MCi Carbon has used its carbon-mineralised Pozzlock material to replace 5% of the cement in a concrete field trial with Boral in New South Wales, showing a route to lower-clinker concrete for infrastructure. MCi Carbon has completed a concrete field trial using Pozzlock, a low-carbon cementitious material made at its Myrtle demonstration plant in Newcastle, the Australian carbon technology company said on 23 July. The material replaced 5% of the cement in concrete produced with Boral at its Maldon Cement Works. MCi Carbon’s process reacts carbon dioxide with mineral-rich feedstocks to form stable carbonates, producing a synthetic pozzolan that can…

France has selected three electrolytic hydrogen projects for 778 million euros in 15-year subsidies, backing green steel, e-methanol and low-carbon fertiliser production as the first winners of its new national support scheme. France has awarded 778 million euros in subsidies over 15 years to the first three winners of its national support scheme for low-carbon hydrogen, according to a French government statement reported on 23 July. The three projects will install 415 MW of electrolysis capacity, of which 161.4 MW qualifies for public support tied to industrial use. The government avoided the term green hydrogen, reflecting France’s nuclear-heavy power mix,…

A new analysis reveals that hydrogen-based propulsion remains economically unviable for most European ships by mid-2026, demanding significant policy support and innovation for wider adoption. Hydrogen-based propulsion is still too expensive to stand on its own in European shipping in mid-2026, according to a new analysis in Sustainability, with the economics improving only in narrow, route-specific cases where public support, green premiums or corridor-style infrastructure are already in place. The study’s central finding is blunt: when vessel owners are forced to compare fuel costs on a like-for-like basis, renewable hydrogen and renewable ammonia remain well above conventional marine fuels, even…

The Northern Endurance Partnership advances its project to build the UK’s first carbon dioxide transport and storage network, with offshore construction beginning at Hartlepool and significant regional economic impacts. The Northern Endurance Partnership has moved into offshore construction on what is set to become the UK’s first carbon dioxide transport and storage network, with the latest work beginning at PD Ports’ Port of Hartlepool. The scheme, being delivered with Saipem, is designed to move captured emissions from industrial sites across Teesside and the Humber to permanent storage beneath the southern North Sea. The first visible sign of the new phase…

While satellites now detect major methane leaks within days, the response from companies and governments remains critically limited, prompting new initiatives to bridge the gap between detection and action. Satellites are increasingly able to identify major methane leaks within days, but the follow-through remains weak: according to the United Nations Environment Programme, only 13% of alerts currently lead to a response from the companies or governments notified. That shortfall is now the focus of a stepped-up campaign by UNEP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, which last month announced plans to help countries investigate and fix 80% of major leaks detected by 2030.…

BloombergNEF forecasts that AI workloads could push US electricity demand from data centres to 20% by 2035, raising urgent questions about grid resilience, infrastructure investment, and environmental impact. The latest warning for the US power system is not coming from OPEC or Tehran, but from Silicon Valley and the cloud. A new BloombergNEF forecast says data centres could account for 20% of US electricity consumption by 2035, up from 5.9% today, a surge driven overwhelmingly by artificial intelligence workloads. The firm now sees demand reaching 194 gigawatts, sharply above its December 2025 estimate, underscoring how quickly the computing build-out is…

A Finnish town’s innovative sand battery system demonstrates a scalable, low-cost solution for storing excess renewable energy as heat, offering a practical pathway for decarbonising heat supply in Malaysia and beyond. The appeal of a sand battery lies in its simplicity. In Kankaanpää, a small town in Finland, a steel silo packed with more than 100 tonnes of sand has become the world’s first commercial example of a system that stores surplus electricity as heat. When wind and solar generation are plentiful, the energy is used to raise the sand to very high temperatures. That heat is then held in…

Leading Swedish industrial executives highlight that Europe’s heavy industry needs faster permits, reliable infrastructure, and stable regulation to accelerate its climate goals amid concerns over systemic delays and fragmented policies. The green industrial transition will not be decided by ambition alone. For Europe’s heavy industry, the decisive factors are becoming far more practical: whether power is available on time, whether permits are granted quickly enough, and whether regulation supports rather than undermines long-term investment. That message came through clearly as leading Swedish industrial executives described a system they believe is not keeping pace with the scale of the challenge. According…

The mining industry is shifting towards rigorous sustainability disclosures driven by new IFRS standards and EU regulations, requiring comprehensive, traceable data across the entire value chain to secure investment and ensure regulatory compliance. Mining companies are entering a far more exacting era of sustainability disclosure, one in which environmental reporting is expected to be as disciplined, traceable and decision-useful as financial reporting. For operators, suppliers and investors, the practical implication is clear: ESG data can no longer sit in a separate, lightly governed reporting process. It now has to be built into operational systems, assurance controls and capital-planning decisions. At…

Indonesia’s energy ministry has unveiled plans for a 194-kilometre green hydrogen corridor connecting Jakarta, Karawang and Patimban, building refuelling and production sites to supply industry, logistics and ports along a single low-carbon route. Indonesia has set out plans to build a 194-kilometre green hydrogen corridor connecting Jakarta, Karawang and Patimban, tying clean hydrogen production to the country’s industrial hubs and ports. The plan was announced at the 2026 Global Hydrogen Ecosystem Summit in Jakarta on 22 July, according to state news agency Antara, citing the Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry. The corridor will link green hydrogen plants, hydrogen refuelling…