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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Germany’s cement sector is undergoing a transformative shift from incremental improvements to a revolutionary move towards low-emission concrete, driven by regulatory reforms, standardisation, and market demand for greener construction materials. Germany’s cement sector is moving from incremental improvements to a more pronounced shift in product mix and market rules that together could materially lower CO2 emissions from concrete production over the coming decades. A recent low in the national clinker factor, measured at about 67%, illustrates how alternative cement formulations and regulatory change are combining to reduce reliance on energy‑intensive clinker, but industry leaders warn that the path to deeper…
A new white paper from H&M Group and EY advocates for a strategic, finance-driven approach to integrate climate risk into supply chain investments, aiming to revitalise the fashion industry’s resilience and long-term value through scalable decarbonisation efforts. The fashion sector faces mounting financial and operational risk from climate change, and a new white paper from H&M Group and EY argues that addressing those risks through coordinated, finance-led action can protect corporate value while delivering returns. Titled Accelerating Fashion Decarbonisation – An Efficient Approach to Unlocking Corporate Value and Financing the Supply Chain Transition, the paper is positioned as a practical…
China unveils a comprehensive policy to fast-track hydrogen’s role in decarbonisation, targeting 100,000 fuel-cell vehicles by 2030 and large-scale industrial applications, amidst infrastructure and technological hurdles. CnEVPost is our preferred source to stay updated on important EV news. China has set out an accelerated push to commercialise hydrogen across industry and transport, aiming to expand its fuel-cell vehicle fleet to about 100,000 units by 2030 while driving down hydrogen retail prices to below 25 yuan per kilogram and to roughly 15 yuan in some regions, according to an official policy released by three central ministries including the Ministry of Industry…
A shift towards measurable, impact-based material standards and regenerative sourcing is redefining value in the premium textile sector, supported by new regulations, technological advances and market demand for verifiable provenance. This year marks a practical turning point for how the premium textile sector defines value. Conversations that once centred on broad sustainability ambitions are now focused on material-level accountability: whether a raw fibre can reconcile refinement, industrial performance and verifiable origin. That recalibration is being driven as much by incoming standards and policy pressure as by changing buyer expectations, and it is altering sourcing, cultivation and processing choices across supply…
The European Commission has introduced a comprehensive overhaul of its State aid regime for transport, expanding support for multimodal and low-carbon transport projects, aiming to fast-track climate goals and streamline public investment across the EU. The European Commission has finalised a major revision of its State aid regime for transport, replacing the 2008 railway guidelines with a new Land and Multimodal Transport framework and introducing an updated Transport Block Exemption Regulation. The pair of measures, designed to speed public investment into lower‑carbon freight and passenger movement, take effect on 30 March, with the block exemption running until 31 December 2034.…
Africa faces a critical shortfall in climate adaptation and clean energy funding due to structural flaws in international finance systems. Reforms in risk assessment, innovative financial instruments, and strategic planning are essential to unlock the continent’s potential for sustainable development and climate resilience. The consequences of a warming planet are already destabilising economies across Africa, undermining infrastructure, agriculture, health and labour productivity. Yet the capital flows needed to both protect communities now and to cut global emissions decisively remain inadequate and poorly structured. Fixing that failure requires not just more money but a reconfiguration of the financial architecture that shapes…
A 2025 S&P Global study reveals significant gaps in power measurement among data centre operators, risking operational stability as AI workloads intensify and energy demands grow volatile. A significant minority of data centre operators lack the visibility considered essential for scaling infrastructure to support AI, according to a late‑2025 S&P Global 451 Research brief commissioned by Janitza. The study of 208 industry professionals found that roughly one quarter do not record power consumption at their principal sites, a gap the report frames as a structural business risk as AI workloads drive more volatile and concentrated energy demand. Industry respondents reported…
A coalition led by AstraZeneca, Secaro, and ERM unveils the Clean Heat Program to tackle the crucial but overlooked challenge of decarbonising industrial heat, combining supply-chain insights, engineering support, and innovative financing to accelerate climate strategy implementation. Industrial heat is fast emerging as a decisive test of corporate climate strategy as AstraZeneca, supply‑chain intelligence firm Secaro and consultancy ERM unveil the Clean Heat Program to push companies from planning into delivery on low‑carbon heat across supply chains. The initiative targets a long‑standing blind spot in decarbonisation efforts: heat used in manufacturing and processing. Industrial thermal energy is a major emissions…
Major projects across Europe showcase how large heat pumps are transitioning from demonstration to widespread use in process heat and district heating, promising significant CO2 reductions and energy efficiency gains. Large industrial-scale heat pumps are moving from demonstration to mainstream deployment across Europe, with a string of projects this decade illustrating how electrically driven thermal technologies can replace fossil fuels in both process heat and district heating systems. In Austria a breakthrough for industrial process heat has been delivered at Delfort’s specialty paper plant, where Turboden , part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries , has supplied a combined large heat pump…
A new study from the University of Edinburgh demonstrates a cost-effective way to confirm permanent CO2 mineralisation in volcanic rocks, potentially accelerating the scaling of carbon storage technologies for industrial emitters. A University of Edinburgh study suggests a simpler, lower‑cost way to verify that captured carbon dioxide injected into volcanic rock is being permanently locked away as stone, a development that could ease scaling of carbon capture and storage for heavy industrial emitters. Researchers working at Carbfix’s Icelandic sites tracked injected CO2 that had been dissolved in water and pumped into basaltic formations by analysing naturally occurring variations in carbon…
