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Construction begins on high-profile project to replace coal fired blast furnace at South Wales steelworks with low carbon electric arc furnace

Global Innovation Centre in Navi Mumbai, India will provide demonstration facilities for emerging carbon capture technologies

Memorandum of Understanding to see construction equipment giant supplied with low carbon steel from revamped Port Talbot plant

Green Alliance criticises government's 'disappointing' Port Talbot deal and calls for more co-ordinated approach to supporting communities reliant on carbon intensive industries

But experts warn UK is in danger of losing primary steel production capacity, while trade unions lament significant job losses

Reports over weekend claim Labour government has 'signalled a new intent' to unlock investment in low carbon electric arc furnace production at British Steel site

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week

National Grid confirms new connection offer to support installation of 3.2 million-tonne electric arc furnace

The decision to close Port Talbot's blast furnance should deal another blow to the case for new coal mining in the UK, but te controversial plans continue to advance

But spectre of an estimated 3,000 job losses looms large over deal that is expected to unlock £1.25bn of investment in lower carbon electric arc furnace at the site