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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7 Steel UK, a vertically integrated steel producer backed by Sev.en Global Investments, is leading the UK’s low‑carbon steel revolution with its focus on domestic scrap, electric arc furnace technology, and plans for hydrogen readiness amidst industry shifts and policy uncertainties. 7 Steel UK remains a rare example of vertically integrated, low‑carbon steelmaking in the UK, combining recycling, manufacture and service to supply domestically sourced reinforcing and long products to major infrastructure projects. According to the original report, the group , acquired in 2025 by Sev.en Global Investments , runs an electric arc furnace (EAF)‑based plant in Cardiff with a…
The European Union is developing a comprehensive industrial strategy for aviation to enhance research, foster innovation, and accelerate sustainable fuels, positioning itself for future aerospace leadership amidst sector growth and regulatory reforms. The European Commission is preparing a dedicated industrial strategy for aviation that will shape the direction of EU research and innovation funding and seek closer alignment between civil and defence aerospace priorities, according to Commission officials and industry representatives. According to the original report, Filip Cornelis, director for aviation at the Commission’s transport directorate, confirmed the initiative after Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas backed industry moves in the same…
Recent studies reveal that policy choices to accelerate interregional transmission in the US can improve resilience and renewable energy sharing, but must be balanced with cost and regional planning considerations to optimise decarbonisation efforts. Policy choices to accelerate interregional transmission in the United States will shift the geography, cost and emissions outcomes of decarbonisation, but they do not remove trade-offs between least‑cost planning and resilience to extremes, according to a body of recent studies and sector reviews. According to the original report in Nature Energy, congressional proposals that actively drive interregional transmission buildout increase transfers across regions by about 68%…
As Ireland takes the helm of the EU Council in 2026, experts emphasise the importance of translating green policies into tangible industrial projects, balancing climate goals with competitiveness amid disruptions in energy and supply chains. According to the original report by Ibec, Ireland’s 2026 EU Council Presidency arrives at a pivotal moment for Europe’s industrial competitiveness, offering an opportunity to steer the Union towards a more competitive, resilient, innovative and outward‑looking future. The Presidency, Ibec argues, should prioritise strengthening open markets, secure supply chains, energy and digital systems, skills and sustainability frameworks so that the twin green and digital transitions…
Postponement of the EU’s ETS2 carbon market tool to 2028 may lead to significant fiscal losses for Denmark and disrupt ongoing industrial decarbonisation initiatives, with wider implications for EU climate strategies. According to the original report, postponing the EU’s new carbon levy for building and road transport emissions , the so‑called ETS2 , by one year to 2028 will have material fiscal consequences for member states and wider implications for industrial decarbonisation policy. Christian Stenberg, deputy permanent secretary of state at the Danish climate ministry, told POLITICO’s Sustainable Future Summit that “The delay will mean that we will lack that…
A new report reveals the technology sector’s potential to generate $800 billion in value by integrating nature at the heart of operations and supply chains, highlighting urgent actions to reduce risks and harness sustainability-driven growth. According to a World Economic Forum report, the technology sector could unlock as much as $800 billion in value by 2030 by placing nature at the centre of operations and supply chains , part of a wider $10.1 trillion opportunity for the private sector from widely adopted nature‑positive solutions. The report, produced with Oliver Wyman, maps the sector’s material dependencies and impacts on nature and…
India has launched its first national Research & Development Roadmap for Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), aiming to mainstream the technology as a core element of its strategy to achieve net zero emissions by 2070, with government, industry, and international collaboration steering the initiative. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has published India’s first national Research & Development Roadmap for Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), positioning the technology as a central pillar of the country’s strategy to reach net zero by 2070. The roadmap was unveiled on 2 December 2025 by Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific…
A new WWF report highlights stagnation in sustainability efforts among UK’s largest supermarkets, warning that failure to accelerate climate and nature commitments could threaten food prices and supply stability. The UK’s biggest supermarkets risk worsening food-price inflation and supply shocks unless they urgently scale up action on climate change and nature loss, a new World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) report warns. According to the NGO’s annual What’s in Store for the Planet report, retailers’ progress in reducing environmental risk is “stagnating” and failing to deliver the systems-level change needed to protect long-term commercial viability. Drawing on data covering roughly…
Celonis showcases how process mining enhances AI’s value in industry, with customer examples demonstrating reductions in emissions, improved logistics, and operational resilience, while urging pragmatic implementation and caution on data quality challenges. At Celosphere and in customer briefings, Celonis argued that process mining furnishes the contextual foundation enterprise AI needs to deliver measurable value , and several customers presented practical results that back the claim. According to the original report, Celonis co‑founder and co‑CEO Alexander Rinke cited an IDC finding that only 11 per cent of companies capture the full value of their AI investments. “Isn’t that strange?” he asked,…
Advances in cold‑climate performance and supportive policies are propelling heat pumps from niche technology to essential infrastructure for industrial and building decarbonisation across diverse regions and climates. For years heat pumps were often written off in the United States as a technology best suited to mild climates. That view is changing fast: advances in cold‑climate performance, the scaling of commercial systems and new deployment models are positioning heat pumping as core infrastructure for industrial and building decarbonisation, from Nordic district heating networks to New England’s ageing housing stock. According to the lead Green Prophet report, 2025 has become a turning…
