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 launch of Thailand’s first industrial heat battery marks a significant step in Southeast Asia’s push towards sustainable, low-carbon heavy industries, with plans to scale up manufacturing and cut CO2 emissions regionally. At the forefront of industrial decarbonisation in Southeast Asia, the launch of the region’s first industrial heat battery at SCG’s cement plant in Saraburi, Thailand, marks a significant milestone. This collaboration between Rondo Energy and SCG Cleanergy exemplifies a pioneering approach to sustainable energy within heavy industries, particularly in heat-intensive sectors such as cement production. The newly operational unit is a 33 MWh Rondo Heat Battery, engineered on…
The CO2CRC’s new HyCaps system combines solvent absorption and membrane separation to deliver a more efficient, compact, and cost-effective solution for industrial CO₂ capture, paving the way for wider adoption in space-constrained facilities. CO2CRC, through its commercial arm CO2Tech, has advanced the field of carbon capture with the development of a hybrid system known as HyCaps. This innovative technology merges solvent absorption and membrane separation into a single, integrated process, aiming to overcome two major challenges inherent to traditional carbon capture methods: excessive energy consumption and the large physical footprint of equipment. The core of the HyCaps system employs hollow-fiber…
Australia has announced an ambitious emissions reduction target of up to 70% by 2035, backed by a $7 billion climate finance package and efforts to develop domestic renewable fuels, amid evolving international and regulatory challenges. On 18 September 2025, Australia took a significant step forward in its climate policy by announcing a new national emissions reduction target of 62% to 70% below 2005 levels by 2035. This ambitious commitment, articulated by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and supported by senior ministers and the Climate Change Authority (CCA), marks a substantial escalation from the previous 43% reduction goal set for 2030. The…
The United States is rapidly advancing its green hydrogen sector through strategic government investments and technological innovation, despite policy uncertainties and economic challenges that could impact its future as a clean energy powerhouse. The future of green hydrogen in the United States stands as a pivotal component of the nation’s clean energy strategy, promising to drive deep decarbonisation where other technologies like batteries face limitations. As the U.S. advances toward net-zero emissions, green hydrogen , produced via electrolysis powered by renewable electricity , is emerging as a transformative energy vector with the potential to reshape industries, energy storage, and national…
The EU-funded H2STEEL project aims to convert wastewater sludge into biocoal and green hydrogen, offering a potentially transformative solution for reducing steel industry emissions and advancing circular economy practices across Europe. European researchers are advancing an innovative solution to reduce the steel industry’s significant environmental footprint by transforming wastewater sludge into valuable resources such as biocoal and green hydrogen. The EU-funded H2STEEL project, led by Professor David Chiaramonti of the Polytechnic University of Turin, seeks to harness the untapped potential of the otherwise problematic residual sludge produced by wastewater treatment plants, turning it into a critical input for cleaner steelmaking.…
European corporate fleets have seen a 25% reduction in CO₂ emissions since 2022, driven by a surge in electric vehicle adoption, though sector-specific progress and recent emissions rebounds highlight ongoing hurdles in achieving net-zero targets. Corporate fleets across Europe are making marked progress in reducing CO₂ emissions and accelerating the adoption of cleaner vehicle technologies, although the pace of this transition varies widely across different industries. Research by Ayvens, published in their second annual Fleet Sustainability Ranking Report, highlights a noteworthy 25% reduction in the average CO₂ emissions of newly registered fleet vehicles since 2022. The report, which analyses fleet…
Africa is positioning itself as a key player in the global low-carbon hydrogen economy, driven by ambitious projects, renewable energy potential, and evolving finance mechanisms, despite significant infrastructure and policy challenges. Africa is swiftly positioning itself as a pivotal player in the burgeoning global low-carbon hydrogen economy, driven by the continent’s vast renewable energy potential and strategic geopolitical location. According to the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) State of African Energy 2026 Outlook, Africa could produce as much as 50 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of low-carbon hydrogen by 2035. This projection underscores a transformative opportunity for African industrial decarbonisation, renewable-led…
Honeywell and TotalEnergies initiate a groundbreaking pilot using AI-assisted systems to enhance safety, reduce downtime, and support sustainability at Texas’s Port Arthur Refinery, signalling a major shift towards industrial autonomy. Honeywell and TotalEnergies have embarked on a pioneering collaboration to pilot Honeywell’s AI-assisted Experion Operations Assistant at TotalEnergies’ Port Arthur Refinery in Texas, marking a significant step towards advancing industrial autonomy in refining operations. This joint initiative harnesses advanced artificial intelligence to enhance operational safety, efficiency, and sustainability, reflecting broader industry trends toward digital transformation and predictive analytics in industrial decarbonisation. The Experion Operations Assistant, developed on Honeywell’s flagship distributed…
The GCC cement market is set for substantial expansion driven by mega-projects, technological advancements, and a shift towards green construction, with environmental and economic impacts expected to reshape the region’s infrastructure landscape over the next decade. The GCC cement market is poised for substantial growth over the coming decade, driven by rapid urbanization, major infrastructure projects, and an increasing focus on sustainability and decarbonisation within the region. According to the latest comprehensive research from IMARC Group, the market size is projected to increase from 94.5 million tons in 2024 to 142.8 million tons by 2033, reflecting a compound annual growth…
Tetra Pak launches its Factory OS platform at Gulfood Manufacturing to enable AI-ready, sustainable, and efficient factories globally, with a focus on transforming Pakistan’s energy-intensive food and beverage sector. Tetra Pak has launched its cutting-edge Automation and Digitalisation portfolio, Tetra Pak® Factory OS™, unveiling it at the Gulfood Manufacturing event in Dubai with a clear aim: to transform food and beverage production globally and establish a foundation for AI-ready factories. This modular, open, and scalable smart factory technology suite stands to significantly advance operational efficiency and sustainability in the sector, particularly in emerging markets like Pakistan. According to Tetra Pak’s…
