Dominic Ellis

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Articles

Carbon Upcycling secures $18m to scale CO₂-to-cement technology

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Molly Burgess |Dominic Ellis |Anthony Wright

Carbon utilisation business Carbon Upcycling Technologies has secured an $18m investment to advance its CUT CO2 system, which captures industrial carbon dioxide emissions and converts them into low-carbon cement products. The funding round was led by investor group Builders Vision, with support from others including venture capital firm CRH Ventures, low-carbon technologies specialist Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, and infrastructure business TITAN Group.
Spain blackout caused by poor management of excess energy

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis |Molly Burgess

A report into the cause of the Iberian power cut in April found it was caused by a glut of solar power that was badly managed. Plunging prices triggered a mass switch-off of solar farms which sent voltage and frequency fluctuations crashing across the national grids of Spain and Portugal. This was compounded by a lack of gas and nuclear plants turned on to balance the grid.
Orlen eyes European hydrogen supply network after funding boost

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis |Molly Burgess |Stephen Harrison

Polish multinational operator Orlen plans to build a hydrogen supply network around Poland and into Europe after securing PLN1.7bn ($459m) of grant funding for two clean hydrogen projects. The funds will be paid out from the National Recovery Plan budget. Hydrogen Eagle is expected to produce hydrogen using renewable electricity and municipal waste, for the transport and industrial sectors. The other project, Green H2, is focused specifically on Orlen’s refinery operations in Gdańsk.
Heidelberg Materials opens Brevik CCS in Norway

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis |Molly Burgess |Stephen Harrison

Buildings supplier Heidelberg Materials has officially inaugurated Brevik CCS in Norway, billed as the world’s first industrial-scale CCS facility in the cement industry. Brevik CCS will capture around 400,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, representing 50% of the plant’s emissions. The facility is part of the Norwegian government’s Longship project, developing Europe’s first full-scale value chain for carbon capture, transport, and storage from hard-to-abate industries.
Norway approves next phase of Northern Lights CCS project

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Molly Burgess |Anthony Wright |Dominic Ellis

The Norwegian government has approved the second phase of the Northern Lights carbon capture project, a joint venture between TotalEnergies, Equinor, and Shell that’s being developed in Øygarden, Norway. Phase two will increase the project’s transport and storage capacity from 1.5 million tonnes to a minimum of five million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, once it is operational in 2028.
Woodside Energy and Petronas sign 15-year LNG supply deal

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis |Molly Burgess

Australia’s Woodside Energy and Malaysia multinational oil and gas firm Petronas have signed a non-binding Heads of Agreement for the supply for 1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to Malaysia for 15 years from 2028. The agreement, signed by subsidiary Petronas LNG at the Energy Asia 2025 conference, is expected to support its efforts to ensure secure, flexible LNG supply to meet growing demand in Peninsular Malaysia and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
EDP Group and SIAD’s IGAT to build largest solar-and-storage plant in Italy

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis |Anthony Wright |Molly Burgess

Italian chemicals company IGAT and the utility EDP Energia Italia are to build a distributed generation photovoltaic solar plant. It is the largest EDP project in Italy to be integrated with a storage system. The solar plant will be installed at IGAT’s industrial site in the province of Caserta, with total capacity of 2.5MWp, boosting the company’s flexibility in energy management and enhancing its decarbonisation.
New Zealand utility moves on biomethane after positive studies

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis |Anthony Wright |Molly Burgess

New Zealand North Island energy distributor Powerco has completed two feasibility investigations into upgrading biogas to biomethane for use in its gas network. In April 2024, Powerco launched initiatives with Manawatū District Council (MDC) and Midwest Disposals to conduct technical analysis and engineering design at the Manawatū Wastewater Treatment Plant and the wider Manawatū Resource Recovery Park, plus Bonny Glen landfill.
Tech firm SAP invests in carbon removal with Climeworks

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Molly Burgess |Anthony Wright |Dominic Ellis

Swiss carbon capture specialist Climeworks will remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for European technology firm SAP in a deal that will generate 37,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits. The multi-million-euro agreement will run until 2034 and will capture CO₂ through direct air capture (DAC), biochar, and enhanced rock weathering. The capture methods are tailored to SAP’s business context. SAP has committed to achieving net-zero emissions across its value chain by 2030.
POINT.P and CarbiCrete to open low-carbon concrete plant in France

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Molly Burgess |Anthony Wright |Dominic Ellis

Industrial materials companies POINT.P and Canada’s CarbiCrete will open France’s first cement-free concrete block production line next year, which will eliminate all cement-related emissions from its production and permanently sequester carbon dioxide. Located at POINT.P’s Hauts-de-France site, the plant will produce 20,000 tonnes of cement-free concrete blocks in its first year, with plans to double capacity in 2027. The news marks CarbiCrete’s entry into the French market.