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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AGC will work with Obayashi Corporation to recycle waste window glass from its demolition sites into float glass, starting with the former MUFG Bank head office in Tokyo. AGC has agreed to work with Obayashi Corporation to establish a closed-loop recycling process that turns waste window glass from Obayashi’s demolition sites into raw material for AGC’s architectural float glass. The first application will be the demolition of MUFG Bank’s head office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Waste window glass collected from the demolition site will be gathered and processed into cullet through an intermediate treatment process. The cullet will then be transported…
The Center for Green Market Activation, RMI and 3Degrees have launched a buyers’ alliance to pool food and beverage industry demand for green ammonia, targeting a first purchase round in Q4 2026. The Center for Green Market Activation (GMA), RMI and 3Degrees have launched the Green Ammonia Buyers Alliance (GABA), a new initiative to help food and beverage companies pool their purchasing power and accelerate investment in green ammonia production, the organisations said on 14 September. The programme includes founding members from leading food and beverage companies. Green ammonia is produced using renewable electricity and water rather than natural gas,…
Peter Liese, the European Parliament’s lead ETS negotiator, has proposed directing 75% of carbon market revenue to industrial decarbonisation, above the European Commission’s proposed 50% share. Peter Liese, the European Parliament’s lead negotiator on reforms to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), has proposed that member states allocate 75% of ETS revenues to decarbonising local industries. The European Commission had proposed a 50% share. The EU ETS requires industries and power plants to buy permits covering their carbon dioxide emissions, and is central to the bloc’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Rising carbon costs have added pressure on…
Energy group Moeve and steelmaker ArcelorMittal have set up an equal-share green steel platform to bring green hydrogen, biomethane and other low-carbon fuels into steelmaking, backed by Asturias agency Sekuens. Spanish energy group Moeve and steelmaker ArcelorMittal have formed a joint innovation platform to speed the shift to green steel, in a partnership announced on 9 September. The equal-share venture operates under a framework the two companies call Green Molecules to Green Steel, or G2G, and will build a dedicated technology platform aimed at making green steel commercially viable. Moeve, the Spanish energy group formerly known as Cepsa, and ArcelorMittal,…
Fifteen European businesses, including Heidelberg Materials, Holcim and Stegra, have written to EU lawmakers seeking tougher Industrial Accelerator Act demand rules to help a €85 billion pipeline of clean projects reach final investment decisions. Fifteen European businesses and organisations, including steelmakers, cement producers and clean fuel developers, wrote to European Union co-legislators on 14 September calling for a more ambitious Industrial Accelerator Act, in an open letter published by the Mission Possible Partnership. The signatories argue that the Act’s demand-side measures fall short of what is needed to support more than 100 clean industrial projects, worth an estimated €85 billion,…
The US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has launched ACCENT, a national centre combining materials testing, AI analysis and pilot manufacturing to speed low-carbon cement and concrete to market. The US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has launched a national centre to strengthen the country’s cement and concrete supply chain and speed the development of advanced construction materials. The Center of Excellence for Advancement and Acceleration of Cement and Concrete Engineering Technologies, known as ACCENT, runs in partnership with the National Laboratory of the Rockies. ACCENT brings together three functions that usually sit apart. It combines…
Hydnum Steel has secured €150 million from Spanish state fund manager COFIDES for its Puertollano mini-mill, part of a €1.5bn plan for 2.7 million tonnes a year of low-carbon steel. Hydnum Steel has secured a €150 million investment from COFIDES, the Spanish state-owned fund manager, towards its greenfield low-carbon steel plant at Puertollano in central Spain. The money comes from the co-investment fund FOCO, which COFIDES manages on behalf of the Spanish state. The plant is designed for an annual capacity of 2.7 million tonnes of low-CO2 steel. Hydnum puts its Scope 1 and 2 emissions at 98% below the…
New Fastmarkets modelling shows a moderated EU Emissions Trading System trajectory would hold allowance prices near €110 a tonne by 2035 and cut combined low and near-zero steel output by 48%. A softer carbon price path in Europe would cut combined output of low and near-zero emissions steel by 48% against the current policy trajectory, according to modelling published by Fastmarkets on 4 August. The finding comes from a policy moderation scenario in the price reporting agency’s latest Green Steel Market Outlook. The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is the main lever pushing conventional and lower-emission steel costs together.…
A PwC Germany study models three futures for European steel and rules out blast furnaces in all of them, with gas-based direct reduced iron from India and the Gulf 30% cheaper than the oxygen route by 2030. European steelmaking will look substantially different by 2040, with the oxygen route uncompetitive and most primary production sitting outside Europe, according to a study by PwC Germany. All three of the study’s scenarios rule out the survival of blast furnaces. The scenarios differ on how much of the industry stays. In the first, imports resurge while European countries fail to control energy costs,…
Construction is finished at the NEOM Green Hydrogen Company plant at Oxagon in Saudi Arabia, with commissioning under way and up to 600 tonnes a day of hydrogen due from the end of 2026. ACWA Power and its partners have completed construction of the $8.5 billion green hydrogen plant at Oxagon in Saudi Arabia, with the facility now in commissioning. Chief executive Samir Serhan told analysts and investors on an earnings call that commercial operations are set to begin next year. The project is run by NEOM Green Hydrogen Company, an equal joint venture between ACWA Power, the US industrial…
