Germany, Austria and Luxembourg will provide up to €2.12bn through a joint eSAF funding scheme, using a double-sided auction to bridge the price gap between buyers and sellers of electricity-based aviation fuel. Germany, Austria and Luxembourg announced on 21 September a joint eSAF funding scheme worth up to €2.12 billion.…
Mesabi Metallics has announced an $18bn plan, including a $15bn Iowa steel complex that will pair hot direct-reduced iron with electric arc furnaces and use ore from its new Minnesota mine. Mesabi Metallics announced on 28 September an $18 billion investment to build a fully integrated steel company. The plan…
The Commission has published final terms for its second industrial heat auction, releasing €1 billion from EU Emissions Trading System revenues to cut fossil fuel use in process heat, with bidding expected from December. The European Commission published the final terms and conditions on 24 September for its second Europe-wide…
NSG Group has completed a float glass recycling trial at its Chiba Plant, reprocessing end-of-life laminated glass from a University of Tokyo building into new glass products. NSG Group has completed a float glass recycling trial at its Chiba Plant in Ichihara City, in what it calls horizontal recycling, feeding…
INEOS Energy has brought the Greensand offshore carbon storage site off Esbjerg into full operation, the European Union’s first full-scale facility, with capacity to store up to 8 million tonnes a year. INEOS Energy, with partners Harbour Energy and Denmark’s Nordsøfonden, has brought the Greensand offshore carbon storage site off…
Sanofi, UCB and Opella Healthcare have joined AstraZeneca as founding members of the Clean Heat Program, targeting industrial heat as the largest remaining source of pharmaceutical manufacturing emissions. Multinational pharmaceutical companies Sanofi, UCB and Opella Healthcare Group have joined AstraZeneca as founding members of the Clean Heat Program, an initiative…
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…
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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 accelerate commercial development of its low-carbon cement technology near Taber, Alberta. The round was led by Zacua Ventures, with Sandpiper Ventures, Vantage Futures, Amplify Capital, the University of Calgary’s UCEED fund, the Mount Rundle Club and Sebastian Becker also participating. Zacua’s Juan Nieto joins Cura’s board of directors. Cement is…
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 and 6.9 million tonnes a year of capacity across 570 projects, with 90% of that capacity under construction or already operational. The figures mark a maturing pipeline, with a growing share of projects moving past the announcement stage into construction and operation. Ammonia remains the dominant offtake for the pipeline,…
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 European Union says will protect steel, cement and chemicals producers from carbon leakage during a sensitive stretch of the transition. Ambassadors representing member states agreed on 16 September to release around 88 million allowances that had been set aside for free allocation to sectors covered by heat and fuel benchmarks…
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…
China’s CESTRI has opened a demonstration plant that turns coal fly ash into fly ash geopolymer concrete, a cement-free binder the institute says cuts emissions and costs against Portland cement. The CHN Energy Science and Technology Research Institute (CESTRI) has opened a demonstration base in China that converts coal fly…
Rohrdorfer has co-fired hydrogen on the clinker kiln at its Gmunden works in Austria, the first trial of its kind at an Austrian cement plant, though the producer says the fuel still costs far too much. Austrian cement producer Rohrdorfer has run the first large-scale hydrogen combustion test at an…
Holcim Germany has commissioned a membrane-based carbon capture demonstration at its Höver cement plant in Lower Saxony, capturing up to 10,000 tonnes a year and targeting 90% of site emissions after expansion. Holcim Germany has commissioned a membrane-based carbon dioxide capture demonstration plant at its Höver cement works in Lower…
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…
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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 International Chamber of Commerce and Carbon Measures establish a technical expert panel to design a verifiable digital ledger system aimed at improving accuracy, transparency, and harmonisation in product-level carbon emissions data across global industries. The International Chamber of Commerce and Carbon Measures have convened a global Technical Expert Panel to design a ledger-based framework for product-level carbon accounting, a move intended to bring financial-accounting rigour to emissions measurement across value chains. According to the ICC and Carbon Measures, the panel’s mandate is to develop principles and implementation steps for a system that provides timely, accurate and comparable company- and…
The European Commission unveils a comprehensive plan to revitalise heavy industries such as steel and cement, emphasising decarbonisation, strategic autonomy, and increasing manufacturing share amid global overcapacity and trade tensions. The European Commission is banking on a dramatic rebound in heavy industry to reshape the bloc’s economic and strategic trajectory, projecting that steel and cement , alongside related energy‑intensive sectors such as aluminium , will account for at least 20% of EU economic output by 2030, according to a Commission document seen by Euronews. The plan forms part of a wider push to reverse a long-term erosion of manufacturing share,…
