Energy, Environment & Sustainability
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Tenova Collaborates With Snam on Decarbonization
17 January 2022 - Tenova announced it has entered into an agreement to collaborate with Europe’s largest energy infrastructure operator in strategic studies and market analysis to introduce green hydrogen into metals production processes.
POSCO, Adani Group Sign US$5 Billion MoU for Eco-Friendly Integrated Mill
14 January 2022 - This week South Korean steelmaker POSCO and Indian infrastructure and energy conglomerate Adani Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that includes plans for a “green, environment-friendly” integrated steel mill to be built in Gujarat, India.
Metinvest Announces Multi-Billion-Dollar Commitment to Decarbonization
14 January 2022 - Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest will spend US$20–30 million in the coming years to replace its aging blast furnaces with electric arc furnace (EAF) technology, reports the Reuters news service.
thyssenkrupp Signs Supply Contract for Electrolysis Plant
12 January 2022 - thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers has signed a supply contract with Shell for a project called Hydrogen Holland I.
Report: ArcelorMittal and Partners Receive €10M for Electrolysis Plant in Bremen
04 January 2022 - According to reports, ArcelorMittal Bremen, swb AG and EWE AG have received a subsidy of more than €10 million to construct a 12-MW electrolysis plant in Bremen, Germany, to produce green hydrogen by means of renewable energy.
Metinvest, SMS group Sign MOU on Decarbonization Technologies
16 December 2021 - SMS group announced yesterday it has signed, along with its subsidiary Paul Wurth, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Metinvest to work together to tackle decarbonization.
ArcelorMittal Commits Additional US$30 Million to LanzaTech Carbon Capture Technology
14 December 2021 - ArcelorMittal, through its XCarb™ innovation fund, will invest US$30 million in carbon capture and utilization (CCU) company LanzaTech, according to an official press release.
thyssenkrupp Awarded 2-GW Electrolysis Installation Contract
14 December 2021 - thyssenkrupp was awarded a contract to supply a 2-GW electrolysis plant to NEOM, one of the world's largest green hydrogen projects.
voestalpine Unveils CO2-Reduced Steel
09 December 2021 - The company announced this week it is now offering a CO2-reduced version of the flat steel products produced at its steelmaking facility in Linz, Austria.
£300 Million Steel Plant Proposed for Former U.K. Port
02 December 2021 - A decommissioned brownfield port near Inverness, Scotland, could soon be home to the U.K.’s newest steelmaking facility in half a century.
H2 Green Steel and Iberdrola to Build €2.3 Billion Green Hydrogen Plant in Spain
02 December 2021 - Swedish steel startup H2 Green Steel has inked a deal with Spanish energy company Iberdrola to build a 1 GW green hydrogen plant in the Iberian Peninsula.
Primetals Technologies, Yara Environmental Technologies to Deliver State-of-the-Art Flue Gas Treatment System for Acciaierie D’Italia
30 November 2021 - Steelmaker Acciaierie D’Italia has contracted the two equipment suppliers to install a new flue gas treatment (FGT) system for the three boilers at its No. 2 power plant in Taranto, Italy, Primetals Technologies reports.
China Baowu Announces Global Alliance to Curb Emissions
19 November 2021 - The steelmaker announced yesterday it has formed the Global Low-Carbon Metallurgical Innovation Alliance with more than 60 companies to combat climate change and cut greenhouse emissions in China, Reuters reports.
SKF, Luleå University of Technology Collaborate on Development of Fossil-Free Steel
18 November 2021 - SKF announced yesterday that they are collaborating with Luleå University of Technology and their CH2ESS initiative to help further the development of fossil-free bearing steel.
ArcelorMittal Poland Aims to Reduce Environmental Footprint Through Investment
18 November 2021 - ArcelorMittal Poland’s Kraków coke plant is investing PLN 31.5 million (US$7.6 million) in a decarbonization effort.
Report: IEEFA Finds Global Steel Production Reached Peak Carbon Emissions in 2020
17 November 2021 - Carbon emissions reached a peak in 2020, most of which was due to the production in China, according to the report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
Vale and China Baowu Come Together for Reducing Greenhouse Emissions
15 November 2021 - Vale announced via press release last Thursday that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Baowu Steel Group.
NLMK Group and Rosenergoatom Partner on Energy Agreement
15 November 2021 - NLMK Group and Rosenergoatom signed a partnership agreement last week on low-carbon energy supplies.
MMK Signs MoU With Danieli on Decarbonizing the Blast Furnace
15 November 2021 - Danieli announced Friday the signing of a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia’s PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) to reduce CO2 emissions.
CSN Backs Silicon Valley Hydrogen Startup
08 November 2021 - San Francisco-based 1S1 Energy intends to use the funding from the Brazilian steelmaker’s venture capital fund to manufacture electrolyzers for the production of green hydrogen.
