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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Global cement and concrete leaders convened in Madrid to urge governments for faster policy action, aiming to accelerate the industry’s shift towards low-carbon technologies and sustainable infrastructure development. Global cement and concrete executives have gathered in Madrid for the GCCA’s annual CEO Strategic Dialogue, using the meeting to press governments for faster policy action to support decarbonisation, circularity and the wider role of concrete in future infrastructure. The event has drawn senior figures from across the sector, alongside organisations including the United Nations, the OECD, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Geneva Association, underlining how closely the…
The biomass-to-energy sector experiences its strongest annual capacity increase since 2018, signalling a significant shift towards standardisation, industrial integration, and broader global deployment as it approaches 109GW by 2034. Global biomass fuel capacity is continuing to expand, and the latest market data suggest the sector is moving from steady growth into a more sustained build-out. A study by ecoprog cited by Renewable Energy Magazine found that the biomass-to-energy market added more than 3GW of new capacity in 2025, the strongest annual increase since 2018. Roughly 180 new plants came online, taking the global total to more than 5,800 facilities with…
Norway’s unprecedented EV adoption rate highlights the accelerating transition to electric transport and its wide-ranging industrial implications, setting a benchmark for global markets. Norway’s passenger car market has become the clearest real-world test case for electric transport at scale, and the latest registration figures underline just how far the transition has advanced. According to market data reported by several outlets, battery electric vehicles accounted for 95.9% of new car sales in 2025, up from 88.9% a year earlier, with December alone reaching 97.6%. That level of penetration is unusually high even by the standards of a country long seen as…
A new study suggests integrating hydrogen production with nuclear reactors can boost profitability, extend plant lifespans, and support the transition to a flexible and resilient energy system, provided suitable policy incentives are introduced. A new study in Nature Communications suggests that the US nuclear fleet could gain a fresh economic and operational role if reactors are paired with hydrogen production and backed by policy that rewards flexibility. The research by Li, Huang, Poudel and colleagues argues that nuclear plants need not remain fixed-output assets in a power system increasingly shaped by variable wind and solar generation. Instead, they model a…
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warns that escalating industrial subsidies, now at their highest since the 2008 financial crisis, are reshaping global competition amid ongoing government efforts to secure supply chains and boost strategic sectors. The OECD has said industrial subsidies have climbed to their highest level relative to revenue since the 2008-09 financial crisis, underscoring how state support is reshaping competition across key manufacturing sectors. The organisation’s new MAGIC database, now publicly available, tracks subsidies received by 525 of the world’s largest industrial firms between 2005 and 2024, covering grants, tax concessions and below-market finance across 15…
A new report by Boston Consulting Group reveals that advancements in AI and automation are transforming manufacturing, with significant implications for global competitiveness and the future of traditional production locations. Artificial intelligence and more advanced automation are set to redefine manufacturing competitiveness, according to Boston Consulting Group, which says the next generation of factories will depend less on labour-cost arbitrage and more on the ability to redesign production systems from the ground up. In a report titled “How the Factory of the Future Is Reshaping the Economics of Manufacturing”, BCG said the combination of agentic AI systems, sharply greater computing…
Siemens has unveiled Intelligence Center X, a pioneering AI orchestration platform designed to embed artificial intelligence into operational workflows, aiming to transform manufacturing efficiency and resilience. Siemens has unveiled Intelligence Center X, an industrial AI orchestration platform it says is intended to move manufacturers beyond isolated pilots and into operational use across engineering, production and service. The software is built around a hybrid working model in which people and AI agents share context, workflows and lifecycle intelligence, with Siemens positioning it as a governed layer for organisations that want AI to produce measurable business results rather than disconnected experiments. The…
India introduces a novel greenhouse gas emission intensity framework that sets sector-specific, flexible targets for industrial pollution reduction, signalling a major shift from policy design to real-world implementation. India’s new greenhouse gas emission intensity framework marks a significant step in turning climate ambition into enforceable industrial policy. The rules, which sit within the country’s carbon credit trading architecture, are designed to support India’s wider Paris Agreement commitments, including a 47 per cent reduction in emissions intensity of GDP by 2030 and net-zero by 2070. The first phase of the scheme is now aimed at nearly 490 industrial units across some…
The UK has increased its long-term climate ambitions, pledging an 87% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels during 2038-2042, signalling a more aggressive approach to achieving net zero by 2050 amid political and economic debates. The UK has tightened its long-term climate ambitions by committing to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 87% from 1990 levels during the 2038-2042 carbon budget period, a step ministers say is central to keeping the country on track for net zero by 2050. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the move is intended to speed the shift towards clean, domestically produced power and reduce…
Britain’s new Seventh Carbon Budget aims to drive decarbonisation and economic growth, with significant implications for small and medium-sized businesses engaged in the country’s clean energy transition. Britain’s small and medium-sized businesses are being drawn deeper into the country’s climate policy machinery after ministers set out a Seventh Carbon Budget that would limit emissions to 535 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent between 2038 and 2042, in line with advice from the Climate Change Committee and equal to an 87% cut on 1990 levels. The government says the target is not just an environmental marker but an economic one. In…
