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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Climeworks Solutions has launched a carbon removal service tailored to CORSIA, Article 6.2 and the EU’s proposed CRCF framework, as buyer demand shifts from voluntary pledges towards compliance obligations. Climeworks Solutions has launched a carbon removal service built around specific regulatory frameworks. The offering helps organisations buy removal credits that satisfy defined compliance rules. It points to demand moving from voluntary corporate pledges towards policy-driven obligations, a shift with direct consequences for hard-to-abate industries. The service targets three frameworks where compliance demand for removals is emerging. CORSIA, the United Nations aviation offset scheme, covers airlines that need removal credits to…
State Power Investment Corporation has shipped 3,750 tonnes of wind- and solar-powered green ammonia from Lianyungang to South Korea, China’s largest single export of the zero-carbon fuel to date, CGTN reported. China has shipped 3,750 tonnes of green ammonia from Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu province to South Korea, its largest single export of the fuel to date. The cargo, produced by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), was made using wind and solar power. SPIC said the shipment is the first time Chinese green fuel has gained international market recognition based on its full lifecycle carbon reduction. Green ammonia is made…
Developers are turning to rail to move captured carbon dioxide as pipeline projects face delays, with Frontier Infrastructure building a Wyoming terminal able to handle 500,000 tonnes of CO2 a year. Carbon capture developers are turning to rail to move captured carbon dioxide as pipeline projects stall, with US infrastructure firm Frontier Infrastructure Holdings advancing a rail-based platform, Carbon Herald reported. Rail uses existing track and avoids the right-of-way disputes that have slowed dedicated CO2 pipelines in several US states. Frontier combines carbon capture, rail transport, underground storage and carbon credits into one system. Its Granger Carbon Terminal in south-western…
Carbon capture is starting to cut emissions from cement, an industry behind up to 8% of global CO2, with plants at Brevik in Norway and Padeswood in Wales leading the way. Carbon capture is beginning to cut emissions from cement without changing the concrete that engineers rely on, New Civil Engineer reported on 30 July 2026. Cement, the binder in concrete, generates as much as 8% of global CO2 emissions, which makes it one of the hardest materials to decarbonise. Most cement emissions come from the chemistry of making clinker rather than from fuel alone, so switching energy source cannot…
The PosHYdon pilot has made its first green hydrogen on Eni’s electrified Q13a-A platform off the Dutch coast, the first offshore site to combine wind power, electrolysis and gas production at sea. The PosHYdon pilot has produced its first green hydrogen on a working offshore platform in the Dutch North Sea, Fuel Cells Works reported on 24 July 2026. The step makes it the first site to bring together offshore wind power, hydrogen production and natural gas operations at sea. The hydrogen is made on Eni Energy Netherlands’ Q13a-A platform, about 13km off Scheveningen. Q13a-A is the first fully electrified…
Rio Tinto has signed a five-year offtake with SuperChar for locally made bio pellets at its Gladstone alumina refineries, targeting deliveries from 2028 and up to 90,000 tonnes of annual carbon savings. Rio Tinto has signed a five-year offtake agreement with Australian bioenergy company SuperChar Limited (SCL) to supply locally made bio pellets to its alumina refineries in Gladstone, Queensland, the company said in a statement on 22 July 2026. Deliveries are targeted to start in 2028. The deal follows operational trials and a feasibility study. Under trial conditions, bio pellets replaced up to 30% of the coal used to…
Green360 Technologies has signed its first binding supply deal with Holcim Australia for up to 4,800 tonnes of MKX calcined clay over 12 months, targeting Victoria concrete operations amid fly ash and slag shortages. Green360 Technologies (G360) has signed its first binding commercial supply agreement with Holcim Australia for MKX-CC, its calcined clay cement replacement. The deal covers up to 4,800 tonnes of MKX over an initial 12-month period for Holcim’s concrete operations in Victoria. The Australian company began commercial production in April 2026 and estimates the 12-month agreement will generate between $1m and $2m in revenue. Holcim is its…
A life-cycle analysis of a 5MW solar-powered electrolysis plant found HyWaves’ DC-native H2Top architecture produced green hydrogen at the lowest cost while cutting upfront capital, by removing power conversion stages. Green hydrogen made with solar power can be produced at a lower cost by wiring the solar array almost directly to the electrolyser, according to a life-cycle analysis reported by Fuel Cells Works. The study compared three power architectures for a 5MW solar-powered alkaline electrolysis plant and found that Irish firm HyWaves’ H2Top design gave the lowest hydrogen production cost while also lowering upfront capital. Solar panels generate direct current,…
Cemex has secured a €200 million state grant for its SOMZERO project at the Alcanar cement works in Catalonia, funding carbon capture designed to trap more than 500,000 tonnes of CO2 a year. Cemex has won a €200 million ($218 million) grant from Spain’s industrial decarbonisation programme to fund a carbon capture project at its Alcanar cement plant in Tarragona, Catalonia. The award anchors a project worth more than €450 million ($490 million) that would make Alcanar one of southern Europe’s first net-zero cement works. The scheme, named SOMZERO, will deploy carbon capture, transport and permanent storage at the site,…
GreenYellow and ArcelorMittal South Africa have signed an energy-as-a-service deal to modernise more than 25,000 light fixtures across about 20 industrial sites, cutting lighting power use by up to 19 GWh a year. GreenYellow and ArcelorMittal South Africa have signed an agreement to overhaul the lighting across the steelmaker’s South African operations. The multi-site programme covers more than 25,000 light fixtures at about 20 industrial sites and runs on an energy-as-a-service model that needs no upfront capital from the steel producer. ArcelorMittal South Africa is the local arm of ArcelorMittal, one of the world’s largest steel and mining groups. It took…
