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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Global ESG and sustainability consulting sees rapid growth, highlighting increased corporate reliance despite recent EU regulatory rollbacks and regional disparities in reporting standards. Industry experts stress the importance of agility amidst evolving requirements to maintain transparency and access to capital. Sustainability and ESG strategy consulting has emerged as a resilient and rapidly expanding sector amid evolving regulatory landscapes and fluctuating political commitments worldwide. According to the latest Environment Analyst’s Global Environmental & Sustainability (E&S) Consulting Market Assessment, these services experienced a remarkable 56% year-on-year increase in 2023, the fastest growth within the broader environmental consulting domain. This momentum is projected…
As COP30 highlights the urgency of addressing hard-to-abate sectors, Malaysia’s abundant agricultural biomass and advancing engineering capabilities position it to lead regional industrial heat decarbonisation, preparing industries for tighter international emissions standards and boosting sustainable competitiveness. As the COP30 climate summit concluded in Belém, Brazil, a clear and urgent message echoed among negotiators: the next phase of climate action must decisively address the “hard-to-abate” sectors, particularly the industrial heat segment. This focus carries profound implications for countries like Malaysia, where manufacturing remains a key economic driver and exporter. In Malaysia, industrial heat is largely invisible in public conversations dominated by…
Swedish startup Stegra secures €37 million in public funding to progress its pioneering hydrogen-based steel plant, highlighting both strides and hurdles in Europe’s green industrial transition. Sweden’s green steel startup Stegra has secured a crucial €37 million ($43 million) grant from the Swedish Energy Agency under its Industrial Leap programme to support the completion of its ambitious 740MW hydrogen-based steel plant in Boden. This latest tranche of public funding aims to bolster the project’s financial foundation and enhance Stegra’s prospects for attracting further investment. The €37 million award is part of a broader pattern of public support for this pioneering…
Ferrari signs a ten-year renewable electricity agreement with Shell to power nearly half of its Maranello operations, exemplifying a bold move toward its 2030 carbon neutrality goal amid industry-wide sustainability shifts. Ferrari has taken a significant step toward its ambitious carbon neutrality goal for 2030 by signing a decade-long power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shell to secure 650 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of renewable electricity through 2034. This agreement will supply nearly half of the electricity required at Ferrari’s primary production facility in Maranello, Italy, a plant that consumes around 130 GWh annually. The remaining energy demand will be met through a…
Germany’s partnership between Uniper and thyssenkrupp Uhde pioneers commercial-scale ammonia cracking, enabling scalable green hydrogen production to decarbonise heavy industries across Europe and strengthen energy security. In the evolving landscape of industrial decarbonisation, Germany is establishing itself as a pioneering hub for ammonia cracking technology, a critical pathway for delivering clean hydrogen at scale. This advancement is spearheaded by a strategic partnership between energy player Uniper and engineering specialist thyssenkrupp Uhde, targeting the decarbonisation of heavy industries across the country and Europe. The partnership marks a significant leap in the practical commercialisation of ammonia cracking, a process whereby ammonia (NH3)…
IFS has introduced its latest Cloud 25R2 release, embedding agentic AI as autonomous digital workers to boost operational productivity and address growing labour challenges in industrial sectors. IFS, a notable provider of Industrial AI software, has unveiled its latest release, IFS Cloud 25R2, aimed at embedding advanced AI to enhance operational productivity in industrial sectors. According to the company announcement, the new version introduces agentic AI capabilities, notably through IFS Loops Digital Workers, autonomous digital agents designed to think, decide, and act across systems, functioning as collaborative members within the industrial workforce. The company framed this development as a direct…
Microsoft updates its D365 SCM platform with advanced sustainability features, including real-time environmental monitoring, AI-driven optimisation, and circular economy tools, reshaping how organisations embed eco-friendly practices into supply chains. Sustainability is increasingly recognised as a non-negotiable priority for modern supply chains, driven by tightening regulations, rising customer expectations, and corporate responsibility objectives. In response, Microsoft has been evolving its Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management (D365 SCM) platform with a strong emphasis on embedding sustainability throughout supply chain operations, reflecting a broader industry shift towards greener, more transparent, and efficient systems. Microsoft’s latest sustainability features within D365 SCM offer organisations comprehensive…
Danish-German startup Again is pioneering the use of genetically engineered bacteria to convert captured CO₂ into valuable chemicals, signalling a new era for industrial decarbonisation and European manufacturing revival. In the quest to decarbonise the industrial sector, few ventures have captured attention as distinctly as Again, a Danish-German deep-tech startup leveraging synthetic biology to transform CO₂ emissions into valuable chemicals and materials. Founded in 2021 with roots in pioneering research from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Stanford, and MIT, Again exemplifies the fusion of academic innovation with industrial-scale ambition and venture-speed growth. At its core, Again employs genetically engineered…
Dublin-based Ecocem has formed a Materials Science Advisory Council comprising leading global scientists to advance low-carbon cement technologies like ACT, aiming to reduce industry emissions by up to 70% and achieve decarbonisation ahead of current targets. Ecocem, a Dublin-based innovator in low-carbon cement technologies, has taken a significant step toward accelerating the decarbonisation of cement and concrete production by establishing a Materials Science Advisory Council. This newly formed expert group, consisting of 11 leading materials scientists from prestigious global institutions, is tasked with guiding the company’s research priorities while providing independent scientific advice to policymakers, standards organisations, and industry stakeholders.…
India sets an ambitious target to slash green hydrogen production costs to $1 per kilogram by 2030, positioning itself as a global leader in low-cost clean energy and transformative economic growth. India is ambitiously targeting to become the world’s lowest-cost producer of green hydrogen by 2030, aiming to slash production costs from approximately $4.50 per kilogram to $1 per kilogram. This goal, articulated by former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant at the National Green Economy Conclave organised by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), positions green hydrogen as a cornerstone in India’s transition towards a more sustainable, low-carbon…
