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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The European Commission’s plan to rollback steel import quotas to 2013 levels draws opposition from industry leaders and critics who warn it risks violating trade agreements and undermining market fairness amid rising global competition and internal reforms. The European Commission’s attempt to restore steel import quotas to 2013 levels has drawn strong criticism from industry stakeholders who consider the move economically unrealistic and legally questionable, especially against the backdrop of a significantly expanded European economy since that time. The Commission’s proposal, set out in late 2025, aims to tighten steel import restrictions to protect the EU steel sector amid pressures…
As new regulations like the EU’s CSDDD tighten requirements, companies must expand their supply chain oversight beyond Tier 1 to manage environmental and social risks embedded in lower tiers, harnessing advanced technologies to ensure compliance and mitigate liabilities. For businesses striving to decarbonise industrial operations and meet escalating environmental and social governance (ESG) standards, the challenge of robust supply chain due diligence extends far beyond the immediate purview of Tier 1 suppliers. Traditionally, companies concentrated compliance efforts on their direct suppliers, creating an illusion of control that obscures deeper risks hidden in the more complex, multi-tiered supply chain. Recent evidence…
By 2030, a significant portion of large manufacturing firms are expected to operate fully autonomous facilities, with advanced motor technologies playing a pivotal role in this transformative shift towards smarter, safer, and more sustainable production systems. By 2030, it is anticipated that 35 per cent of large manufacturing companies will operate fully autonomous facilities, a milestone highlighted by Industry 4.0 solutions specialist Intelligence Industrielle. This concept, widely known as “lights-out manufacturing,” envisages factories running with minimal human presence, leveraging advanced technologies to enhance productivity, safety, and sustainability. Mike Davies, managing director of Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS), outlines how sophisticated motor…
The EU and Australia have strengthened their collaboration on critical minerals through new agreements and initiatives, aiming to diversify supply chains, reduce dependence on China, and accelerate green and digital transitions amidst evolving geopolitical and regulatory challenges. Over recent years, Australia and the European Union have actively developed an extensive framework of agreements and initiatives aimed at reinforcing cooperation in the critical minerals sector. Central to this effort is the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), which came into force in May 2024. The legislation sets ambitious goals for the bloc to boost domestic production and processing of critical minerals…
As UK industrial sector faces unprecedented rises in energy bills driven by non-commodity charges, private wire renewable projects offer a strategic solution to enhance cost control, stability, and sustainability, signalling a significant shift in how large power users secure their energy needs. Amidst the volatile landscape of UK energy costs, large power users are increasingly turning to private wire renewable projects as a viable strategy to gain greater control over rising non-commodity charges (NCCs) and secure long-term price visibility. As Alexander Goodall, Founder and CEO of Xela Energy, elucidates, navigating the complex mix of commodity and non-commodity costs presents a…
A £10 million funding initiative aims to develop advanced energy solutions, combining renewable sources and storage, to enable faster, cost-effective deployment of ultra-rapid EV chargepoints in rural and grid-constrained areas across England. The UK government has launched a £10 million funding initiative to support the development of cutting-edge technology that enables electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to operate either independently of or with minimal reliance on large grid connections. This pioneering effort targets a critical bottleneck in the rollout of EV chargepoints, grid constraints, especially in rural and hard-to-reach locations along England’s motorways and major A-roads, where costly or lengthy…
The IMF highlights the nuanced impacts of industrial strategies amid rising geopolitical tensions, emphasising cautious design to balance productivity gains with broader economic risks. Governments worldwide, across both advanced and emerging economies, have increasingly embraced industrial policy as a strategic tool to boost productivity, safeguard manufacturing jobs, and foster economic diversification. This approach, intensifying over the past decade and a half, aims to nurture “infant” industries, reduce dependency on imports, and enhance supply chain resilience, objectives that have acquired renewed urgency amid geopolitical shifts and economic uncertainties. The latest analysis from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sheds light on the…
Innovative strategies such as auxiliary battery vessels and synthetic fuels are reshaping efforts to cut shipping emissions, with technological and regulatory developments paving the way towards a net zero future for global trade. Shipping remains a cornerstone of global trade, responsible for moving about 90% of goods worldwide, but it also accounts for nearly 3% of global carbon emissions. The sector’s decarbonisation has been notoriously difficult, primarily because container ships rely heavily on cheap, energy-dense heavy fuel oil allowing them to travel long distances without refuelling. International efforts to push shipping towards net zero have faced setbacks, notably when the…
German startup Reverion has secured $41 million in offtake agreements facilitated by Frontier, showcasing a breakthrough in biogas-based carbon removal with its innovative solid oxide fuel cell technology, backed by major corporate buyers and targeting durable CO₂ removal by 2030. Climate startup Reverion, a German company specialising in biogas-based carbon removal, has secured significant offtake agreements facilitated by Frontier, an advanced carbon removal buyer coalition. The deals, valued at $41 million, cover the permanent removal of 96,000 tons of CO₂ between 2027 and 2030 and feature major corporate buyers including Google, McKinsey, H&M Group, Autodesk, Workday, and others. This marks…
As recent global shocks expose the vulnerabilities of traditional outsourcing, industrial firms are increasingly leveraging mergers and acquisitions to own key assets, regionalise production, and embed digital and sustainability technologies to forge more resilient supply networks. Industrial companies are increasingly leveraging mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a strategic tool to repair and redesign supply chains that have been severely disrupted by a series of shocks over recent years. According to industry analysis, rather than relying solely on organic growth initiatives and incremental capital expenditure, leadership teams are using targeted acquisitions to secure critical inputs, localise production, embed advanced technology, and…
