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 US House Committee on Energy and Commerce has moved forward with a significant legislative package that aims to overhaul the Clean Air Act, promising increased permitting certainty for industry but raising concerns over public health and environmental standards. On 21 January 2026 the House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced a package of measures that would remake substantial portions of the Clean Air Act if enacted, representing the most significant legislative overhaul of the statute since 1990, according to a report by JD Supra. The reforms, assembled from bills introduced late in 2025 and refined during committee markups, target…
A new U.S. government study mandated by Congress aims to benchmark greenhouse gas emissions from domestic manufacturing against international standards, potentially influencing future trade and climate strategies amid growing border carbon adjustments. The committee report accompanying the recently enacted Department of Energy appropriations bill directs the National Energy Technology Laboratory to produce, within 12 months of enactment, a comparative assessment of greenhouse gas emissions intensity for a set of manufactured goods made in the United States versus those produced abroad. The directive requires NETL to develop the analysis with input from relevant federal agencies, academic partners and think tanks, to…
A new alliance supported by Trafigura is launching large-scale woodland restoration projects across southern Africa, aiming to generate over 50 million tonnes of CO2e removals and redefine high-integrity carbon credits, while fostering rural livelihoods and private sector investment. A Trafigura-supported public–private vehicle has unveiled the first quartet of large-scale woodland restoration projects in the Miombo biome, signalling a concerted move by commodity capital into long-duration nature-based removals that may reshape supply of high‑integrity credits for corporate net‑zero programmes. According to Trafigura, the Miombo Restoration Alliance has selected projects in Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania and Malawi that together cover about 675,000 hectares…
Concrete Chemicals, a joint venture between ENERTRAG and Zaffra, secures €350 million in public financing for Europe’s largest industrial power-to-liquid plant in Schwedt, aiming to produce sustainable aviation fuels and reduce CO2 emissions. Concrete Chemicals, the joint venture formed by ENERTRAG and Zaffra, has secured a package of public financing totalling €350 million to develop what the partners describe as Germany’s largest industrial-scale power-to-liquid plant for synthetic aviation fuels, pending final approval by the European Commission. The facility is proposed for Schwedt in Brandenburg and, according to ENERTRAG’s announcement, will convert renewable hydrogen and biogenic carbon dioxide into synthetic kerosene…
The European Commission has approved a €650 million investment in 14 energy projects, focusing on hydrogen development and cross-border electricity links, aiming to boost Europe’s energy security and decarbonisation efforts. The European Commission has designated 14 cross-border energy projects to receive a combined €650 million from the Connecting Europe Facility, backing a mix of electricity grid upgrades and hydrogen infrastructure that EU officials say will strengthen wholesale power links and support the deployment of low-carbon fuels across member states. According to h2-view, €176 million of the package has been ring-fenced for hydrogen-related initiatives. The largest single allocation , roughly €120…
Despite the US’s formal exit from the Paris Agreement and policy uncertainties, global investment in clean energy reached a record US$2.3 trillion in 2025, indicating resilient private sector confidence in decarbonisation efforts worldwide. The United States’ formal exit from the Paris Agreement on 27 January has renewed global attention on the political fault lines surrounding climate policy. President Donald Trump’s second withdrawal of the country from the landmark accord marks the U.S. as the only nation to have left the pact twice, a move that critics say risks undermining international cooperation while proponents frame it as asserting national policy autonomy.…
ADNOC and TAQA have signed a long-term utilities purchase agreement to develop a centralised infrastructure that will support the UAE’s burgeoning chemicals sector, signalling a significant step towards industrial growth and decarbonisation by 2028. ADNOC and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) have agreed a 27-year Utilities Purchase Agreement to deliver the central utilities platform that will underpin the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in Al Ruwais, signalling a major step in the UAE’s push to industrialise and decarbonise its chemicals supply chain. According to ADNOC and TAQA, the contract covers the finance, construction and offtake of electricity, steam, cooling, water…
As developed nations accelerate electrification, many emerging markets remain reliant on coal and energy-intensive industries, risking a deepening global split that could undermine climate targets and sustainable growth. The global energy transition is fracturing along lines of industrial structure and development priorities, with wealthy economies accelerating electrification for digital growth while many emerging markets double down on energy-intensive raw materials production. That divergence, industry data and recent reports show, risks locking large parts of the world into fossil-fuel dependence for decades and complicates decarbonisation efforts essential to meeting climate targets. In North America and Europe, surging demand for data processing,…
Voestalpine has launched two innovative projects at its Linz site, showcasing a decisive shift towards coal-free, low-emission steel production through hydrogen technology and electric smelting, with potential to redefine industry standards. voestalpine and its partners have moved decisively to demonstrate a coal-free route to primary iron production, advancing two complementary projects at the company’s Linz site that aim to underpin a broader decarbonisation of steelmaking. Construction began in July 2025 on Hy4Smelt, an industrial demonstration plant that will pair Primetals Technologies’ HYFOR® hydrogen direct-reduction process for ultrafine iron ores with an electrically powered smelting stage to produce pig iron without…
Etihad Rail has completed a pioneering maglev freight pilot in the Middle East, highlighting potential efficiency gains and adaptable infrastructure for future sustainable logistics. Etihad Rail has taken a tentative stride into magnetic levitation freight after completing a pilot with Italian developer IronLev at the Al Faya Depot, marking what both companies describe as the first maglev freight demonstration in the Middle East. The short trial lifted and moved a fully loaded 7‑tonne container along 1.2 kilometres of track to evaluate how passive magnetic levitation might perform under conditions similar to those on the UAE national freight network. Company engineers…
