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 U.S. domestic energy storage market has rapidly transitioned from scarcity to oversupply in 2026, driven by EV battery makers repurposing existing lines to meet rising grid storage demand amid policy shifts and market realignment. As the United States moves from promise to production, the domestic energy storage market has shifted far more rapidly than many policy-makers and investors anticipated. What began as a wave of high‑profile factory announcements following the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has yielded an unexpected reality in 2026: an effective oversupply for lithium‑based energy storage system (ESS) cells, driven less by new stand‑alone plants and…
A surge of Irish startups focusing on sustainability tools, from food waste reduction to renewable energy storage, is transforming industrial decarbonisation efforts supported by government and private investment. Ireland’s startup ecosystem, long celebrated for fintech and medtech, is increasingly turning to climate and sustainability technologies that promise both emissions reductions and new commercial opportunities. According to the TechRound overview, a growing cohort of Irish firms is targeting renewable energy, waste reduction, circular-economy inputs and climate software, supported by government initiatives such as the Green Transition Fund and Enterprise Ireland accelerator programmes and by an expanding pool of private climate-focused investors.…
HGP Intelligent Energy aims to repurpose decommissioned US naval reactors to supply low-cost, reliable power to AI-driven data centres, sparking debate over safety, regulation, and innovation in nuclear technology. A Texas firm has proposed an unconventional route to meet the escalating power demands of AI-era data centres: repurposing two naval reactors from the soon-to-be-decommissioned USS Nimitz to provide grid-scale electricity at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. According to Bloomberg, HGP Intelligent Energy submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of Energy to take custody of two Westinghouse A4W pressurised water reactors originally used to propel and power the Nimitz. HGP says…
In 2025, Germany reached a pivotal milestone with renewables supplying nearly 56% of electricity, driven by significant solar growth and the need for enhanced wind capacity to meet targets. In 2025 Germany reached a new inflection point in its power mix as renewables supplied roughly 55.9% of net public electricity generation, with wind remaining the single largest source but photovoltaics (PV) making the most important advance, according to data from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) published on Energy Charts. Wind output fell 3.2% year‑on‑year to about 132 TWh because of poorer wind conditions, with onshore turbines contributing…
The UK is at a pivotal moment in developing a comprehensive carbon capture and storage ecosystem, with government and industry collaboration shaping the pathway from technological proof to industrial deployment, aiming for economic and environmental leadership by 2035. From demonstrations to delivery: Britain now faces a policy and commercial test as carbon capture moves from laboratory novelty to industrial system. Industry players in 2025 are unanimous that capture chemistry and modular hardware are proven. According to Carbon Clean, the company has opened a Global Innovation Centre in Mumbai, tested its CycloneCC C1 system at Broadbent & Sons in Huddersfield and…
Despite technological milestones and expanding infrastructure, 2025 highlighted the impact of political policy shifts on the electric mobility sector, underscoring the need for resilient strategies amid uncertainty. 2025 proved a fractious year for electric mobility, a period in which rapid technological steps forward collided with abrupt policy reversals and commercial retrenchment. The sector scored notable technical and market milestones, from certified autonomous eVTOL flights and advances in battery chemistry to accelerating electrification of heavy vehicles in Europe. At the same time, political choices in the United States and shifting production plans among global carmakers injected fresh uncertainty into investment and…
Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has signed an amendment enabling detailed design work and site preparations for Poland’s first commercial nuclear power station, keeping the project on track for operation in the late 2030s amidst ongoing negotiations for the final EPC contract. Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) has signed an amendment to its Engineering Development Agreement (EDA) with the Westinghouse‑Bechtel consortium that will allow the next stage of preparatory work for Poland’s first commercial nuclear power station to proceed while negotiations over the final engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract continue, the trade publication NucNet reported. According to the NucNet report, the amendment…
The European Commission has broadened eligibility for state aid to include 20 additional industrial sectors, offering higher compensation caps to balance industrial competitiveness with climate goals amidst rising electricity costs linked to the EU Emissions Trading System. The European Commission has broadened the scope of state-aid that member states may use to compensate manufacturers for higher electricity costs linked to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), in a move framed as protecting competitiveness while steering industry towards decarbonisation. According to the Carbon Herald report, the revised guidance, adopted by the Commission on 23 December 2025, adds 20 industrial sectors and…
China is rapidly integrating artificial intelligence and digital technologies into its manufacturing sector, transforming industries from garments to advanced materials and fostering sustainable, high-value growth. BEIJING , China’s push to fuse artificial intelligence and digital technologies with longstanding manufacturing strengths is reshaping traditional industries from garments to materials, driving gains in productivity, product quality and green manufacturing while opening new markets for higher-value outputs. According to the report by Xinhua, Bosideng’s smart factory in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, now moves a single jacket from raw fabric to finished product in three to four minutes during peak season. The company, which Xinhua…
As UK ramps up offshore wind capacity to meet ambitious 2030 targets, industry experts warn that addressing subsea cable performance and insurance challenges is critical to unlocking a potential £100 billion export opportunity and achieving net-zero goals. Globally, more than US$800 billion of investment in offshore wind is anticipated by 2030 and the industry must add roughly 1,120 GW of generating capacity by 2050 for the world to meet net-zero targets. In the UK, government ambitions for offshore wind are similarly expansive: ministers have set targets in the range of 40–50 GW by 2030, and independent projections foresee installed capacity…
