The North Sea Transition Authority has opened a new licensing round offering 14 offshore areas to expand the UK’s carbon capture and storage capacity, supporting its net zero ambitions and industrial decarbonisation efforts. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has opened the UK’s second carbon storage licensing round, offering 14 offshore areas for exploration and appraisal across Scottish and English waters in a step designed to expand subsurface capacity for industrial decarbonisation. According to the original report, the areas comprise a mix of depleted hydrocarbon fields selected by the NSTA and saline aquifer sites identified through a Call for Nominations…

WeeeSwiss, in collaboration with STADLER, is pioneering new processes and digitalisation efforts to address the global surge in e‑waste, focusing on safety, material recovery, and regulatory compliance, with implications for industrial decarbonisation. Electronic waste has become the defining challenge and opportunity for modern recycling infrastructure, and industry specialists at weeeSwiss , operating within the STADLER Group , position themselves at the centre of a rapidly shifting market. According to the original report by Waste Advantage, weeeSwiss brings more than three decades of experience in designing, building and operating e‑waste plants and is using that experience to respond to converging forces:…

Primary food processors across Europe are calling for targeted policy measures, including affordable electricity, circularity incentives, and accessible funding, to accelerate decarbonisation while safeguarding food security and competitiveness amidst ambitious EU climate goals. Europe’s primary food processors , the sector that converts roughly 220 million tonnes of agricultural inputs into ingredients and consumer foodstuffs each year and directly employs close to 140,000 people , argue they must be treated as a policy priority if the EU’s industrial decarbonisation drive is to succeed without jeopardising food security and competitiveness. According to the original report from Primary Food Processors (PFP), these factories…

European energy‑storage hardware startups have raised €2.14 billion in recent years, with a notable shift towards mechanical storage and long‑duration solutions to meet rising renewable and grid stability demands, highlighting industry evolution and ongoing challenges. According to an Avnet Silica analysis, European energy‑storage hardware startups have raised €2.14 billion in equity funding for commercial, industrial and grid‑scale applications, with nearly half of that total , 46.7% , raised in the past three years. The financing surge reflects investor recognition that accelerating renewable deployment and tighter grid stability requirements are driving demand for a broader range of storage durations and siting…

China’s latest Five-Year Plan aims to fast-track its green agenda through enhanced policies, expanding renewable energy, industrial reforms, and substantial overseas investments in clean technology, despite ongoing challenges in meeting targets. According to the original report by Mei Xin, China intends to accelerate its green transition under the guiding philosophy that “Green is Gold”, coordinating carbon cuts, pollution control, green capacity expansion and economic growth through a carbon-centred policy framework, a green and low-carbon energy system, greener industrial structure and promotion of low‑carbon production and lifestyles. The official Recommendations for the 15th Five‑Year Plan set out a suite of mechanisms…

The Materials Processing Institute in Middlesbrough is enhancing its prototype electric arc furnace with advanced technologies to promote sustainable and low-emission steel production, supporting UK’s industrial decarbonisation efforts. The Materials Processing Institute (MPI) in Middlesbrough has begun work on a £2.9 million upgrade to its seven‑tonne electric arc furnace (EAF), the UK’s only pilot‑scale research EAF, a move the institute says will accelerate the industrialisation of low‑emission steelmaking. According to the original report, installation work is scheduled to begin in January and dismantling of the existing plant , including removal of refractory materials and the extraction hood , is already…

The Adani Group announces a sweeping $75 billion investment over five years, aiming to position India as a global leader in low‑carbon energy and green manufacturing, with key projects including the world’s largest solar park in Gujarat. The Adani Group has unveiled a sweeping plan to spend more than $75 billion over the next five years to accelerate India’s shift to low‑carbon energy and to build out the domestic industrial capacity needed to support it. According to the original report, chairman Gautam Adani framed the investment as part of a broader industrial transformation during remarks at the centennial celebration of…

Balfour Beatty and Industrial Chemicals Limited are trialling Engine Carbon Clean (ECC), a hydrogen-based system that aims to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency across their industrial fleets, signalling a shift towards innovative near-term decarbonisation solutions. Balfour Beatty and Industrial Chemicals Limited (ICL) have moved to broaden their fleet decarbonisation measures by adopting Engine Carbon Clean (ECC), a hydrogen‑based engine cleaning system that firms say reduces carbon deposits, improves fuel efficiency and lowers tailpipe emissions. According to the original report, ECC operates through a patented on‑demand hydrogen generator that produces oxyhydrogen gas and introduces it into the engine air intake…

SK Chemicals partners with Kelinle to establish a Feedstock Innovation Center in China, aiming to convert hard-to-recycle waste into PET pellets and lower raw material costs, marking a significant step in Korea’s plastic recycling industry. SK Chemicals said it has taken a significant step toward what it describes as Korea’s first vertically integrated plastic recycling value chain by signing a joint venture with Shaanxi-based plastics recycler Kelinle to build a Feedstock Innovation Center (FIC) in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, China. According to the original report, the FIC will occupy an idle 13,200 m² site owned by Kelinle and convert hard-to-recycle waste…

The Northern Endurance Partnership marks a milestone in the UK’s industrial decarbonisation journey with the first anniversary of its £4 billion carbon storage permit, signalling a major step forward in cutting industrial emissions and expanding the nation’s climate infrastructure. The Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) marked its first anniversary since the £4 billion announcement underpinning what became the UK’s first carbon storage permit, a milestone that cements its role at the centre of the country’s industrial decarbonisation strategy. According to the original report, the NEP – developed by BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies – will form the principal CO2 transportation and storage…