Wales’ new hydrogen strategy emphasises low-carbon production aligned with UK standards, fostering innovation, industry support, and a just transition amidst evolving energy and climate policies. The Welsh Government has published a strategic hydrogen policy that frames low‑carbon hydrogen as a pillar of industrial decarbonisation and regional economic renewal, while emphasising alignment with UK support mechanisms and the need to avoid entrenching fossil fuel dependence. According to the Welsh Government statement, Wales’ abundant renewable resources present a “tremendous opportunity” for low‑carbon hydrogen production. The policy, finalised after a public consultation that closed in May 2025 and which attracted 62 responses from…
Germany has launched a €3 billion EV subsidy programme that loosens support restrictions by including Chinese manufacturers, aiming to revitalise its EV market and accelerate climate goals amid strategic industry challenges. Germany has unveiled a €3 billion electric vehicle (EV) subsidy programme that for the first time in its recent stimulus cycle explicitly opens support to all manufacturers, including Chinese brands. Announced in early 2026, the scheme is intended to revive a market that has struggled since the withdrawal of earlier incentives, with industry data cited by multiple outlets showing a roughly 27% fall in EV sales after subsidies ended…
China is implementing mandatory digital identities for new-energy vehicle batteries to improve lifecycle traceability, regulate recycling, and align with international standards amid a surge in EV production and retiring batteries. China has moved to impose mandatory “digital identities” on new-energy vehicle (NEV) power batteries, aiming to trace units from manufacture through installation, end‑of‑life and recycling as Beijing prepares for a large wave of retired cells. According to the interim measures jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and five other departments, each power battery will be assigned a digital ID linked to a unique code that…
Allianz Global Investors has secured a $690 million first close for its Allianz Credit Emerging Markets strategy, aiming to mobilise private capital towards low‑carbon sectors in developing regions and reach a $1 billion final target amid growing investor interest in sustainable emerging market projects. Allianz Global Investors has completed a $690 million first close of a new blended‑finance vehicle, the Allianz Credit Emerging Markets (ACE) strategy, as it targets a $1 billion final close to channel private capital into climate and development projects across emerging markets. According to AllianzGI, ACE will invest a diversified portfolio of private debt instruments in…
China is set to scale up its zero‑carbon factory development across key industries, aiming to lead global manufacturing decarbonisation and meet its climate commitments by 2060. China is moving to scale up “zero‑carbon” factory development across strategic industrial and information sectors, positioning pilot sites as catalysts for a broader decarbonisation of its manufacturing base. According to guidelines issued by five government departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Beijing will select a first cohort of pilot zero‑carbon factories from 2026 to serve as benchmarks for nationwide adoption. The programme defines zero‑carbon factories as facilities that continuously reduce…
Despite resilient demand, Europe’s air cargo sector is navigating a complex landscape marked by shifting trade routes, stricter environmental regulations, and rapid digital transformation, prompting strategic adaptations across the industry. Europe’s air freight market has shown resilient demand growth amid rising regulatory and cost pressures, but beneath headline figures the industry is being reshaped by shifting trade patterns, tightened environmental rules and rapid digitalisation. By October 2025 Europe’s air cargo demand had climbed 4.3% year‑on‑year, driven largely by a pronounced reorientation of traffic toward Asia, particularly the Europe‑Asia corridor which recorded double‑digit expansion in several monthly reports. According to IATA,…
Germany unveils a comprehensive tender strategy for up to 12.5 GW of hydrogen-compatible gas-fired power plants, signalling a pivotal move to transition from natural gas to green hydrogen and secure a resilient, low-carbon power system. Germany has moved from word to blueprint in its bid to anchor a renewables-dominant power system with dispatchable, low‑carbon backup. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) has launched an EU‑approved tender strategy for up to about 12–12.5 GW of “hydrogen‑ready” gas‑fired power plants, together with long‑duration storage, signalling an explicit pathway from gas today to green hydrogen tomorrow for industry and…
Cambridge‑based AtmosZero unveils a modular, electric heat‑pump system designed to replace traditional combustion boilers in factories, promising significant reductions in CO2 emissions and operational costs as it prepares for commercial roll-out in 2026. More than two centuries after the steam boiler powered the Industrial Revolution, a Cambridge‑educated team is pitching a product they say can help electrify the boiler room without disrupting how factories operate. According to an MIT News profile, AtmosZero , founded by Addison Stark SM ’10, PhD ’14, Todd Bandhauer and Ashwin Salvi , has developed a modular heat‑pump system that produces steam up to 150°C and…
