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Energy, Environment & Sustainability
News items focusing on evolving technologies and steps taken to create a sustainable industry and minimize environmental impact.
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Consortium Hopes to Energize American Solar Manufacturing
10 November 2022 - Pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries has signed on to a manufacturing initiative that aims to establish the U.S. as a leader in solar power equipment.
AISI Unveils Greenhouse Accounting Guidelines
07 November 2022 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has issued its recommended steel industry greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions calculation guidelines, an initiative meant to bring about consistent and comprehensive data on GHG emissions from steel production.
ArcelorMittal Makes Multi-Million Move Into Nuclear Energy
03 November 2022 - ArcelorMittal is investing US$25 million in a company that is building a new type of nuclear of reactor in Wyoming, the company said Thursday.
ArcelorMittal to Trial Carbon Capture Tech in North America, Europe
27 October 2022 - ArcelorMittal will test out carbon capture technology at plants in Europe and North America under a newly signed agreement, the steelmaker said on Thursday.
Ford in Europe Signs for Low-CO2 Steel
25 October 2022 - Ford Motor Co.’s European operation has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with three steelmakers to buy low-CO2 steel for its vehicles, the automaker said Tuesday.
JSPL Signs MoU for 1,000 MW of Carbon-Free Energy
20 October 2022 - In line with its goal to become a net-zero steelmaker by 2035, India’s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with energy transition and decarbonization solutions firm Greenko Group to facilitate 1,000 MW of carbon-free energy for its steelmaking operations at Angul, Odisha.
LIBERTY Steel Trials Coal Substitute
19 October 2022 - LIBERTY Steel UK has wrapped up a successful trial of a coal substitute in its electric steelmaking operation in Rotherham, England.
Salzgitter Reports Success With Hydrogen Electrolyzer Trial Run
17 October 2022 - Salzgitter is wrapping up what it calls a successful trial with high-temperature electrolysis for hydrogen production and steel production.
ArcelorMittal Celebrates Start of Dofasco Decarbonization Project
13 October 2022 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco on Thursday broke ground on its CA$1.8 billion process conversion project that will transition it to a direct reduction–electric arc furnace route.
This Company Says It Has a New Way to Decarbonize Steel. Investors Are Getting Behind It.
07 October 2022 - A Colorado-based start-up that is looking to commercialize an electrochemical process for refining iron ore has raised US$85 million in capital.
Solar Developer Gets OK for Big River Generation Facility
06 October 2022 - The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved a 250-MW solar farm that will provide power to United States Steel Corporation’s expanding Big River Steel plant.
POSCO Joins Offgas Recycling Research Effort
06 October 2022 - POSCO has signed on to a research effort that is exploring technologies to convert steel mill offgas into a plastics raw material, reports the Aju Business Daily newspaper.
Siderúrgica Huachipato Signs On for Digitalization Project With SMS digital
27 September 2022 - SMS digital has entered into an agreement to provide a package of advanced digital services for the Siderúrgica Huachipato’s Talcahuano facility in Chile to help the company achieve efficiency cost savings.
HYBRIT Hydrogen Storage Facility Is Up and Running
27 September 2022 - The first of its kind for storing fossil-free hydrogen gas, the rock cavern storage facility in Luleå, Sweden, is now operational, SSAB announced.
LIBERTY Ostrava Plans CZK 88 Million Investment to Reduce Sinter Plant Dust Emissions
27 September 2022 - The investment will include the installation of a new exhaust pipeline at LIBERTY Ostrava’s sinter plant north, aiming to reduce fugitive emissions by around 46%.
Rio Tinto, Shougang Group Sign Decarbonization MoU
27 September 2022 - Iron ore miner Rio Tinto and China’s Shougang Group have shaken hands on a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) intended to further development of decarbonization solutions for the steel industry.
Report: Middle East, North Africa Has Potential to Be Green Steel Leader — If It Acts Fast
22 September 2022 - The Middle East and northern Africa (MENA) could be a world leader in green steel production, if it makes prompt investments in renewable energy and green hydrogen, according to a new report from the U.S.-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
Tata Steel Partners With Hatch on IJmuiden Process Route Conversion
15 September 2022 - Engineering and management consultancy Hatch Ltd. is joining Tata Steel’s effort to produce hydrogen-reduced iron and green steel at its lJmuiden plant in the Netherlands.
JSW Steel, SMS group to Partner on Decarbonization Projects
13 September 2022 - JSW Steel will collaborate with plant builder and mechanical engineer SMS group on decarbonization projects throughout its fleet of Indian mills.
thyssenkrupp Greenlights DRI Plant
08 September 2022 - thyssenkrupp will proceed with construction of a 2.5-million-metric-ton direct reduction plant at its Duisburg plant in Germany, the company said on Thursday.
