Hydrogen Steelmaking
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Environmental Court Grants Permissibility to Swedish Green Mill
06 July 2022 - H2 Green Steel, a start-up producer that is planning to build a hydrogen-based mill in Sweden, has cleared a regulatory hurdle and plans to start work later this month, the company has announced.
Consortium Reveals Plans for Hydrogen-Fed DRI Plant
30 June 2022 - A consortium that includes Primetals Technologies announced plans on Thursday to invest EU2.2 billion in a hydrogen electrolysis plant and associated direct reduced iron plant in France.
SSAB Marks Opening of Pilot-Scale Hydrogen Storage Facility
15 June 2022 - SSAB and its partners in its fossil-free steelmaking initiative are inaugurating an underground hydrogen storage facility, marking the start of a two-year trial.
Welspun, Tata Steel Partner on Hydrogen Pipes
09 June 2022 - Indian welded line pipe maker Welspun Corp. Ltd. and Tata Steel will work together on making pipes capable of moving hydrogen and natural gas-blended hydrogen, reports the Press Trust of India.
ArcelorMittal Contrecoeur Tests Green Hydrogen to Produce DRI
03 May 2022 - ArcelorMittal announced that it has successfully tested a partial replacement of natural gas with green hydrogen in the production of direct reduced iron (DRI) at its steel plant in Contrecoeur, Que., Canada, according to Bloomberg.
voestalpine Researching Hydrogen Plasma for Green Steel Production
28 April 2022 - The company announced yesterday that it is researching the use of hydrogen plasma for the carbon-free manufacture of crude steel in a single step at a pilot facility in Donawitz, Austria.
HYBRIT Initiative Backed by the EU Innovation Fund
05 April 2022 - The European Union (EU) Innovation Fund has officially supported the HYBRIT initiative — one of the seven innovative projects under the Innovation Fund — which is driven by SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall.
Report: HYBRIT Solves ‘Root Cause of Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Steelmaking’
04 April 2022 - The pilot plant in Luleå, Sweden, has produced a couple hundred tons of steel using hydrogen produced with renewable energy, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
Not Just Your Morning Pick-Me-Up: Steel Researchers Use Coffee Grounds in Green Steel Breakthrough
25 March 2022 - Researchers at the University of New South Wales' (UNSW) Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) have published findings that show various wastes, including coffee grounds, can be used in the manufacture of green steel.
New Green Hydrogen Plant Project to Support British Steel’s Decarbonization
14 March 2022 - Last week British Steel Ltd. celebrated the launch of a hydrogen electrolyzer plant project near its Teesside, U.K., steel works that will eventually provide the steelmaker with a local source of renewable green hydrogen for net-zero steel production.
POSCO to Build a Digital Twin to Test Hydrogen Technologies
02 March 2022 - The South Korean steelmaker is planning to build a virtual steel mill in which it can test hydrogen reduction steelmaking technology, according to BusinessKorea.
SDI, Rio Tinto, Nippon Steel Trading Back Renewable Biocarbon Producer
02 March 2022 - Aymium announced yesterday that it has secured Series B funding to support capacity expansion and increased deployment of its environmental technologies, with Steel Dynamics Inc., Rio Tinto and Nippon Steel Trading on board.
Biden Administration Unveils Plans to Accelerate Clean Hydrogen Production
16 February 2022 - The White House yesterday announced the Biden administration is undertaking new actions to support American leadership on clean manufacturing, which will include ramping up the production of clean hydrogen.
H2Stahl Project to Begin at thyssenkrupp Steel
16 February 2022 - The H2Stahl project, funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, is to start at thyssenkrupp Steel’s Duisburg site, the steelmaker has announced.
Severstal Invests in New Low-Carbon Hydrogen Technology
02 February 2022 - Severstal has announced that it has invested in Ekona Power Inc., a developer of low-carbon hydrogen production technology.
ArcelorMittal’s Latest XCarb Investment Aims to Disrupt Hydrogen Electrolysis Technology
27 January 2022 - ArcelorMittal’s XCarb™ innovation fund has awarded US$5 million to H2Pro, a startup developing an energy-efficient and cost-effective alternative to water electrolysis for generating green hydrogen.
Spanish Steelmakers Join €3.23 Billion Hydrogen Consortium
24 January 2022 - Spanish steel companies CELSA Group, Sidenor, AMES Group and Tubacex have signed on to the country’s largest-ever multi-sector investment project devoted to renewable hydrogen technology.
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.
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.
