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 has unveiled a €13.3 billion package of energy cost relief for 2027, targeting households and businesses amid soaring energy prices, as it seeks to safeguard its industrial base and balance climate spending. Germany is preparing a €13.3bn package of energy cost relief for businesses and households in 2027, according to the finance ministry, in a move that underscores how pressure from high power prices continues to weigh on the country’s industrial base. The measures would be funded through the Climate and Transformation Fund, or KTF, and are intended to soften the impact of electricity network charges, support energy-intensive industries…
New electrochemical methods for producing cement at lower temperatures promise to drastically cut emissions and reshape industry standards, as researchers demonstrate a scalable and sustainable alternative to traditional processes. Researchers are taking a fresh approach to one of industry’s hardest decarbonisation problems: using electricity to make cement at far lower temperatures and with far less carbon. In work published in ACS Energy Letters, Curtis Berlinguette and colleagues showed that limestone and silica can be converted in an electrochemical reactor at about 60°C, before a second heating stage at 650°C turns the intermediate into calcium silicate minerals suitable for cement. That…
As European cities aim for net-zero targets, power purchase agreements are emerging as a key strategy to ensure renewable energy supplies support cleaner mobility and urban emissions reduction efforts. As European cities push towards net-zero targets, public transport is increasingly being treated as one of the fastest levers for cutting urban emissions and improving local air quality. Buses, trams and metro systems can shift large numbers of journeys away from private cars, but the climate gains only hold if the electricity behind them is genuinely low-carbon and affordable. That is why power purchase agreements, or PPAs, are attracting growing interest…
The European Commission is set to introduce a €30bn support scheme linked to the EU Emissions Trading System, aiming to incentivise long-term investments in low-carbon technologies amid global competition and high energy costs. The European Commission is preparing a fresh package of support worth about €30bn to help energy-intensive industries cope with stubbornly high power costs and intensifying global competition, according to Bloomberg and reports cited by Naftemporiki. At the heart of the proposal is a new incentive linked to the EU Emissions Trading System, designed to reward companies that commit to investment in carbon-cutting projects. The idea is to…
Germany plans a strategic overhaul of its Climate and Transformation Fund, rebalancing support for energy efficiency, industrial decarbonisation, and household relief amid evolving fiscal priorities and climate ambitions. Germany is preparing a major reshaping of its Climate and Transformation Fund, with plans to divert €13.2 billion into the core budget by 2030 and to tighten support for households and industry as Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government seeks to close fiscal gaps. Reuters reported on 15 July that the move would include €13.25 billion in energy relief for 2027, partly funded through the KTF, while a separate 8 July Reuters report said…
The international energy sector experienced a historic surge in battery energy storage capacity in 2025, signalling a pivotal shift towards grid stability and renewable integration globally. Global deployment of battery energy storage surged in 2025 as falling costs, faster renewable build-out and grid-balancing needs pushed the technology to the forefront of power-system investment, according to the International Energy Agency. In its latest review of critical minerals and energy technology trends, the IEA said about 108GW to 110GW of new battery storage capacity was added during the year, depending on the dataset cited in its various 2026 publications. Either way, the…
The US Department of Energy has terminated 24 awards worth over $3.7 billion, including major carbon capture projects, reflecting a shift towards fiscally disciplined and commercially viable energy investments. The US Department of Energy has terminated 24 awards worth more than $3.7 billion, in a move that could reshape the federal pipeline for carbon capture and broader industrial decarbonisation projects. Announcing the decision on 30 May, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the department had completed a “thorough and individualised financial review” of each award and concluded that the projects did not meet the standards needed to justify continued support. The…
Starting in January 2027, UK importers in sectors like steel and aluminium must prepare for a new compliance regime under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, demanding detailed record-keeping and registration, with small businesses needing to act swiftly. UK importers in sectors such as steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser and hydrogen will soon face a new layer of compliance as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism comes into force on 1 January 2027. The scheme is designed to curb carbon leakage by placing a carbon price on certain imported goods so they are treated more comparably to products made in the UK. For…
Canada’s emerging sustainable finance taxonomy, currently in draft, seeks to provide a unified framework for identifying credible green, transition, and abatement investments, empowering institutional investors to accelerate the country’s low-carbon shift while ensuring market standardisation. Canada’s emerging sustainable finance taxonomy could become a significant new tool for institutional investors seeking credible ways to back the low-carbon transition, according to pension and climate finance leaders involved in the work. A draft methodology report released by the Canadian Climate Institute and its partners has opened a public comment period that runs until 13 August 2026. The framework is intended to give Canada…
Portugal is set to reprogramme its €23 billion Portugal 2030 fund, prioritising business innovation and decarbonisation, with a focus on artificial intelligence and clean energy to boost industrial competitiveness and sustainability. Portugal is preparing to tilt more of its €23 billion Portugal 2030 funding envelope towards business innovation and decarbonisation, with artificial intelligence and clean energy taking a more prominent role in the country’s industrial strategy. Economy and Territorial Cohesion Minister Manuel Castro Almeida told parliament the government would seek to reprogramme the fund so that a larger share supports technological upgrading and the green transition. He said the aim…
