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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Industry warns that the UK’s efforts to achieve its industrial decarbonisation targets are at risk of stalling without firm, transparent policy and funding commitments, amid recent project reversals and funding uncertainties. The UK’s effort to decarbonise its industrial heartlands risks losing momentum unless ministers lay down firmer, more predictable policy and funding frameworks for large-scale projects, industry lawyers and developers warn. According to Energy Voice, two high-profile reversals in December 2025 have crystallised those concerns. bp withdrew its development consent order application for H2Teesside, effectively abandoning the blue hydrogen project planned for Redcar, after the land earmarked for the scheme…
Spain unveils a €355 million funding call under the second phase of its Renoval scheme, targeting hydrogen technologies to accelerate industrial decarbonisation and boost the country’s position as a European hydrogen hub amid extensive public and private sector investments. Spain has opened a €355 million funding call under the second phase of its Renoval scheme that explicitly includes hydrogen technologies, offering a new pool of support for industrial decarbonisation projects that convert existing manufacturing lines. According to h2-view, the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) approved the call to be financed from Spain’s post‑Covid recovery funds. Hydrogen equipment…
Impala Terminals has gained approval to build a 1.5km hydrogen pipeline at Milford Haven, linking MorGen Energy’s planned 20MW green hydrogen facility to local industries, supporting regional decarbonisation and infrastructure expansion. Impala Terminals has secured local regulatory approval to construct a 1.5km hydrogen pipeline at its Milford Haven terminal in Pembrokeshire, a development that plugs directly into MorGen Energy’s planned 20MW green hydrogen production facility and leverages the site’s existing tanks, pipelines and jetty to supply nearby industrial users. According to the company announcement and project partners, the pipeline will connect the electrolyser plant to on‑site storage and distribution infrastructure…
Colombia launches a nationwide initiative inviting innovative projects to demonstrate and scale low-emission hydrogen technologies, as part of its strategic move toward industrial decarbonisation and energy export potential. The Colombian government has launched a 60‑day nationwide call for proposals to pilot low‑emission hydrogen technologies across transport, industry and power, a move designed to translate its 2021 Hydrogen Roadmap from planning into operating projects. According to Hydrogen Fuel News, the CfP invites startups, utilities, OEMs and research institutes to propose pilots that deploy, adapt or test technologies such as modular electrolysis powered by solar, wind or hybrid renewables; hydrogen blending into…
A pioneering plant in Denmark has begun operation, demonstrating the potential for flexible green ammonia production that could revolutionise renewable energy utilisation in heavy industry and shipping, with significant emissions savings and cost reductions. What is being billed as the world’s first dynamic green ammonia plant has begun operation in Ramme, near Lemvig in Northwest Jutland, Denmark, in a collaboration between Topsoe, Skovgaard Energy and Vestas. According to the announcement by Topsoe and partner communications, the demonstration facility directly couples local wind and solar generation to an electrolyser and ammonia synthesis loop that can vary its output to match intermittent…
The European Union plans to expand its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to cover finished products like washing machines and car parts, sparking debate over trade impacts and industrial decarbonisation strategies. The European Union is moving to broaden the scope of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), extending climate-related import fees beyond raw materials and electricity to a wide range of manufactured goods, industry stakeholders and officials say. According to reporting by E&E News, the Commission is considering adding finished products such as washing machines and car parts to the scheme. Commission documents and summaries indicate a package that would bring…
As global industrial heat demand continues to grow, experts highlight the potential of electric solutions like heat pumps, MVR, and ohmic heating to drive decarbonisation, amid challenges in cost, technology, and grid capacity. Industrial heat accounts for more than a fifth of global energy consumption, and roughly two thirds of industry’s energy use is dedicated to heat generation. With around 80 per cent of that thermal demand still met by fossil fuels, the decarbonisation of industrial heat is central to meeting net‑zero targets and to reducing exposure to volatile fuel markets. Electrification of processes from space heating to high‑temperature furnaces…
Researchers at Harvard and MIT have outlined a voluntary international carbon‑pricing coalition targeting heavy industry, promising significant emissions reductions and a new source of public finance, amid ongoing diplomatic efforts ahead of COP30. Researchers at Harvard and MIT have outlined a proposal for a voluntary international carbon‑pricing coalition targeting heavy industry that, they say, could sharply increase emissions abatement while generating substantial public finance for decarbonisation and just transition measures. According to the report by the Global Climate Policy Project at Harvard and MIT, the scheme focuses on four energy‑intensive sectors, steel, cement, aluminium and fertiliser, which together account for…
Britain’s aerospace and advanced manufacturing industries are increasingly turning to application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) as a strategic solution to enhance performance, reduce energy consumption, and strengthen domestic supply chains amid government support and international competition. Aerospace and advanced manufacturing in the UK are converging on a single technical linchpin: microelectronics. In a sector where every gram saved and every millisecond of latency reduced translates directly into lower fuel burn, higher reliability and clearer commercial advantage, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) are emerging as a pragmatic route to the performance and efficiency gains government strategy documents and industry leaders say the country…
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s steel sector is set for steady growth driven by mega-projects, industrial policies, and technological innovations, positioning the region as a rising player in high-grade, green steel production. The Gulf Cooperation Council’s steel sector is entering a period of steady expansion driven by regional mega-projects, industrial policy and a rapid uptake of digital and low‑carbon technologies, according to recent industry research and sector reporting. IMARC Group’s analysis pegged the GCC steel market at USD 3.50 billion in 2024 and projects growth to USD 5.12 billion by 2033, a compound annual growth rate of 4.10% between 2025 and…
