24/7 electricity to heavy industries such as steel, aluminium and cement. According to the original report, the work , published as “Decarbonising heavy industry operations with low‑cost onsite photovoltaics and battery storage” in Solar Energy , co‑optimises…
Italy’s ceramic sector urges Brussels to reconsider EU decarbonisation measures, citing risks of industry collapse and offshoring amid rising emissions trading costs. The Italian ceramic industry has sounded an urgent alarm in Brussels, warning that current EU climate policy , and in particular the sharp rise in costs under the Emissions Trading System (ETS) , risks triggering a systemic crisis for a sector described as “hard-to-abate, highly energy-intensive and strongly export-oriented.” According to the original report, Confindustria Ceramica’s senior management and representatives of leading firms met European institutions, including Commission Vice‑President Raffaele Fitto, on 2–3 December to press for rapid,…
As US and China reshape global supply chains with protectionism and capacity expansion, Europe must decide whether to rely on anti-dumping measures or invest in low-carbon competitiveness to safeguard its chemical sector and climate goals. ‘The US is no longer playing by the rules [and] China has not been playing by the rules for some time.’ This assessment, made by Wood Mackenzie analyst David Buckby and cited in Anthony King’s report, captures a growing unease in Europe’s chemicals sector as companies such as Ineos press the European Commission with a suite of anti‑dumping cases. According to the original report, Ineos…
Major revisions to key corporate climate frameworks set new, stricter benchmarks for companies over the next 18 to 36 months, prompting urgent operational updates and strategic realignments in decarbonisation efforts. According to the original report, this year’s major revisions to four of the most widely used corporate climate and sustainability frameworks , B Lab’s Certified B Corporation standards, the Science Based Targets initiative’s Corporate Net‑Zero Standard, the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and the International Organization for Standardization’s net‑zero workstream , leave companies with a clear but crowded timetable for policy choices and recertification over the next two years. B Lab’s…
Despite a slowdown in 2025 orders compared to 2024, shipowners continue to prioritise LNG and methanol, driven by sectoral demand and technological readiness, amid regulatory and economic uncertainties. According to DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight tracking database, shipowners had placed 232 orders for vessels capable of running on fuels other than diesel fuel oil through the first 11 months of 2025, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and methanol together accounting for roughly 87% of those orders. LNG represented about 67% of the tally and methanol about 20%, maintaining the dominance of these two pathways in the market to date. Industry data…
The Malaysian government unveils a comprehensive package of fiscal and financing incentives to help its carbon-intensive industries transition to low-carbon technologies, aiming to boost green investments and achieve decarbonisation targets by 2030. The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) has set out a package of measures to help Malaysia’s most carbon‑intensive industries transition to low‑carbon technologies ahead of a planned carbon tax rollout in 2026, Deputy Minister Liew Chin Tong told the Dewan Negara. According to the original report, MITI is pressing the Green Investment Strategy (GIS), launched in 2024, as the central vehicle for that support. The GIS targets…
South Pole and UNIDO have announced a partnership to develop robust carbon finance frameworks supporting low‑carbon hydrogen deployment, aiming to accelerate industrial decarbonisation and attract private investment in emerging markets. South Pole and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have signed a Joint Declaration to accelerate industrial decarbonisation by using carbon finance to help scale low‑carbon hydrogen, the organisations said following an announcement in Singapore. According to the original report, the partnership will operate through South Pole’s Asian Centre for Carbon Excellence (ACCE) and cover methodology development, policy advocacy, market building and hands‑on project support. The collaboration sets out…
A new report warns that the UK’s push towards net zero could strain regional water supplies, with some areas facing shortages as early as 2030 unless integrated planning and infrastructure are implemented now. According to the original report commissioned by national water retailer Wave and produced with Durham University, the UK’s industrial decarbonisation plans risk outstripping local water supplies unless coordinated action is taken now. The study calculates that processes central to net zero, notably hydrogen production and carbon capture, could add up to 860 million litres per day of additional water demand by 2050, placing new and existing projects…
As the truck industry gears up for 2026, OEMs are expanding their focus on sustainability through new zero-emission and low-carbon engine options, while also enhancing safety features across portfolios, signalling a shift towards diversified decarbonisation pathways and safety innovations. If there are two words that sum up the near-term product outlook for truck OEMs, they are sustainability and safety. According to the original report, manufacturers are advancing zero‑emission battery electric vehicles while also renewing investment in lower‑carbon combustion options such as dedicated natural‑gas powertrains , an approach aimed at giving fleets multiple decarbonisation pathways as infrastructure and duty cycles evolve.…
