Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.
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Three Steel Companies Receive Ohio EPA Recognition
08 October 2020 - The three Ohio steel-producing facilities are among 19 organizations recognized for environmental stewardship by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
Lights On: Financing for Steel Mill Solar Farm Completed
06 October 2020 - Solar power developer Lightsource bp has secured US$285 million in financing for a solar farm that will supply electricity to EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel, the company has announced.
ArcelorMittal Pledges to Achieve Carbon Neutrality
02 October 2020 - ArcelorMittal has announced a significant environmental goal: it intends to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
California Researchers Win Funding for H2 Steelmaking Project
02 October 2020 - The University of California, Irvine, (UCI) and partners have been award US$5.7 million in funding from the U.S. Energy Department to study the integration of renewably produced hydrogen in the steelmaking process.
EUROFER: Climate Goals Are Important, But So Is a Plan for Meeting Them
17 September 2020 - If the European Union hopes to achieve a newly proposed carbon emissions goal, it will have to quickly adopt a set of enabling measures that support the effort, the European Steel Association (EUROFER) said Thursday.
Salzgitter to Decide on DRI Plant Next Year
15 September 2020 - Salzgitter expects to report whether construction of direct reduction of iron ore (DRI) plant and upstream hydrogen electrolyzer is feasible by next spring, the company said Tuesday.
Plastics Recycling Plant Could Soon Feed Canadian Blast Furnace
03 September 2020 - A start-up plastics recycler has announced plans to build a sorting facility in northern Pennsylvania that potentially could sell polymers to a Canadian steel producer.
SSAB Celebrates Start of H2-Based Sponge Iron Plant
02 September 2020 - SSAB and partners LKAB and Vattenfall on Monday started up a pilot-scale sponge iron plant that will use hydrogen from a renewably powered electrolyzer.
With Key Equipment Delivery, Salzgitter Gets Ready to Make Hydrogen
26 August 2020 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has taken delivery of what’s being called the world’s most powerful high-temperature hydrogen electrolyzer, the company reports.
Fortescue Agreement Builds on Renewable Hydrogen Investment
20 August 2020 - Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group and two other organizations have agreed to work together on further developing hydrogen technology.
Algoma Plans Byproducts Plant Improvement
19 August 2020 - Canadian steelmaker Algoma Steel Inc. is receiving CA$4 million in government support for improvements to the byproducts plant at its Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., coke facility.
HYBRIT Reports Early Successes in Fossil-Fuel-Free Pellet Trials
06 August 2020 - Swedish iron ore miner LKAB is so far seeing successful results as it trials several heating technologies for iron ore pellet production, a new milestone on the path to create a fossil-fuel-free pellet.
Two Steelmakers Join Synthetic Fuel Research Effort
16 July 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp., JFE Steel Corp. and seven other organizations are launching a research and development project that aims to convert mill emissions into a synthetic fuel for cargo ships.
Acquisition Expands SMS group’s Digital Efficiency, Sustainability Offerings
01 July 2020 - SMS group is acquiring two Brazilian industrial tech companies and will merge them to create a competency center for industrial digitalization in Latin America.
ArcelorMittal Lays Out European Climate Action Plan
26 June 2020 - ArcelorMittal Europe intends to become carbon neutral in the next 30 years by transitioning to a direct-reduction based production route and by investing in technology and equipment to store or recycle its carbon output.
Stelco, DTE to Build Cogen Plant
19 June 2020 - Stelco Inc. is partnering with DTE Energy Services Inc. on construction of a 65-MW cogeneration plant at the steelmaker’s Lake Erie Works in Ontario, Canada, Stelco has announced.
GFG Alliance Accelerates Carbon Reduction Investment Plans
12 June 2020 - GFG Alliance is stepping up investment plans but will seek cost savings and efficiency gains throughout its global operations as it looks to adapt to a new environment.
Gerdau Announces Plans for 80-MW Solar Farm
02 June 2020 - Gerdau Long Steel North America will develop a 700-acre solar farm that will power its Midlothian, Texas, USA, bar mill, the company announced Tuesday.
NLMK Sees Emissions Reduction Through Equipment Upgrade
26 May 2020 - NLMK Group’s flagship facility in Lipetsk, Russia, has concluded performance testing on new emissions control equipment and found that it is meeting design targets, the company has said.
ArcelorMittal Carbon Reduction Projects Receive EU Financial Support
19 May 2020 - The European Investment Bank is loaning ArcelorMittal EUR75 million in support of two capital projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
