Automotive original equipment manufacturers are increasingly prioritising recycled‑content, domestic supply chains, and transparency in steel sourcing to meet stricter emissions regulations and achieve net-zero targets, reshaping supply‑chain strategies for the coming decade. Automotive original equipment manufacturers are recalibrating how they buy steel as regulatory pressure, national sourcing strategies and new supply-chain transparency demands converge to make material selection a strategic, not purely economic, decision. According to the original report by Dean Kanelos of Nucor, tightening emissions mandates, stricter recycled‑content requirements and calls for greater transparency are driving a shift away from steel produced by the blast furnace–basic oxygen furnace (BF‑BOF)…

The African Development Bank has approved a $10 million pre-investment facility to Hyphen Hydrogen Energy’s ambitious green ammonia project in Namibia, aiming to transform the region into a global hydrogen export hub and bolster Africa’s role in the green energy transition. The African Development Bank has approved a $10 million pre‑investment facility to Hyphen Hydrogen Energy to advance a planned green ammonia project in Namibia that the company values at more than $10 billion. According to the original report from the African Development Bank, the loan, sourced from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), will finance front‑end engineering and…

A new bipartisan bill in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to extend and enhance financial incentives for sustainable aviation fuel producers, potentially accelerating decarbonisation efforts in the aviation sector amid industry-supported and critical debates. A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on 9 December 2025 seeks to restore a targeted tax incentive for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producers and extend the broader clean fuels credit, measures backers say are necessary to scale domestic SAF production and decarbonise aviation supply chains. The Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act, led by Representatives Sharice Davids (D‑KS) and Mike Flood (R‑NE),…

Researchers and industry in Ireland are adopting lessons from Roman mortar techniques to develop durable, low-carbon concrete mixes, promising significant reductions in construction emissions and enhanced longevity of infrastructure. When a fragment of a Roman hypocaust survives nearly two millennia in London clay, it does more than spark curiosity about ritual and empire; it invites engineers to re-examine the materials that built long-lived infrastructure. According to the original report, Roman builders mixed lime with volcanic pozzolans and coarse aggregate to make a concrete that not only endured but in places grew stronger with age. The Pantheon’s unreinforced dome , a…

Researchers at EPFL have developed atom-thin pyridinic-graphene membranes that promise significant reductions in energy, footprint, and costs for CO2 removal from industrial flue gases, with potential to disrupt current capture technologies. Carbon-capture membranes made from atom-thin pyridinic-graphene could sharply reduce the energy, footprint and cost of removing CO2 from industrial flue gases, according to a new techno‑economic assessment that models real operating conditions and cost scenarios for power, coal and cement plants. According to the original report from researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the single‑layer graphene sheets contain engineered nanopores that favour CO2 transport and combine…

Cool Planet Technologies announces a major milestone with successful full-scale testing of its third-generation membrane carbon‑capture module, paving the way for industrial deployment at a German cement plant and potentially transforming decarbonisation efforts in hard-to-abate sectors. Cool Planet Technologies said it has successfully completed full-scale testing of its third‑generation membrane carbon‑capture module, a step the company describes as a key de‑risking milestone for industrial deployment. According to the original report, tests at Cool Planet’s Grimsby facility in the UK demonstrated capture flow rates of up to 37,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of CO2 with recovery of about 95 per cent,…

Ember’s latest analysis reveals utility-scale batteries near $65/MWh outside China and the US by October 2025, making dispatchable solar increasingly viable and transforming global energy markets. A new analysis by energy think tank Ember signals a watershed moment for solar-plus-storage: utility-scale batteries, outside China and the United States, now cost around $65 per megawatt-hour (MWh) to store electricity as of October 2025, making dispatchable solar broadly economically feasible. According to the original report, Ember’s assessment draws on recent auction results in Italy, Saudi Arabia and India and interviews with active developers across global markets. The think tank calculates a full…

The US petrochemical industry leverages regional feedstock abundance, digitalisation, and regulatory foresight to unlock high-margin opportunities, with specialised advisory playing a key role in navigating complexities and securing investor confidence. The United States’ petrochemical equipment market offers a rare combination of scale, capital intensity and technical specificity that can deliver outsized returns for firms able to navigate its regulatory, logistical and procurement complexities. According to the original report, abundant, low‑cost ethane and propane from US shale plays, together with significant new downstream capacity in the Gulf Coast and the Appalachian Basin, has re‑shaped demand for high‑performance process equipment, from crackers…

Montreal-based PyroGenesis has secured a confidential contract with a leading global battery recycler to test high-temperature plasma for sustainable lithium-ion battery material recovery, signalling a disruptive shift in the reusability of EV batteries. PyroGenesis, the Montreal-based plasma-technology firm, has signed a confidential testing contract with one of the world’s largest battery recyclers to assess the use of high‑temperature plasma in lithium‑ion battery material recovery and new battery production. According to the announcement, the programme , scheduled to run from Q4 2025 into Q1 2026 , will test PyroGenesis’ plasma technology as a replacement for fossil‑fuel heating when superheating materials during…

DeepMind’s upcoming London laboratory aims to dramatically shorten materials discovery cycles using AI and robotics, targeting innovations in energy storage, superconductors, and sustainable technologies as part of the UK government’s industrial renewal strategy. Google DeepMind will open an automated materials‑science laboratory in London in 2026 as part of a partnership with the UK government, aiming to use large AI models and robotics to shorten the cycle from materials design to physical validation from years to months. According to the original report in the Financial Times and official statements from the UK government and DeepMind, the facility will combine DeepMind’s Gemini…