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 UK Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on a major overhaul of listed-company sustainability reporting, aiming to align with international standards and sharpen investor focus amid evolving global climate and sustainability requirements. The UK Financial Conduct Authority has opened a consultation proposing a significant revamp of listed-company sustainability reporting that would shift the regulator’s current Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures-aligned rules onto a framework tied to the government’s draft UK Sustainability Reporting Standards. According to the FCA consultation, the UK SRS , themselves modelled on the International Sustainability Standards Board’s architecture and initially concentrating on climate matters ,…
Ireland shifts from a pause to a prescriptive regime for data centre connections, mandating renewable on-site generation and grid contributions to align sector expansion with national energy security and climate goals. Ireland has replaced an effective pause on grid connections for large computing facilities with a tightly prescriptive framework that ties future expansion to national energy security and decarbonisation aims. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published its final decision in December 2025, ending a three‑year period during which major new data‑centre connections were effectively stalled while authorities reassessed how the sector should fit into the power system. The…
The UK’s move from voluntary to binding green finance rules stalls amid parliamentary gridlock, posing challenges and opportunities for industrial decarbonisation and investor confidence. There is growing impatience among investors and industry groups as the UK’s shift from voluntary to binding green finance rules continues to stall, leaving companies and capital allocators navigating an uncertain regulatory road map for decarbonisation. Campaigners who had hoped the House of Lords would accelerate tougher measures point to mixed signals over the past three years. In 2023 peers backed stronger mandatory due diligence on deforestation linked to UK financial flows, yet ministers have repeatedly…
Groundbreakings on Abu Dhabi’s Khazna solar plant and regional shifts toward integrated solar-plus-storage systems highlight a significant step forward in MENA’s clean energy ambitions, supported by infrastructure upgrades and industrial investments. Work has begun on the Khazna solar photovoltaic complex in Abu Dhabi, a 1.5 gigawatt utility-scale installation that industry observers say will be among the region’s largest single solar plants. According to SolarQuarter, groundworks and initial civil works are now under way, a move that policymakers and developers expect to materially expand Abu Dhabi’s clean‑power capacity and contribute to longer‑term decarbonisation objectives. The Khazna start comes amid a cluster…
European fashion brands face a critical inflection point as upcoming EU regulations on digital product passports demand significant operational overhaul, promising both compliance challenges and new opportunities for sustainability and customer engagement. European fashion companies face a strategic inflection point as the European Union moves towards making digital product passports a regulatory requirement for textiles and apparel. The shift will not only reshape product labelling and consumer interaction, but will demand substantial operational change across sourcing, manufacturing and IT systems for brands seeking continued access to the EU market. According to Business of Fashion, the European Commission’s detailed rules for…
Britain unveils a comprehensive £100 billion programme backed by public and private funds to accelerate low-carbon industries, aiming to cut emissions, boost regional manufacturing, and generate over 200,000 jobs by 2030/31. Britain has set out an expansive state-backed programme to accelerate industrial decarbonisation, committing to steer more than £100 billion of public and private capital into low-carbon industries by 2030/31 in a bid to reshape regional manufacturing and energy systems. According to the National Wealth Fund’s strategic blueprint, the initiative targets reductions of roughly 500 million tonnes of CO2e by 2050 while creating or supporting over 200,000 jobs across the…
US firm Fortera advances scalable carbon capture and mineralisation processes within the cement sector, attracting investment from Presidio Ventures and promising a significant cut in industry emissions amid growing global demand and decarbonisation efforts. The cement sector sits at the nexus of a major decarbonisation challenge for heavy industry: it is indispensable to construction yet intrinsically carbon‑intensive because the primary chemical reaction that produces clinker releases CO₂. Industry estimates place the sector’s share of global emissions at roughly 7% and project continued demand growth in regions such as India and Africa, underscoring the need for scalable mitigation approaches. According to…
A new study by ENEA and Assovetro reveals a comprehensive strategy for Italy’s glass sector to reduce emissions through technological innovation, fuel switching, and circular material use, highlighting a diversified approach to meet climate targets. According to a study by ENEA in partnership with Assovetro, published in the journal Gases, Italy’s glass sector faces a significant decarbonisation challenge but also a clear set of technical pathways to pursue. The sector emits roughly 3.7 million tonnes of CO2 annually, with about three quarters originating inside plant boundaries from furnace fuel combustion and the chemical reactions of raw materials, and the remainder…
A new partnership between the World Bank and The Rockefeller Foundation aims to invest tens of millions of dollars in solar energy projects across Africa, targeting improvements in agricultural productivity and energy access amid a broader push for systemic change in the continent’s clean energy landscape. This week’s announcement that the World Bank and The Rockefeller Foundation will commit tens of millions of dollars to support solar-powered agricultural and energy projects across Africa marks a targeted push to convert renewable potential into tangible economic and social outcomes. According to Business Insider, the funding will be channelled through non-profit partners to…
European farmers are adopting innovative soil management practices amid increasing climate challenges, leveraging private-public partnerships to build resilience, improve yields, and support decarbonisation goals in the face of droughts, floods, and biodiversity loss. Soil health has become an operational priority for European agriculture as growers confront intensifying droughts, heavier downpours and eroding biodiversity that together threaten yields and the predictability of supply chains. The challenge is not theoretical: European farming is already absorbing substantial losses from extreme weather each year, with industry estimates putting the bill at roughly €28 billion annually, and much of that exposure remains uninsured, according to…
