According to Open Access Government, Canada Nickel Company is pioneering net-zero mining at its Crawford Project by integrating carbon mineralization directly into its workflow. The site, expected to produce over 48,000 tonnes of nickel and 500,000 tonnes of 304-grade stainless steel annually, utilizes ultramafic rocks to permanently sequester CO2. Through patent-pending In-Process Tailings (IPT) carbonation and a recent successful in-situ underground pilot funded by the US DOE, CO2 is converted into stable carbonate minerals. This dual approach not only offsets emissions but naturally fractures the rock, lowering energy and grinding costs. This positions Crawford as a scalable template for a net-zero industrial cluster, turning carbon management into a core value driver.

[SMM Steel] Tata Steel has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) to co-develop scalable low-carbon steelmaking technologies. The collaboration focuses on four strategic areas: scrap-based steelmaking, steel waste valorization, carbon capture and utilization (CCUS), and end-product performance. By leveraging USTB’s pilot-scale facilities and Tata Steel’s engineering strengths, the partnership aims to accelerate the transition of sustainable metallurgical research into practical industrial applications.

Recently, the European Commission has approved a €400 million state aid scheme for Greece aimed at supporting the country's clean technology manufacturing sector. The scheme aligns with the Net Zero Industrial Act (NZIA) and has been authorised under the Clean Industries Agreement State Aid Framework (CISAF). It will promote domestic manufacturing of technologies including solar panels, wind turbines, heat pumps, electrolysers, and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) through direct grants and tax incentives.

India’s Union Budget 2026-27 emphasizes domestic manufacturing competitiveness and long-term energy resilience, allocating INR 22,000 crore for the PM Surya Ghar rooftop scheme and INR 5,000 crore for PM-KUSUM. The budget bolsters the supply chain by extending customs duty exemptions on capital goods for lithium-ion battery production and critical mineral processing, while removing the 7.5% duty on sodium antimonate for solar glass. Additionally, it earmarks INR 20,000 crore over five years for Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) technologies and proposes dedicated "rare earth corridors" in four states to secure input materials. However, duty exemptions for silicon used in wafers and cells are set to lapse in April 2026, signaling a push for deeper domestic value addition.

【SMM Steel】The North Sea Transition Authority has launched its second carbon capture licensing round, offering 14 sites in Scottish and English waters for exploration and assessment. These sites have potential to store up to 2 gigatons of CO2, providing capacity support for future industrial decarbonization in the UK and Europe. The offered areas include depleted hydrocarbon fields selected by NSTA and saline aquifer sites identified after a public nomination call in early 2025. Carbon capture and storage plays a crucial role in decarbonizing major UK industrial centers, involving transport of CO2 captured from industrial processes to offshore areas for deep geological storage. The licensing round will run until March 24, 2026, with permits potentially awarded in early 2027.

On June 6, the Yangquan Municipal Energy Bureau issued a notice on the "Implementation Plan for Carbon Peak in the Energy Sector of Yangquan City." The document states that efforts should be made to explore and promote the development and utilisation of various energy forms, including hydrogen, biomass, and geothermal energy. It calls for active exploration of renewable energy-based water electrolysis projects for hydrogen production, such as those using wind and solar power, to gradually transition from grey hydrogen to green hydrogen. The promotion of "geothermal energy +" multi-energy complementary heating methods is encouraged, with geothermal energy utilisation tailored to local heating (and cooling) needs, and active exploration of clustered utilisation of shallow geothermal energy. Biomass energy comprehensive utilisation should be promoted according to local conditions, with the development of power generation and heating using agricultural crop straw, municipal solid waste, and livestock and poultry manure encouraged. The implementation of biomass cogeneration and municipal solid waste incineration power generation projects, as well as the promotion of pilot biomass cogeneration projects, is advocated. By 2030, the installed capacity of biomass energy power generation in the city is expected to reach 15,000 kW. The growth rate of oil consumption should be reasonably controlled, with the development of multimodal transportation in the transportation sector guided to promote the shift of bulk cargo from road to rail. The promotion of EVs, LNG heavy-duty trucks, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is encouraged to gradually reduce gasoline and diesel consumption. Efforts should focus on advancing basic and cutting-edge technologies in green development and clean utilisation of fossil energy, carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS/CCS), new-type power systems, hydrogen energy, digitalisation and intelligence of energy systems, energy storage, high-efficiency PV, large-capacity wind power, biomass fuel substitution, and zero-carbon energy supply.