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thyssenkrupp Sees Successful Hydrogen Test on Blast Furnace
04 February 2021 - thyssenkrupp has successfully completed an initial round of hydrogen injection testing on one of its blast furnaces in Duisburg, Germany, and is preparing for a second phase of experimentation.
Blue Hydrogen Has a Role to Play in Decarbonization, thyssenkrupp Says
14 January 2021 - Natural gas can be a viable intermediate source of clean hydrogen for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe's Duisburg mill in Germany, but the German and European Union governments need to put a regulatory framework in place before any investments along those lines can be made, the steelmaker has concluded.
Tenaris Lays Plans for Italian Hydrogen Electrolyzer
11 January 2021 - Tenaris and two other companies will work together on a project to bring hydrogen-based steelmaking to Tenaris’ Dalmine facility in Italy.
POSCO Lays Plans for Hydrogen Production
15 December 2020 - South Korea’s POSCO plans to ramp up hydrogen production capacity over the next 30 years and will begin laying investments in hydrogen infrastructure, reports South Korean business magazine BusinessKorea.
Danieli: HBIS Direct Reduction Plant Will Be in a Green Class of Its Own
10 December 2020 - China’s Hebei Iron & Steel Group’s (HBIS) planned direct reduction plant, when completed in 2021, will be the lowest carbon-emitting direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in the world, according to one of its technology partners.
HBIS to Build H2-Based DRI Plant
25 November 2020 - China’s HBIS Group has contracted Tenova to build a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, the company has said.
LKAB Plans Generational Shift to H2 DRI Production
24 November 2020 - Swedish iron ore miner LKAB has unveiled a transformational plan to replace pellet production with hydrogen-reduced sponge iron, reflecting the European steel industry’s transition to a carbon-neutral future.
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.
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.
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.
Energy Department Funds Steel Decarbonization Research
20 August 2020 - Two leading steel researchers have been awarded a US$4 million U.S. Energy Department grant to further explore hydrogen-based steel production.
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.
EU Looks to Build Hydrogen Electrolysis Capacity
09 July 2020 - The European Union’s Clean Hydrogen Alliance held its inaugural meeting Wednesday and backed a goal to install at least 6 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolysis capacity by 2024.
Salzgitter Takes Next Step in Hydrogen Project
24 June 2020 - Salzgitter and industrial partners Rhenus and Uniper will explore the feasibility of building a direct reduced iron plant and associated hydrogen electrolysis plant at a deepwater port in northern Germany, the company announced Wednesday.
Germany Lays Big Bet on Hydrogen
11 June 2020 - Germany plans to invest EUR9 billion in efforts that promote hydrogen production and use under a national hydrogen strategy adopted Wednesday.
thyssenkrupp Teams With Electricity Producer on Hydrogen Development
10 June 2020 - thyssenkrupp has agreed to work with electricity generator RWE Generation on developing hydrogen infrastructure as the steelmaker looks to convert a blast furnace to hydrogen in 2022.
Ovako Successfully Heats Steel in Hydrogen-Fueled Furnace
28 April 2020 - Sweden-based engineering steel producer Ovako has successfully trialed the use of hydrogen as combustion source in a production furnace, marking an industry first, the company reports.
Salzgitter Selects Builder for Planned Electrolysis Plant
18 November 2019 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has contracted Siemens Gas and Power to build a 2.2 mW hydrogen plant that will fill all of the mill’s current demand for the gas.
