The annual EU Industry Days together with the EU Industry Week (local events) are Europe’s flagship annual events dedicated to the industry playing an important role in showcasing latest innovations…

The pulp and paper industry accounted for approximately 5 percent of total industrial final energy consumption and 2 percent of direct carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the industrial sector…

University of Twente’s Sustainable Circular Economy research team, led by Devrim Murat Yazan is spearheading the innovative Horizon-Europe Innovation Action project, entitled ‘ Sustainable Circular…

Where is industry in addressing Europe’s climate and energy obligations? Last November, the European Commission published its proposals to revise its array of clean energy legislation to have them…

Bioenergy plays a key role in decarbonisation and straddles multiple industrial ecosystems. Innovative bioenergy use, coupled with digitalisation, facilitates the decarbonisation of a wide range of industrial sectors including steel, pulp and paper,…

First published here Glass production is a highly energy-intensive industrial process. The container and flat glass industries (which combined account for 80% of glass production) emit over 60 million…

The industrial symbiosis (IS) technology is a very high item in the EU agenda, because of its great potential in terms of energy savings and therefore and the first step towards a more circular economy. But several questions are still pending: - What…

A recent article by Ben Jones in the Financial Times ( Europe’s steel industry needs a credible plan to go green , August 6, 2020) discussed the problems that the steel industry is having in reducing…

Aluminum production is one of the most energy-intensive industrial processes worldwide. Although about a third of global aluminum production uses electricity from hydropower sources, the increasing…

As Europe prepares to embrace a new industrial revolution in the aftermath of the covid-19 crisis, green groups have outlined their priorities to make Europe’s industry a global leader. A clean and…