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 UK government has introduced new supplementary guidance to extend climate impact assessments for offshore oil and gas projects, covering downstream emissions and fuel combustion effects following a Supreme Court ruling. The UK government has issued supplementary guidance on how offshore oil and gas developers should assess the climate impact of downstream scope 3 emissions, marking a notable expansion of the environmental impact assessment process for the sector. According to GOV.UK, the document is designed to help developers understand the EIA process and sits alongside existing guidance for offshore oil and gas extraction projects rather than replacing the underlying legal…
New research uncovering the chemical mechanisms behind CO₂ mineralisation in cement suggests pathways to optimise both carbon capture and concrete strength, potentially transforming sustainable construction. CarbonCure and researchers at MIT have published new work suggesting that carbon dioxide mineralisation in cement does more than simply fill pores with carbonate. According to MIT News, the study used real-time Raman spectroscopy to capture a fleeting intermediate reaction that appears to redirect the hydration process itself, forming a transient silica gel phase that helps create a more uniform calcium-silicate-hydrate microstructure and boosts early compressive strength. (news.mit.edu) For industrial decarbonisation teams, the significance lies…
Researchers at MIT have revealed a novel chemical process by which injected CO2 enhances cement strength, paving the way for lower-carbon concrete through better control of the setting process. Researchers at MIT have traced, in real time, the hidden chemistry that allows injected carbon dioxide to make cement set more strongly, offering a clearer route to lower-carbon concrete products for infrastructure. In work published in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society and reported by MIT News on 11 June 2026, the team used confocal Raman microscopy to follow reactions inside fresh cement paste over the first 24 hours after…
Bavarian textile firms grapple with conflicting EU policies: banning unsold goods destruction while phasing out fluorinated chemicals, prompting costly redesigns and new sustainable practices. Bavaria’s textile sector is being pulled in two directions at once: one set of EU rules is pushing firms away from the destruction of unsold goods, while another is accelerating the phase-out of fluorinated chemistry that has long underpinned high-performance finishing. From 19 July 2026, large companies across the EU will be barred from destroying unsold clothing, accessories and footwear under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. In February, the European Commission also set out disclosure…
JPMorgan Chase has expanded its partnership with Charm Industrial, committing to purchase 61,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide removal and providing a $20 million debt facility, signalling a shift towards scalable, investable carbon removal infrastructure. JPMorgan Chase has expanded its relationship with Charm Industrial, agreeing to buy 61,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide removal from the start-up’s bio-oil projects and providing a $20 million debt facility to help scale its Colorado operations, according to ESG Dive and ESG Today. The latest deal takes the bank’s total commitment with Charm to 90,000 tonnes. The agreement extends a partnership that is becoming increasingly familiar…
As the hydrogen sector shifts from broad ambitions to targeted applications, Scottish distilleries lead the way in employing green hydrogen for sustainable innovation, despite evolving market expectations and government support hurdles. Hydrogen is no longer being sold as a cure-all for industrial decarbonisation, but it is finding a narrower, more pragmatic role in sectors that are hard to electrify, including Scotch whisky. That shift in tone was evident at the recent All-Energy conference in Glasgow, where Hydrogen Energy Association chief executive Emma Guthrie said the market had entered “a period of realism”, while Offshore Energies UK argued that hydrogen would…
New Federal Energy Regulatory Commission data reveals solar remains the leading source of U.S. energy capacity growth into 2025, outperforming wind, nuclear, and hydropower amidst policy uncertainty and supply chain challenges. Solar power is still expanding quickly in the United States, even under a Trump administration that has moved to strip back many of the incentives that supported the clean-energy build-out under Joe Biden. New figures from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission show solar remained the largest source of new generating capacity for 28 consecutive months through the end of 2025, while renewables as a whole accounted for 88% of…
As the mining sector transitions from static PDFs to continuous data-led disclosures, AI-driven technologies and stringent global standards are reshaping how companies demonstrate sustainability, influencing valuations and risk assessments in 2026. The mining sector’s sustainability reporting is moving into a more demanding phase in 2026, with static annual PDFs giving way to continuous, data-led disclosure and a stronger link between ESG performance and financial decision-making. What used to be a communications exercise is increasingly being treated as operational reporting, affecting valuations, debt costs, permitting risk and customer confidence. At the centre of that shift are the International Sustainability Standards Board’s…
Siemens has launched Simcenter PhysicsAI as an add-on for Simcenter STAR-CCM+ to enable engineers to generate predictions up to 1,000 times faster via AI-enhanced reduced-order modelling, transforming design exploration and decarbonisation efforts. Siemens has broadened its Simcenter engineering simulation and test portfolio with Simcenter PhysicsAI, a new add-on for Simcenter STAR-CCM+ aimed at helping engineers test far more design options in far less time. The software uses geometric deep learning to turn CFD results and other simulation data into AI-based reduced-order models, allowing teams to generate quick predictions for new geometries without having to rerun full solver workflows each time.…
Governments and industry groups are increasingly treating aluminium scrap as a strategic resource to bolster decarbonisation efforts, industrial resilience, and supply security, leading to tighter export controls and circular economy initiatives worldwide. Aluminium scrap is moving from the margins of commodity trade into the centre of industrial policy, as governments and industry groups increasingly treat it as a strategic input for decarbonisation, manufacturing resilience and supply security. That shift is most visible in Europe and the United States, where concerns over lost feedstock are feeding calls for tighter controls on exports. Reuters reported in December 2025 that European aluminium producers…
