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 World Meteorological Organization unveils a $100m initiative during Climate Week Zurich to enhance global weather, climate, and water observation systems, highlighting the growing importance of accurate weather data in managing economic risks and supporting the energy transition. The World Meteorological Organization has launched a new financing vehicle aimed at shoring up the weather forecasting systems that sit underneath everything from supply-chain planning to insurance pricing. Announced during Climate Week Zurich, the WMO Commons is designed to raise at least $100 million over five years for global weather, climate and water observation, prediction and service infrastructure. Celeste Saulo, the organisation’s…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has indicated it plans to rescind its controversial 2024 climate disclosure regime after legal and policy concerns, signalling a significant shift in US environmental regulation. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has moved a step closer to scrapping its climate disclosure regime, telling the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals that it has drafted a proposal to rescind the rules adopted in 2024 and no longer intends to defend them. In a letter filed on 7 May, the agency said the draft rule had already been sent to the White House’s Office of Information and…
InstaVolt commits £2.5 million to five new battery energy storage sites, aiming to reduce reliance on grid upgrades and boost ultra-rapid charging capacity for electric vehicles across the UK. InstaVolt has stepped up its effort to shield public EV charging from volatile energy prices and slow grid connections, investing £2.5 million in five battery energy storage system sites and planning a further 20 before the end of the year. The move matters well beyond one charging network. For operators trying to scale ultra-rapid charging, battery storage is increasingly becoming an infrastructure workaround as much as an efficiency play: it allows…
Royal Avebe collaborates with Schneider Electric to optimise energy use at its Dutch plant, demonstrating a scalable model for sustainable manufacturing under existing grid constraints, and supporting its goal of cutting emissions by 30% by 2030. Schneider Electric says it has helped Dutch plant-protein cooperative Royal Avebe electrify one of its production sites without pushing the project beyond the capacity of its existing grid connection, offering a template for manufacturers trying to cut emissions in regions where network upgrades are slow or constrained. The Avebe facility in the Netherlands makes starch and protein ingredients from potatoes for food, animal feed,…
Emerging research highlights the potential of hyperaccumulator plants to extract rare earths from secondary soils, offering a greener, regional-compatible approach to meet the rising demand for critical materials amid the clean-energy transition. A growing body of research is strengthening the case for phytomining as a lower-carbon route to rare earth element recovery, with new work in Communications Earth & Environment framing hyperaccumulator plants as a practical complement to conventional mining rather than a replacement for it. The study focuses on soils and other secondary sources that already contain rare earth elements in measurable amounts, but often at concentrations too diffuse…
Reduciner, a Finnish startup emerging from VTT, has raised €3.6 million to scale up its innovative process that converts captured CO2 into fuel and industrial feedstocks, offering a new pathway for heavy industry to manage emissions more economically and sustainably. Finnish startup Reduciner has raised €3.6 million in its first funding round to push a technology that turns captured carbon dioxide into fuel gas and industrial feedstocks, a development that could offer heavy industry a more commercially useful route for carbon management than storage alone. The company, which emerged from Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre, is developing a high-temperature thermochemical…
Three Norwegian energy and engineering firms have signed an agreement to develop the Trudvang CCS project, aiming to boost Europe’s carbon storage capacity and support industrial decarbonisation efforts. Three Norwegian energy and engineering groups have agreed to work together on the Trudvang carbon capture and storage project in the North Sea, in a move aimed at building a transport and storage system that could serve industrial emitters across Europe. Aker Solutions, Vår Energi CCS and Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop the scheme, combining offshore engineering, CO2 storage expertise and marine transport capabilities.…
NuScale Power and Ebara Elliott Energy are collaborating to develop a high-temperature steam compressor that integrates small modular reactors into petrochemical processes, aiming to shift nuclear heat from theory to operational reality by 2027. NuScale Power and Ebara Elliott Energy are trying to make a case that nuclear heat can move beyond theory and into the hard-edged world of petrochemical production. The two companies have announced a strategic partnership to develop, demonstrate and field-test a commercial-scale high-temperature steam compressor designed to link NuScale’s small modular reactors with plants that need process heat. For an industry built around continuity, the appeal…
Blackstone agrees to invest up to €2 billion in Eurowind Energy, bolstering the Danish developer’s expansion across Europe as it leverages multi-technology pipelines to meet rising power demands and accelerate decarbonisation efforts. Blackstone has agreed to invest up to €2 billion in Eurowind Energy, in a deal that underlines how capital is flowing into renewable developers with large, multi-technology pipelines as Europe seeks to meet rising power demand. According to Blackstone, the investment will support Eurowind’s expansion across the continent, with the company pointing to electrification, AI, re-industrialisation and energy security as key forces behind the need for faster project…
UN climate chief Simon Stiell warns that rising fossil-fuel prices and geopolitical tensions underscore the need for faster adoption of renewables to enhance energy security and economic resilience. Simon Stiell, the UN’s top climate official, has cast the latest spike in fossil-fuel prices as both a warning and an opportunity, arguing that the turmoil gripping energy markets is sharpening the case for faster deployment of renewables. Speaking at a high-level energy dialogue with the International Energy Agency alongside the COP process, the executive secretary of the UN climate convention said conflict in the Middle East is feeding through to households,…
