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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Ferrero’s sustainability lead Simona Amerio emphasises the importance of robust projects, regulatory clarity, and circular feedstocks to unlock large-scale biomethane adoption, as industry aims for a 2030 EU target of 35 billion cubic metres annually. Simona Amerio, who leads operations sustainability, environment and energy regulatory & ISO systems at Ferrero Group, will set out the confectionery firm’s expectations for scaling biomethane when she speaks at the 2026 International Biogas Congress & Expo, according to bioenergy-news. Her remarks underscore how large manufacturers are weighing bioenergy against competing decarbonisation options and what industry and policymakers must deliver for offtakers to commit at…
Automakers like Tesla lead the charge in adopting integrated die casting to streamline vehicle architecture, but industry-wide implementation is hampered by high costs, technical challenges, and supply chain risks. The technology promises lighter, more efficient vehicles but requires careful strategic planning and robust manufacturing processes. Automotive manufacturers are reworking vehicle architecture around integrated die casting, a process that fuses dozens of stamped and welded components into single, large castings. The technique promises step changes in production speed, structural performance and vehicle mass, but it also forces difficult trade-offs for original equipment manufacturers, their supply chains and aftersales networks. Integrated die…
Switzerland has intensified diplomatic efforts to obtain carve-outs from the European Union’s upcoming steel trade measures, risking disruptions to cross-border supply chains and prompting industry reassessment amid tighter quotas and tariffs. Swiss officials have intensified diplomacy in a bid to secure carve-outs from the European Union’s forthcoming steel trade regime, arguing that abrupt tightening would fracture cross-border supply chains central to European manufacturing. Bern asked for an extraordinary meeting of the Joint Committee of the EU–Switzerland Free Trade Agreement, which was held at Switzerland’s request, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs said in a statement. According to SECO, Swiss negotiators…
LanzaTech’s £600 million DRAGON II project at Saltend aims to produce 80,000 tonnes of SAF annually by transforming waste carbon dioxide and green hydrogen, signalling a significant but modest advance in UK’s aviation decarbonisation efforts. LanzaTech has chosen Saltend Chemicals Park in Humberside for its flagship DRAGON II sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project, a planned c.£600 million development that would convert waste carbon dioxide and green hydrogen into ethanol and then into jet fuel at commercial scale. According to the announcement by px Group and LanzaTech, the facility is expected to deliver about 80,000 tonnes of SAF a year ,…
German grocery chains are increasingly embedding environmental performance into core operations amidst tightening EU and national rules, with a focus on verifiable claims, technological innovation, and supply chain decarbonisation to meetconsumer and investor expectations. Germany’s grocery sector has reached a decisive moment: environmental performance is now a core business requirement rather than an optional differentiator. Leading operators , from the hard discounters to full-range chains , are reshaping purchasing, logistics and store operations to meet tighter regulation, more discerning shoppers and rising investor scrutiny, while protecting margins in an intensely price-sensitive market. Discounters retain a structural advantage because of their…
Researchers at MIT have developed DiffSyn, an AI model that proposes complete synthesis recipes for novel materials, potentially reducing months of laboratory trial and error and speeding up the transition to sustainable industrial applications. Turning theoretical designs into manufactured materials often demands prolonged laboratory trial and error to pinpoint temperatures, timings and reagent proportions. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have substantially shortened that interval with DiffSyn, a generative artificial-intelligence model that proposes complete synthesis “recipes” for making novel materials. According to the report by MIT, DiffSyn was trained on more than 23,000 synthesis procedures mined from…
Houston-based CarbonStorage.io unveils a comprehensive, real-time platform to map and monitor global carbon management projects, aiming to accelerate transparency and investment in low-carbon infrastructure amid rising decarbonisation efforts. CarbonStorage.io has gone live with a global intelligence platform intended to map and monitor the expanding landscape of carbon management and low‑carbon infrastructure. The Houston‑based firm said the service provides continuously updated, project‑level datasets and geospatial visualisations covering carbon capture and storage (CCS), direct air capture (DAC), hydrogen, e‑fuels, CO₂ pipeline corridors and related permitting activity, with a free tier for core maps and summaries and paid options for advanced analytics. The…
ACWA Power advances its plans to export green ammonia from Saudi Arabia to Germany, aiming to establish a crucial supply corridor for decarbonising Europe’s hard-to-abate sectors amid commercial uncertainties and infrastructural challenges. ACWA Power is advancing plans to channel green hydrogen and ammonia from Saudi Arabia to Germany, strengthening a nascent supply corridor that industry players and governments view as central to decarbonising hard‑to‑abate sectors in Europe. According to ACWA Power, a recently signed memorandum of understanding could see green ammonia produced at its planned Yanbu facility exported to Germany for conversion back into hydrogen. The company says the agreement…
The US Congress’s latest budget package preserves and reconfigures funding for carbon removal technologies, signalling a strategic shift towards industrial competitiveness and international trade transparency amid evolving climate commitments. When Congress finalised the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations, many in the climate community expected sweeping cuts. Instead the package preserved and in some cases reconfigured funding and policy language that together strengthen the United States’ capacity to scale both point‑source carbon capture and engineered carbon dioxide removal (CDR), while beginning to position industry for an era of carbon‑aware trade. Taken together the line items are modest in isolation but consequential in…
The GHG Protocol introduces its long-awaited Land Sector and Removals Standard, offering a comprehensive framework for companies to quantify, report, and track land-related emissions and carbon removals, aiming to improve honest climate commitments amid rising regulatory and stakeholder scrutiny. The GHG Protocol has published its long-awaited Land Sector and Removals Standard, establishing a corporate accounting framework for greenhouse‑gas emissions and carbon removals linked to agricultural land use and engineered CO2 removals such as direct air capture (DAC). The move addresses a longstanding gap in corporate carbon reporting by providing a unified methodology companies can adopt when land-related activities form part…
