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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Lloyd’s Register has published the sector’s first dedicated guidance notes for onboard hydrogen production, offering a risk-based framework to facilitate safer and faster adoption of hydrogen technologies at sea amidst growing decarbonisation efforts. Lloyd’s Register has published the maritime sector’s first dedicated Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation, establishing a risk-based framework to help shipowners, yards and technology providers assess and integrate hydrogen production systems at sea. The guidance responds to growing interest in producing hydrogen onboard from alternative feedstocks such as LNG, methanol and ammonia, an approach that proponents say can avoid the space, complexity and supply-chain uncertainty associated…
A coalition of cement and lime manufacturers has unveiled the Peak Cluster initiative, a pioneering carbon capture and storage project aimed at drastically reducing CO2 emissions from key UK manufacturing sites and enhancing domestic supply resilience. A coalition of cement and lime manufacturers has launched a public consultation for a major carbon capture and storage (CCS) scheme intended to secure domestic supply chains and decarbonise one of Britain’s most emissions‑intensive sectors. The initiative, branded Peak Cluster and led by Progressive Energy with partners including Holcim UK, Tarmac, Breedon and SigmaRoc, proposes to capture CO2 from five plants in the Derbyshire…
Vema Hydrogen’s innovative approach to extracting low-cost, low-carbon hydrogen from subsurface rocks in Quebec could revolutionise energy sourcing for data centres, with commercial partnerships and pilot successes paving the way for a disruptive shift in the industry. Vema Hydrogen has completed pilot drilling in Quebec and is pursuing a string of commercial partnerships that, if realised at scale, could reshape where energy-hungry facilities such as data centres choose to locate. According to a TechCrunch report, the startup has drilled two pilot wells in Quebec as the first field test of its Engineered Mineral Hydrogen™ approach, which triggers hydrogen release from…
Tesla’s energy division saw record profits and increased deployment of stationary storage solutions despite a slowdown in vehicle deliveries, signalling a strategic pivot towards industrial decarbonisation and emerging supply chain shifts. Tesla’s push into grid-scale batteries accelerated last quarter even as its core vehicle business cooled, underscoring a strategic tilt toward stationary storage that is reshaping supply dynamics for the U.S. market. According to a Utility Dive report, Tesla deployed 14.2 GWh of energy storage in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 46.7 GWh for the year, increases of 29% and 49% respectively versus 2024. The company said its energy…
ABB’s new Automation Extended approach offers a staged method for updating distributed control systems by decoupling core control architectures from digital enhancements, enabling plants to modernise incrementally with minimal operational risk. ABB’s Automation Extended reframes how operators update distributed control systems, offering a staged route to add analytics, AI and edge capabilities while keeping core control architectures running. The initiative builds on ABB’s existing DCS portfolio, Ability System 800xA, Symphony Plus and Freelance, and aims to decouple innovation from the deterministic control plane so plants can modernise incrementally with reduced operational risk. According to TeckNexus, the programme’s central claim is…
A new industry analysis forecasts the global market for sustainable construction materials will more than triple over the next decade, propelled by regulatory pressures, technological innovations, and rising demand for low-carbon solutions across Asia, Europe, and North America. A new industry analysis paints a picture of rapid expansion for materials intended to slash construction’s climate footprint, forecasting that the global market for sustainable construction inputs will more than triple over the next decade. According to a report by Transparency Market Research, the sector was worth US$220.3 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of…
London-based Polaron, a spin‑out from Imperial College London, has closed an $8 million seed round to commercialise an AI platform that enhances material microstructure understanding, aiming to speed up manufacturing and improve performance in industries like automotive and energy. Polaron, a London spin‑out from Imperial College London, has closed an $8 million seed round to commercialise an AI platform that maps how manufacturing choices shape material microstructure and, ultimately, performance. The funding, led by Racine2 with participation from Speedinvest, Futurepresent and angel investors from the industrial AI sector, will be used to grow engineering capacity, accelerate roll‑out of generative design…
ABB has launched an initiative to develop an internationally recognised method for measuring the energy consumption of industrial robots, aiming to simplify comparisons and promote sustainability in manufacturing as it prepares to sell its robotics division to SoftBank. ABB Robotics has initiated a drive to produce a single, internationally recognised method for assessing the energy use and efficiency of industrial robots, a move the company says will make it easier for manufacturers to compare machines and lower operational emissions. “With no global standard currently in place, it’s a challenge for customers to compare the energy consumption of different robots and…
Hong Kong’s financial regulators unveil a comprehensive three-year plan to strengthen its position as a leading green finance hub, focusing on mandatory climate disclosures, cross-border carbon trading, and support for transition and adaptation funding. Hong Kong’s financial regulators have set out a focused three‑year programme to deepen the city’s standing in sustainable finance, placing mandatory climate reporting, cross‑border carbon trading and practical support for transition and adaptation finance at the centre of the strategy. The Green and Sustainable Finance Cross‑Agency Steering Group, jointly led by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission, published strategic priorities for…
Mexico escalates its environmental oversight through substantial fines, binding remediation deals, and stricter HCFC controls, signalling a more rigorous approach to its green transition and industrial accountability. Mexico’s environmental regulator has escalated enforcement against a major metals recycler while the government tightens rules for cooling-sector refrigerants, signalling tougher oversight as the country accelerates its green transition. Regulator fines Zinc Nacional and secures binding compliance deal In January 2026 Profepa imposed a sanction of more than MX$83 million on Zinc Nacional for environmental damage linked to soil contamination and the open-air storage of raw materials at its Monterrey recycling facility. According…
