Industrial Decarbonisation

Collaboration, risk sharing, and common standards: What are the key accelerators of industrial decarbonisation?

Infrastructure

Collaboration, risk sharing, and common standards: What are the key accelerators of industrial decarbonisation?

A new report from WEF and Accenture sets out recommendations for how financiers, businesses, and government can work together to decarbonise some of the world's most hard-to-abate sectors

clock 04 August 2022 • 5 min read
Port Talbot steelworks calls for decarbonisation package to help it avoid risk of closure

Energy

Port Talbot steelworks calls for decarbonisation package to help it avoid risk of closure

Tata Group chairman tells Financial Times it needs financial support to enable transition to greener production methods

clock 22 July 2022 • 3 min read
Low-carbon cement firm Terra CO2 Technology raises $46m

Investment

Low-carbon cement firm Terra CO2 Technology raises $46m

Terra CO2 Technology said it will use funds to develop and produce low-carbon cement alternatives for the construction industry

clock 13 July 2022 • 2 min read
The UK has a chance to host the world's first fully decarbonised steel sector

Infrastructure

The UK has a chance to host the world's first fully decarbonised steel sector

The UK could set an example for how industry and government can work together to rapidly decarbonise industrial emissions, writes UK Steel's Frank Aaskov

clock 11 July 2022 • 4 min read
Could steel decarbonisation policies help the next PM woo Red Wall voters?

Policy

Could steel decarbonisation policies help the next PM woo Red Wall voters?

Two separate reports this morning have set out the case for Ministers to press ahead with a raft of policies that can drive a shift away from the blast furnace method of steel production

clock 11 July 2022 • 9 min read
Study: Decarbonisation now a priority at 80 per cent of manufacturing firms

Management

Study: Decarbonisation now a priority at 80 per cent of manufacturing firms

MakeUK study reveals nearly half of manufacturers have implemented climate plans, amid escalating energy costs

clock 11 July 2022 • 3 min read
UK's largest carbon capture plant opens in Cheshire

CCS

UK's largest carbon capture plant opens in Cheshire

Government-backed demonstration plant aims to capture tens of thousands of tonnes of CO2 emitted by a power station for use in sodium biocarbonate manufacture

clock 24 June 2022 • 3 min read
First Movers Coalition targets aluminium and carbon removal as it swells to 50 firms

Technology

First Movers Coalition targets aluminium and carbon removal as it swells to 50 firms

Cross-industry group that aims to bring down costs and commercialise critical decarbonisation technologies welcomes slew of new members at World Economic Forum in Davos

clock 26 May 2022 • 3 min read
'A new future for Saltend': Can hydrogen and carbon capture create a 'green' chemicals hub on the Humber?

Energy

'A new future for Saltend': Can hydrogen and carbon capture create a 'green' chemicals hub on the Humber?

The 100-year old Saltend Chemicals Park is gearing up to become a test ground for hydrogen and carbon capture industrial decarbonisation technologies - BusinessGreen visits the UK's ground zero for net zero

clock 16 May 2022 • 8 min read
Energy Systems Catapult sets out industrial decarbonisation wishlist

CCS

Energy Systems Catapult sets out industrial decarbonisation wishlist

More analysis is needed to ensure current "cluster-based" approach to industrial decarbonisation has maximum impact on transition to low-carbon economy, group argues

clock 22 April 2022 • 3 min read