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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Heidelberg Materials receives EU Innovation Fund backing for four major CO₂ capture projects in Belgium, France, Italy and Poland, marking a significant step forward in the cement sector’s transition to near-zero emissions and broader industrial decarbonisation efforts. Heidelberg Materials has been awarded grants from the EU Innovation Fund to support four major carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) projects across Europe, marking a significant advancement in decarbonisation efforts within the cement industry. These projects, located in Belgium, France, Italy, and Poland, are poised to drive large-scale emissions reductions while fostering innovation and reinforcing Heidelberg Materials’ leadership in the transition toward…
ThroughPut.ai’s AI-driven platform is transforming manufacturing by reducing carbon emissions and boosting operational efficiency, exemplified by a global packaging company’s success in aligning sustainability with profitability. Manufacturing industries face intensifying pressure to balance sustainability targets with ongoing profitability—a complex challenge heightened by the resource-intensive nature of traditional production processes. In this context, ThroughPut.ai’s AI-driven platform is emerging as a definitive solution, demonstrating how advanced artificial intelligence can simultaneously cut carbon emissions and optimise operational efficiency within manufacturers’ supply chains. A prime example is a global supplier of metal and glass packaging solutions with 57 plants across 12 countries and a…
Canadian company CURA has introduced a revolutionary electrochemical technology that aims to significantly reduce carbon emissions in cement production, promising a scalable and cost-effective solution to one of the sector’s most challenging environmental issues. CURA, a Canadian climate tech company, has unveiled a novel electrochemical technology designed to dramatically reduce carbon emissions in cement production, one of the most challenging sectors for industrial decarbonisation. Announcing its emergence from stealth mode, CURA claims its proprietary electricity-powered process can cut CO₂ emissions by up to 85%, while simultaneously lowering both energy consumption and manufacturing costs. Cement production traditionally involves calcining limestone, a…
BrainChip Holdings Ltd introduces the AKD1500, a neuromorphic co-processor designed to deliver high-performance AI directly on low-power edge devices, revolutionising applications from wearables to industrial sensors. BrainChip Holdings Ltd is spearheading a significant shift in artificial intelligence by bringing advanced AI capabilities directly to low-power edge devices with its newly unveiled AKD1500 co-processor. Unveiled at Embedded World North America, this neuromorphic Edge AI accelerator sets a new standard for efficiency and performance, processing an impressive 800 giga operations per second (GOPS) at under 300 milliwatts of power consumption. This breakthrough is particularly relevant for battery-powered wearables, smart sensors, and thermally…
Dark Matter Materials, a Canadian startup spun out from the University of Alberta, has developed a nano catalyst that enables efficient, low-cost hydrogen generation and plastic waste recycling, potentially transforming global energy and waste management systems. In 2022, University of Alberta chemistry researcher Dr. Robin Hamilton made a serendipitous discovery that promises to reshape the landscape of industrial decarbonisation and clean energy production. While investigating more efficient methods to convert bitumen into synthetic crude oil, Hamilton observed an unprecedented chemical reaction: placing a low-cost, non-toxic, and abundant material in water spontaneously generated hydrogen gas at room temperature. This breakthrough sparked…
A new report highlights the urgency of coordinated action between industry and policymakers to cut emissions from buildings, a sector responsible for over a third of global greenhouse gases. The ‘ambition loop’ seeks to foster collaboration through measurement standards, carbon pricing, and innovative policies to achieve near-zero emissions by 2030. Efforts to decarbonise the built environment are gaining momentum, but a recent report by global consultancy Arup and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) highlights that more coordinated action from both industry and policymakers is urgently needed. The built environment sector currently accounts for over one-third of global…
Spain’s innovative approach repurposes wind turbine blade waste into sustainable concrete, reducing carbon emissions and tackling industrial waste at scale, with major projects demonstrating its potential impact. In response to mounting environmental challenges, Spain is pioneering an innovative approach that tackles two pressing issues simultaneously: the growing accumulation of wind turbine blade waste and the need to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete production. This approach, led by companies like Acciona and Holcim, transforms shredded wind turbine blades into a key component of sustainable concrete, marking a significant advance in industrial decarbonisation and circular economy practices. At Acciona’s Technology Center…
During GITEX Global 2025 in Dubai, Magna AI and TechnoVal announced a landmark $300 million partnership to drive AI-powered industrial modernization across the Middle East and Africa, focusing on data sovereignty, security, and sustainable growth. During GITEX Global 2025 in Dubai, Magna AI, a newly formed global full-value-chain AI Transformation Factory in partnership with Trend Micro and Wistron Digital Technology Holding Company (WDH), announced a landmark $300 million strategic alliance with TechnoVal, a prominent SAP Gold Partner specializing in digital transformation solutions across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This alliance represents one of the most ambitious AI-driven…
Paris-based startup Altrove closes $10 million seed funding to fast-track AI-designed, eco-friendly materials that could revolutionise supply chains and advance Europe’s decarbonisation efforts. Paris-based deeptech startup Altrove has successfully closed a $10 million seed funding round, led by venture capital firm Alven, with participation from Bpifrance’s Digital Venture fund, Contrarian Ventures, and Emblem. This latest investment brings the company’s total capital raised to $14 million, following an earlier €3.7 million pre-seed round in mid-2024. Altrove harnesses artificial intelligence alongside automated laboratory synthesis and self-learning characterisation to drastically reduce the timeline for discovering new materials—from years to mere weeks—while also focusing…
The EU’s sweeping ESPR regulation, now in force, imposes stringent sustainability and circularity standards on metals producers, prompting UK firms to adapt or risk market exclusion amid growing eco-consciousness and regulatory complexity. With the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) having formally taken effect within the European Union since July 2024, a renewed and urgent focus on the metals sector—particularly iron and steel—has emerged, driven by the EU’s ambitious climate neutrality and circular economy goals. The recent publication of the EU’s Energy Labelling Working Plan 2025–30 crystallises this priority, explicitly positioning iron and steel among the first industrial materials targeted…
