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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Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget introduces measures impacting the UK packaging sector, including inflation-linked plastics tax increases, higher minimum wages, and substantial skills investment amidst economic uncertainty and environmental ambitions. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ recent autumn budget unveiled several measures with significant implications for the UK packaging industry, setting a complex and nuanced economic landscape. Central to the sector’s immediate concerns is the confirmed increase of the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) in line with inflation, alongside a 4.1% rise in the national minimum wage, and a £1.5 billion investment in skills development aimed at addressing labour shortages. The PPT adjustment aligns…
The International Maritime Organization postpones adoption of its crucial Net-Zero Framework by 12 months amid geopolitical disagreements, delaying global shipping decarbonisation efforts until 2028 and intensifying regulatory uncertainty. On October 17, 2025, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) chose to postpone by 12 months the much-anticipated adoption of the IMO Net-Zero Framework, a critical regulatory instrument aimed at decarbonising the international shipping industry. The vote delay, decided during an extraordinary session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held in London, reflects lingering political disagreements and economic concerns among member states, especially outspoken opposition from the United States and several other…
Despite federal funding withdrawals, the United States pushes forward with ambitious plans for industrial emissions reduction, leveraging state initiatives and private investments to stay competitive in the rapidly evolving global green industry. Under the leadership of former President Joe Biden, the United States made significant strides in industrial decarbonization, aiming to transform one of the nation’s most emission-intensive sectors into a driver of clean innovation and sustainable economic growth. The industrial sector, which includes production of chemicals, steel, machinery, and textiles, accounts for roughly one-third of domestic greenhouse gas emissions, making its decarbonization both crucial and challenging. Central to the…
Integrating tax credits into corporate net zero plans is emerging as a vital strategy to unlock capital, accelerate decarbonisation, and navigate complex policy landscapes, turning climate incentives into measurable investment assets. Successfully integrating tax credits into a net zero plan is emerging as a critical strategy for companies aiming to decarbonise industrial operations while maintaining financial rigour. Rather than treating climate policies as unpredictable external forces, leading firms increasingly view them as integral to project financing, using a blend of customer revenues, internal capital, public incentives, and crucially, tax credits to strengthen investment cases. Tax credits represent some of the…
The European Commission has greenlit 235 key projects across electricity, hydrogen, and carbon transport, signalling a bold step towards a resilient, low-carbon energy future for Europe with a projected investment nearing €1.5 trillion by 2040. The European Commission has taken a significant step towards shaping the future of Europe’s energy infrastructure by approving 235 key projects under its latest Projects of Common Interest (PCI) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMI) programme. This move is poised to accelerate the development of critical cross-border electricity, hydrogen, smart-grid, and carbon transport infrastructure, signalling vast opportunities for technology suppliers, system engineers, and power-electronics developers…
Amid rising trade tensions and national interests, France’s attempt to take control of ArcelorMittal’s French assets is challenging the EU’s broader effort to protect and modernise the continent’s steel sector through new tariff measures and trade protections. In recent developments surrounding the European steel sector, the issue of tariffs and national interests has come under intense scrutiny, exposing complex dynamics between politics, industry lobbying, and economic strategy within the European Union. A draft report tied to the ongoing debates on steel tariffs in the EU has stirred considerable discussion, particularly amidst attempts by France to nationalise part of ArcelorMittal, the…
Canada’s recent shifts in its carbon pricing framework, including the removal of consumer taxes and provincial divergences, highlight the challenges and opportunities ahead as the nation aims for climate targets and prepares for international trade pressures. Canada stands at a pivotal juncture in its climate strategy as the nation’s carbon pricing framework undergoes significant transformation. Since 2019, carbon pricing has been the cornerstone of Canada’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly targeting large industrial emitters through the Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS). However, recent shifts in federal policy and mounting provincial divergences have introduced complexities that may affect the…
MIT-originated 247Solar secures funding to advance its concentrated solar power systems combining thermal storage, aiming to revolutionise industrial heat and electricity supply with scalable, zero-emission solutions. 247Solar, an energy technology company originating from MIT, has announced a $25 million Series B funding round aimed at scaling its industrial-grade heat and continuous electricity solutions designed for commercial and industrial sectors. According to the company’s statement, the new capital will accelerate deployment of its technology, which the firm claims can deliver high-temperature process heat alongside round-the-clock clean power, addressing one of the most challenging aspects of industrial decarbonisation. The funding round has…
Experts at the Engine Technology Forum webinar highlight a rising consensus that expanding energy production and reducing emissions can coexist through technological innovation and market-based strategies, signalling a pragmatic shift in U.S. energy priorities. A recent discussion among experts in energy, fuels, and emissions policy underscored that expanding American energy production and advancing decarbonisation efforts are not necessarily conflicting objectives. This perspective emerged during a webinar hosted by the Engine Technology Forum, titled “Seeking Solutions for Sustainable Energy and Technology to Power a Resilient Economy.” The event, which reflects a reassessment of energy policy after years emphasising aggressive decarbonisation, highlighted…
The EU’s new Sustainable Transport Investment Plan aims to accelerate clean fuel adoption in shipping, prompting industry praise amid calls for increased funding and stronger supply mandates to meet decarbonisation targets. The European Commission’s recently unveiled Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) has been broadly welcomed by the maritime sector as a constructive initial step towards the decarbonisation of waterborne transport. Presented in early November 2025, STIP sets a strategic framework aimed at accelerating the uptake of renewable and low-carbon fuels, particularly focusing on aviation and maritime transport as key sectors in the EU’s energy transition agenda. According to the Commission,…
