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 U.S. hydrogen industry faces a significant setback as Plug Power halts six major plant projects amidst financial strains and policy shifts, threatening billions in government support and the sector’s future trajectory. In a significant setback for the burgeoning U.S. green hydrogen industry, Plug Power has abruptly paused its ambitious plans to build six large-scale green hydrogen production plants across the country. Announced in November 2025, this development puts at risk up to $1.7 billion in federal loan guarantees provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), funding that was initially intended to accelerate the Biden administration’s clean energy objectives…
Despite a challenging year for the sector, advances in digital integration, standardisation, and government-backed initiatives are positioning industrialised construction as a key driver in overcoming housing and infrastructure challenges in the UK. In the face of a challenging year marked by cautious client behaviour and supply chain unease, the modern methods of construction (MMC) and offsite sector have nonetheless demonstrated significant, positive advances toward industrialised construction. Trudi Sully of Mott MacDonald highlights this emerging momentum and the solid foundations being laid for accelerated progress once clearer government policies and funding pipelines are secured. A key observation Sully makes is the…
Ofgem has approved a £164 million funding boost for National Gas’s Project Union, advancing the UK’s crucial hydrogen infrastructure with the transition into detailed engineering design, aiming to support the country’s net-zero ambitions and industrial decarbonisation. In a decisive move to accelerate the UK’s hydrogen infrastructure, Ofgem approved a significant £164 million funding on 14 November 2025 to advance National Gas’s ambitious Project Union. This capital injection marks a pivotal transition from early project scoping to the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) phase, laying crucial regulatory and engineering foundations for what is poised to become Britain’s core hydrogen pipeline network.…
Cameron Halliday, an MIT graduate, has developed a novel molten salt technology that significantly improves high-temperature carbon capture for heavy industries, potentially transforming global decarbonisation efforts. Cameron Halliday, an MIT alumnus with dual PhD and MBA degrees, has pioneered a novel approach to industrial carbon capture through his company Mantel, tackling a longstanding challenge in decarbonising emissions-heavy sectors. Since his early doctoral days, Halliday sought materials capable of absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) reliably at the high temperatures typical of industrial furnaces, kilns, and boilers, conditions that traditionally cause rapid degradation in carbon capture materials. Halliday’s breakthrough came in 2019 with…
At COP30 in Brazil, the EU reaffirmed its commitment to the contentious Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, facing fierce criticism from China, India, and other developing nations over perceived protectionism and fairness concerns. At the COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil, the European Union reaffirmed its commitment to implementing a broad carbon pricing mechanism, defending its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) amidst growing international criticism. The EU’s position marks a critical moment in the ongoing debate over how to balance environmental ambitions with global trade dynamics. The CBAM, set to come into full effect in 2026, is designed to impose a…
At the SC25 conference, NVIDIA unveiled cutting-edge AI microservices and real-time sensing platforms that are transforming research in energy-efficient materials, promising rapid breakthroughs in sectors from aerospace to data centres. To drive innovation across a spectrum of future technologies, from liquid-cooled data centers and high-resolution digital displays to long-lasting batteries, scientific research is intensifying its search for novel chemicals and materials optimised for energy efficiency, durability, and performance. Central to this effort are advanced computational methods and AI-driven simulations, which enable researchers to predict and analyse material properties at an atomic scale with remarkable precision and speed. At the SC25…
Cambium secures a DARPA contract to harness generative AI for creating high-performance bio-enabled polymers that could replace titanium in extreme-temperature environments, potentially transforming defence and industrial sectors. Cambium, a company specialising in advanced materials innovation, has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop foundational artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities aimed at accelerating the discovery of novel bio-enabled polymer composites designed for extreme-temperature performance. According to the announcement, the initiative will leverage generative AI to tackle a persistent challenge in structural composites: balancing thermal stability with mechanical strength. The objective, as stated by Cambium, is to…
Schneider Electric secures nearly $2.3 billion in new contracts with US data centre operators, highlighting a surge in AI-driven infrastructure demand and a focus on advanced cooling solutions to manage increased heat loads. Schneider Electric has secured nearly $2.3 billion in new contracts with two major U.S. data centre operators, underscoring the accelerating demand for infrastructure spurred by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI). The French industrial giant announced at an industry event in Las Vegas a $1.9 billion partnership with privately held tech firm Switch, covering power modules and cooling systems, marking Schneider’s largest cooling services agreement for…
Fortescue Metals Group launches a $75 million project at Christmas Creek to produce green iron using renewable energy and hydrogen, potentially transforming the steelmaking landscape and reducing global carbon emissions. Fortescue Metals Group has embarked on a significant advancement in low-emission steel production with the construction of its Green Metal Project at Christmas Creek in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. This $75 million (US$50 million) initiative is set to demonstrate the production of high-purity green metal using renewable energy-powered hydrogen-based reduction and smelting technologies, positioning Fortescue at the forefront of industrial decarbonisation in the iron ore sector. Central to the project…
The global market for carbon neutrality is projected to nearly double by 2035, driven by technological innovations like CCS and DAC, increasing government investments, and rising corporate commitments , despite ongoing challenges in implementation and scale. The global market for carbon neutrality is poised for substantial expansion, set to nearly double from $12.5 billion in 2023 to an estimated $27.22 billion by 2035, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%. This growth is notably driven by burgeoning climate action in developing economies, particularly China and India, along with intensified adoption of advanced emission reduction technologies across industrial sectors.…
