Heidelberg Materials UK has proven a zero concrete waste process at its Greenwich plant on the Thames, recovering aggregates for reuse and pairing concrete recycling with CarbonCure CO2-injection technology. Heidelberg Materials UK said it has proven a zero concrete waste process at its Greenwich plant on the River Thames, using…
Moët Hennessy and Verallia have launched a research partnership to develop lightweight glass bottles, cutting wine and spirits packaging weight by 30% to 50% to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint. Moët Hennessy, the wine and spirits division of LVMH, and Verallia, Europe’s largest producer of glass packaging for food and…
Swedish cement technology company Cemvision and precast concrete manufacturer S:t Eriks have signed a partnership to bring near-zero carbon concrete to the Nordic and Baltic construction markets by 2028. Swedish cement technology firm Cemvision and precast concrete manufacturer S:t Eriks have signed a joint sales agreement to develop and commercialise…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
Mission Possible Partnership has published guardrails for mass balance claims, aiming to help buyers judge which accounting systems for low-carbon steel, cement and chemicals deserve their trust. Mission Possible Partnership has published a framework for assessing mass balance claims, aiming to stop the accounting method used across steel, cement, chemicals, aluminium and aviation supply chains from undermining trust in low-emission products. The report, titled “Principles and Guardrails for Credible Mass Balance Claims”, sets out what MPP calls a due-diligence tool for buyers, producers and standard setters to judge whether a given mass balance system deserves confidence. Section 6 of the…
Kanin Energy raised $100 million from S2G Investments and Canada Growth Fund to expand waste heat recovery across cement, steel, refining and gas plants, cutting costs and emissions. Kanin Energy has raised $100 million in new equity to expand waste heat recovery projects across North American cement, steel, refining and gas facilities, the Calgary-based developer said on 17 September. S2G Investments led the round with a $50 million commitment, matched by a further $50 million from Canada Growth Fund. Kanin, founded in 2020, converts heat that would otherwise vent from industrial processes into electricity, and says up to 58% of…
ENEOS Holdings used AI catalyst discovery from Matlantis and NVIDIA to screen 100 million candidate materials for hydrogen electrolysis, cutting a years-long search to just months. ENEOS Holdings has used AI catalyst discovery to screen around 100 million candidate materials for hydrogen electrolysis, cutting a search that once took years down to a few months, Matlantis and NVIDIA said on 17 September. The Japanese energy group combined Matlantis PFP, a general-purpose machine learning interatomic potential, with NVIDIA ALCHEMI, an accelerated computing platform for chemistry and materials workloads. Together the two systems let ENEOS evaluate huge numbers of candidate structures for…
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…
Durham University researchers put the hydrogen storage potential of depleted North Sea oil and gas fields at 3,659 terawatt-hours, enough to take conventional gas power stations off the British grid by 2040. Depleted oil and gas fields in the North Sea could hold 3,659 terawatt-hours of hydrogen, more than seven…
Carbon capture developer Mantel has raised $18 million from Constellation Technology Ventures and Azimut Investments, taking total funding to $50 million as it moves molten borate capture into power, pulp and oil and gas projects. Mantel has raised $18 million from Constellation Technology Ventures, Azimut Investments and existing investors to…
Japan’s trade ministry has asked for JPY 1.26 trillion in its fiscal 2027 budget request for green transformation, more than double this year’s allocation, with electric arc furnace conversion and green steel procurement in the frame. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has requested JPY 1.26 trillion ($7.88 billion)…
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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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India recorded a marginal increase in its carbon dioxide emissions in 2025, driven by weather patterns and renewable growth, highlighting progress yet revealing ongoing reliance on fossil fuels and infrastructure bottlenecks. India’s carbon-dioxide emissions rose only marginally in 2025, marking one of the slowest annual increases in the country’s long-running energy record and underscoring how a mix of weather, renewables growth and weaker fossil-fuel demand altered the emissions picture. According to the Energy Institute’s Statistical Review of World Energy, India’s emissions climbed by 0.6 per cent, or 9 million tonnes, to 2.96 billion tonnes last year. That was far below…
The EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, effective from July 2024, mandates the reduction and repurposing of unsold clothing and footwear, marking a significant shift towards circular fashion and stricter environmental standards. From 19 July, the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation will begin to bite for one of the fashion industry’s most controversial practices: the destruction of unsold clothes and footwear. The rule is part of a wider overhaul of European product policy that entered into force on 18 July 2024 and was adopted in May 2024 to replace the older ecodesign directive. According to the European Commission and…
