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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The US Department of Agriculture has finalised a new rule enabling farmers to measure and monetise the carbon benefits of regenerative farming practices in biofuel crop production, signalling a shift towards market-based climate solutions. Farmers growing corn, soybeans, sorghum and spring canola for biofuel production now have a federal framework for translating regenerative farming into a measurable carbon benefit, after the US Department of Agriculture finalised its Regenerative Feedstock Rule. The rule is designed to let producers quantify the carbon intensity of crops grown with practices such as cover cropping, reduced tillage, no-till systems, improved nutrient management and nitrification inhibitors.…
India’s efforts to transform its industrial base through green policies are encountering challenges as regulatory deadlines accelerate faster than domestic readiness, risking disruptions to the country’s decarbonisation ambitions. India’s green industrial push is running into a problem that is as practical as it is political: the pace of regulation is outrunning the country’s readiness to absorb it. That tension is becoming clearer as ministries tighten compliance timelines across sectors ranging from solar manufacturing to biofuels and vehicle recycling. The underlying policy direction is broadly unchanged and, on paper, coherent. Yet the operating reality described in recent industry coverage is one…
A year after gaining traction, virtual power plants are now central to US utilities’ strategies to manage record demand, extreme weather, and decarbonisation, turning residential batteries into key grid assets. A year on, the argument for home batteries as grid infrastructure is looking stronger, not weaker. What was once framed mainly as a household resilience tool is increasingly being treated by utilities and policymakers as a practical resource for managing record demand, volatile weather and the growing strain on ageing networks. Extreme heat, hurricanes and wildfires are pushing the US power system harder each year, and the response is no…
The European Commission has adopted revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards aimed at reducing administrative burdens for companies while maintaining high-quality disclosures, as part of broader EU regulatory overhauls. The European Commission has formally adopted revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards, the latest step in its drive to slim down the EU’s corporate reporting framework while keeping core sustainability disclosures in place. The new standards apply to companies in scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, alongside a separate voluntary reporting framework for smaller businesses. The Commission said the revisions are intended to cut administrative burden for EU firms without weakening the…
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University are developing a multi-stage process to convert shrimp shell waste into hydrogen, cultured protein, and calcium carbonate, offering a promising pathway for low-carbon industrial materials and emissions reduction. Singapore engineers are pushing shrimp shells beyond the category of waste and into a possible source of low-carbon industrial inputs, with Nanyang Technological University researchers developing a multi-stage process that turns crustacean residue into hydrogen, cultured protein and calcium carbonate. For industries under pressure to cut emissions, the appeal is not only that the method recovers value from organic refuse, but that it does so in a…
A Paris court has mandated TotalEnergies to enhance its climate disclosures, specifically addressing emission risks from the use of its products, marking a significant step in European climate litigation and corporate transparency. A Paris court has ordered TotalEnergies to sharpen its climate disclosures, requiring the French oil and gas major to spell out the risks linked to emissions from the use of its products and to explain how it intends to address them. The ruling marks a notable, if limited, win for environmental groups and the City of Paris, which argued that the company’s duties under France’s 2017 corporate vigilance…
California’s approval of a Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentive within its cap-and-invest scheme sparks a debate on balancing industry support with the integrity of emissions reduction efforts, with critics warning of potential impacts on climate funding and market signals. California’s latest tweak to its economy-wide carbon market has triggered a familiar argument: how to keep industry investing in decarbonisation without pushing up costs or driving firms elsewhere. The California Air Resources Board approved the Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentive in a 10-3 vote on 28 May, as part of broader updates to the state’s Cap-and-Invest scheme intended to support the 2030 and 2045 climate…
Lineas and Novelis enhance their logistics strategy with the deployment of EURO9000 hybrid locomotives in Germany, aiming to improve environmental performance and network flexibility amid Europe’s push for greener freight transport. Lineas and Novelis have taken another step in a logistics relationship increasingly shaped by decarbonisation, with the rail freight operator deploying EURO9000 hybrid locomotives for traffic in Germany. The move was presented at a meeting in Göttingen, where teams from both companies gathered alongside Manfred Burk, who has recently been named Lineas’ country manager for Germany. According to the companies, the locomotives are already being used on Novelis-related flows…
Saint-Gobain Glass and AGC celebrate a year of successful hybrid furnace operation at the Barevka plant, showcasing significant reductions in carbon emissions and increased recycled glass, as they explore scalable low-carbon solutions for the glass industry. Saint-Gobain Glass and AGC say their pilot hybrid furnace at the Barevka plant in the Czech Republic has now completed a full year of continuous operation, offering fresh evidence that low-carbon glass production can move beyond the laboratory and into industrial reality. The Volta furnace, commissioned in 2025 on AGC’s refurbished patterned glass line in Teplice, was designed to run on an even split…
OndoSense introduces FurnaceProtect, a radar-based level monitoring system for molten aluminium, steel, and copper, offering improved accuracy and safety without radiation in harsh industrial conditions. OndoSense has introduced a radar-based level monitoring system designed for molten aluminium, steel and copper in closed melting, casting and holding furnaces, targeting a long-standing automation challenge in metal processing: reliable measurement in extreme heat and obscured conditions. The company says the FurnaceProtect system can read fill levels from outside the furnace through an opening of about 50 mm in the lid, avoiding direct contact with the melt. According to OndoSense, the sensor can achieve…
