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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Saudi Arabia has commissioned the world’s largest grid-side grid-forming battery storage cluster, signalling a major step in its Vision 2030 energy diversification plans and reinforcing the country’s move towards a more resilient, renewable-heavy power system. Saudi Arabia’s power system has reached a new milestone with the activation of what Saudi Energy says is the world’s largest grid-side grid-forming battery storage cluster, with 2.5 gigawatts of installed capacity spread across five sites. The systems, supplied by BYD Energy Storage, have completed grid-connected charging and discharging tests and are now in operation in Riyadh, Rabigh, Dawadmi, Al Jouf and Qassim. The project…
Hitachi and Intel have expanded their decades-long partnership with a strategic collaboration focused on integrating physical AI into manufacturing, energy, and mobility sectors, marking a significant shift toward smarter, more resilient industrial infrastructure. Hitachi and Intel have deepened a relationship that dates back more than four decades, unveiling a strategic collaboration aimed at bringing artificial intelligence and advanced computing into the operational core of manufacturing, energy and mobility. The companies say the effort is designed to support so-called physical AI, meaning systems that do not just generate outputs on a screen but interact with machines, infrastructure and industrial processes in…
The Global Cement and Concrete Association and the Global CCS Institute have announced a two-year partnership to advance carbon capture and storage technology within the cement sector, aiming to support industry-wide net-zero targets. The Global Cement and Concrete Association and the Global CCS Institute have agreed a two-year partnership to promote carbon capture and storage across the cement and concrete sector, underscoring the technology’s growing role in industrial decarbonisation. Announced at the GCCA’s annual chief executive gathering in Madrid, the memorandum of understanding sets out a framework for collaboration on outreach, technical exchange, capacity building and stakeholder engagement. The two…
Seventeen low-carbon industrial projects securing about $43 billion signals a rapid acceleration in sustainable industrial investments, with China taking centre stage in a shifting global landscape. Clean industry financing accelerated sharply over the past six months, with 19 low-carbon industrial projects securing final investment decisions worth about $43 billion, according to a report from the Mission Possible Partnership. The pace of deal-making was more than twice that seen in the same period a year earlier, reflecting renewed momentum in sectors that are central to industrial decarbonisation but often difficult to finance at scale. China accounted for 13 of the projects,…
The International Air Transport Association highlights the sluggish growth of sustainable aviation fuel production, emphasising the urgent need for policy support and infrastructure to meet the sector’s net zero ambitions by 2050. The gap between aviation’s climate ambition and the fuel available to support it remains stark, with the International Air Transport Association warning that sustainable aviation fuel production is still advancing too slowly to put the sector on track for net zero by 2050. IATA estimates that global SAF output will reach about 2.4 million tonnes in 2026, equal to just 0.8% of aviation fuel demand. At that level,…
Tata Steel’s £1.25bn plan to modernise its Port Talbot plant with a new electric arc furnace has been delayed by up to a year due to challenges in securing sufficient electricity supply, casting doubt on the project’s timeline for decarbonisation. Tata Steel’s transition at Port Talbot has hit another setback, with the company saying its new electric arc furnace could now be delayed by as much as a year because of problems securing enough electricity for the site. The £1.25bn furnace, backed by £500m from the UK Government, is meant to replace the plant’s old blast-furnace route and underpin Tata’s…
Zambia’s pioneering sovereign finance deal, which couples debt repurchase with a national grid resilience programme backed by the African Development Bank, could serve as a blueprint for other African nations seeking to modernise power systems while managing debt pressures. Zambia has put forward one of the more inventive sovereign finance transactions seen in Africa in recent years, and its wider significance may lie less in the bond repurchase itself than in the template it could offer other heavily indebted states trying to fund energy systems that can support industrial growth. At the centre of the deal is a cash tender…
Researchers at MIT have unveiled a new, lower-cost and lower-emission method for extracting lithium from hard rock, promising to reshape the energy-intensive supply chain for batteries amidst volatile prices and sustainability concerns. Researchers at MIT say they have developed a lower-temperature route to extracting lithium from hard rock that could reduce both costs and environmental damage, potentially reshaping one of the battery materials sector’s most energy-intensive stages. The technique, published in Science, is being commercialised by Rock Zero, a startup founded out of the research. It relies on a weak acid chemistry rather than the harsh, high-temperature and hazardous processing…
A new report reveals China’s rapidly growing dominance in financing low-carbon industrial projects, signalling a regional shift in the race towards greener manufacturing amid geopolitical tensions and evolving markets. China has strengthened its lead in low-carbon industrial investment, with a new report from the Mission Possible Partnership showing that 19 projects secured financing in the six months to April, more than twice the number a year earlier and worth a combined $43bn. The non-profit group said 13 of those projects were in China, spanning sectors from methanol to aluminium, while only one was in the US. The figures suggest that,…
As the EU introduces a comprehensive certification system for carbon removals, the market shifts towards a more regulated and transparent framework, shaping the future of decarbonisation and investment stability. Carbon removal is moving from a niche corner of the voluntary market towards something closer to regulated climate infrastructure. As governments and companies harden their net-zero plans, the central question is no longer simply how many tonnes of CO2 can be bought, but how those removals are measured, verified and recognised under formal rules. The European Commission says the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Certification Framework created the first EU-wide…
