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 Global CCS Institute’s CCS Technologies 2026 compendium catalogues more than 190 solutions from over 90 companies, charting how capture, transport and storage options are maturing as projects near final investment decisions. The Global CCS Institute has published its annual State of the Art: CCS Technologies 2026 compendium, a catalogue of more than 190 capture, transport and storage solutions from over 90 companies. Released on 22 July, the report gives project developers, engineers and policymakers a snapshot of which carbon capture and storage technologies are moving from pilot to commercial use across heavy industry and power generation. Compiled by Hugh…
The port operator and Norwegian carbon aggregator have signed a non-binding agreement to develop shared CO2 receiving hubs, cutting the cost of moving captured emissions from heavy industry to North Sea storage. Euroports and Normod Carbon have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to develop shared CO2 receiving hubs across Euroports’ European terminal network. The companies announced the agreement on 21 July, describing it as a framework to lower the cost of moving captured carbon from industrial emitters to permanent storage. The deal gives both firms a basis to assess the technical, commercial and market feasibility of building and operating…
China announced a phased increase in consumption tax on traditional battery goods, supporting emerging chemistries like sodium-ion and solid-state batteries while encouraging industrial upgrades and environmental goals. China will begin phasing back consumption tax on a swathe of battery products from 1 September, in a move that marks a sharp shift away from more than a decade of broad tax relief for mature energy-storage technologies. According to a notice issued by the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs and the State Taxation Administration, lithium-ion batteries, lithium primary batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, mercury-free primary batteries and all-vanadium redox flow…
A three-year trial in Normandy is testing the use of recycled scallop shells as a sustainable alternative to cement in road construction, aiming to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint. France is testing an unusual route to lower-carbon roadbuilding: resurfacing a road in Calvados with powder made from recycled scallop shells. The trial, near Potigny in Normandy, is being carried out over three years and aims to cut the sector’s carbon footprint by replacing part of the cement normally used in the road structure. According to TF1, the material is mixed with earth and cement before the final asphalt layer is…
ResponsibleGlass launches a 60-day consultation on what could become the first international sustainability standard for the global glass sector, aiming to boost transparency and reduce emissions across the value chain. ResponsibleGlass has published the first draft of what it says will be the glass sector’s first international sustainability standard, launching a 60-day consultation as it seeks input from manufacturers, suppliers, recyclers, customers, policymakers, NGOs and other stakeholders. The not-for-profit was formed in 2025 to build a certification and labelling system for glass, bringing together companies and organisations across the value chain. It says the initiative now has 23 founding members…
A new report reveals that while most of America’s largest companies have committed to climate targets, significant gaps in action and confidence threaten progress, with execution lagging behind pledges. A new report from The Conference Board suggests that while climate ambition remains widespread across America’s largest listed companies, execution is still lagging. The research found that 84% of S&P 500 companies disclosed at least one climate target in 2025, underlining how firmly emissions reduction has been embedded in corporate strategy. Even so, the data point to a widening gap between pledges and performance: 68% of companies had emissions-reduction targets and…
A new project utilising artificial intelligence and sensor data demonstrates how predictive maintenance can significantly reduce unplanned stoppages, cut costs, and support decarbonisation efforts in industrial operations. Predictive maintenance is moving from a promising industrial concept to a practical tool for improving reliability, cutting waste and reducing unplanned stoppages. IBM describes it as a maintenance approach that uses operational data and real-time condition monitoring to identify when assets are likely to fail, allowing teams to intervene before a breakdown occurs. For industrial operators under pressure to improve energy efficiency and asset utilisation, that shift matters because every avoided failure can…
A think tank recommends transforming the EU’s proposed €100 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Bank into a strategic delivery platform focused on shared infrastructure to accelerate heavy industry decarbonisation. The European Commission’s proposed €100 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Bank should be designed as a co-ordinated delivery mechanism for low-carbon industrial projects rather than simply a source of capital, according to a think tank recommendation. The proposal reflects a broader debate in Brussels over how to turn public funding into bankable projects at the scale required for heavy industry. For sectors such as steel, cement, chemicals and refining, the central challenge is increasingly not…
Record private investment of $4.48 billion in 2025 pushes nuclear fusion closer to commercial reality, with major projects and corporate commitments accelerating the clean energy revolution. Global private capital flowing into nuclear fusion reached a record $4.48 billion in 2025, according to the Fusion Industry Association, as investors bet that the technology could help meet soaring electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centres and improve long-term energy security. The FIA said this represented a 69% rise on the previous year and lifted total sector funding to more than $14.24 billion since 2021, underscoring how a field once treated largely as…
Egypt’s ceramics and sanitary ware factories have drafted plans to reduce natural gas and electricity use by up to 25% and 15%, respectively, through the new ‘Industry Sun’ programme supporting industrial decarbonisation and renewable energy deployment. Egypt’s ceramics and sanitary ware factories have agreed to draw up action plans to cut natural gas consumption by as much as 25% and electricity use by 15%, in a move the Ministry of Industry says is intended to accelerate the sector’s green transition. According to the ministry, the agreement was reached at a workshop attended by 25 companies, where officials introduced the “Industry…