Britain’s ambitious plan to reach 95% clean electricity by 2030 faces a critical bottleneck in actual project delivery, risking delays to its climate goals and energy security. Britain’s race to decarbonise its power system by 2030 is running into a familiar obstacle: not approval, but delivery. The government has sharply improved the pipeline for wind and solar projects since Labour took office in July 2024, yet much of that capacity remains stuck between consent and construction. An analysis cited by Nature News suggests that about 115 gigawatts of wind and solar schemes have now been approved, but only a small…
Power Grid Corporation of India has obtained a JPY 80 billion green loan from JBIC to fund the Khavda-Nagpur HVDC transmission project, boosting the country’s renewable energy infrastructure and grid stability. India’s Power Grid Corporation has secured a green loan worth up to JPY 80 billion from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation to help finance a major high-voltage direct current link that will carry renewable power from Gujarat to Maharashtra, in a further sign of international backing for the country’s grid build-out. According to JBIC, the agreement was signed on 17 June 2026 and is co-financed with several Japanese…
A new report highlights that ramping up electric vehicle deployment in Europe could avoid importing 190 million barrels of oil annually by 2030, boosting economic resilience and strategic autonomy. Europe could cut its oil bill sharply by accelerating electric vehicle uptake, with a new analysis from E-Mobility Europe and Ember arguing that the bloc could avoid importing 190 million barrels of oil a year by 2030 if it meets its deployment targets. The groups estimate that the shift could save about €12 billion a year, underscoring a case for EVs that goes beyond emissions reduction. For industrial policymakers and energy…
Emerging AI-driven models are redefining factory operations, with humans transitioning from routine tasks to oversight and decision-making roles, prompting a rethink of industrial workforce skills and accountability. Artificial intelligence is altering the logic of factory work, pushing industrial operations beyond the old sequence of human control, assisted automation and fully automated lines. In the emerging model, machines no longer simply execute instructions. They increasingly help decide what should happen next, while people move towards supervision, judgement, governance and intervention when consequences are high. That shift is set out in the World Economic Forum’s “Human-Machine Collaboration in Industrial Operations: Activation Playbook”,…
H2 Hollandia in Drenthe produces its first 25 kilograms of green hydrogen, marking a key step in establishing the Netherlands’ first decentralised hydrogen hub, driving the country’s shift towards sustainable energy solutions. H2 Hollandia in Drenthe has produced its first 25 kilogrammes of green hydrogen, a small but significant commissioning milestone for one of the Netherlands’ most closely watched hydrogen projects. According to Hydrogen Central and Novar, the result shows that the system is functioning even though the full installation is not yet complete. The project is designed to link renewable power generation directly with hydrogen production and regional use.…
Innovative approaches to separate software innovation from physical control systems are enabling plants to modernise incrementally, improve resilience, and enhance cybersecurity amidst ageing infrastructure and evolving operational demands. Industrial automation has long been built on a conservative logic: install durable control hardware, leave it in place, and change as little as possible. That model served industry well for years, but it is increasingly strained by the realities of ageing infrastructure, tighter production targets and the growing demand for richer operational data. Legacy PLCs, DCS platforms, SCADA systems and field devices were engineered for stability and deterministic performance. They were not…
The digital economy’s rising energy needs are prompting tech giants to back nuclear innovations, transforming the power market and boosting long-term uranium demand amid a surge in modular reactor projects. The artificial intelligence boom is reshaping power markets with a speed that has caught even seasoned energy investors off guard. For hyperscale operators, the bottleneck is no longer just chips, talent or land; it is finding enough dependable, carbon-free electricity to keep vast data centres running around the clock. That shift is pushing Big Tech into a role once reserved for utilities and large industrial off-takers: the long-term backer of…
Saudi Arabia accelerates its renewable energy plans, committing $8.3 billion to major solar and wind assets, signalling a shift from policy to large-scale implementation under its Vision 2030 strategy. Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy build-out has moved from ambition to execution. Backed by Vision 2030, the Kingdom is now funding utility-scale solar and wind assets at a pace that would have seemed unlikely only a few years ago, with the emphasis shifting from policy statements to signed contracts, grid integration and industrial capability. The most visible sign of that change came in July 2025, when ACWA Power, Badeel and SAPCO said…
