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Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Energy use and conservation, the environment and sustainability as it relates to the steel industry.

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Volvo CE Goes Green on Serial Production of Articulated Haulers

28 January 2025 - Volvo CE has introduced low-carbon-emission steel into serial production of all their articulated haulers built in Braås, Sweden.

Partnership Forms to Produce Green Steel Tower for Wind Turbine

28 January 2025 - ENERCON, Salzgitter AG and TMGROUP are collaborating to produce a green steel tower which will be part of the Diepholzer Bruch wind farm project in Lower Saxony, Germany, early this year.

Nucor Climate Goals Receive Global Steel Climate Council Certification 

16 January 2025 - The Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) has certified Nucor Corp.’s science-based emissions targets, the company announced Thursday.  

Fortescue, Baowu Partner on Decarbonization Effort 

08 January 2025 - Iron ore miner Fortescue is partnering with a China Baowu Steel Group subsidiary on developing green iron solutions for decarbonization, according to the Reuters news service.

Clean and Green: Electra and Interfer Sign Collaboration Agreement 

17 December 2024 - Ironmaking startup Electra has signed an memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a German steel importer to collaborate on clean iron production for specialty steel. 

Australian Consortium Chooses Western Australia Location for Electric Smelting Furnace

17 December 2024 - A consortium made up of Australia’s two largest iron ore miners and its largest steelmaker have selected a location for a proposed ironmaking electric smelting furnace pilot plant.

Report: U.S. Steelmakers Will Need 174 Terawatt-Hours of Electricity by 2050

18 November 2024 - Green energy needs steel. And steel need green energy. But just how much? 

SSAB Highlights Decarbonization Efforts at COP29

14 November 2024 - SSAB is joining Business Sweden’s delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, the company reports.

Tata Steel to Study Liquid Hydrogen Imports

14 November 2024 - Tata Steel is looking to import liquid hydrogen produced in Norway and export carbon dioxide for permanent storage.

Fewer Regulatory Hurdles, More Energy Would Help European Green Steel Projects

06 November 2024 - To speed up progress in the European steel industry, policymakers ought to work to reduce red tape, lower energy costs and coordinate more with industry, several finance experts said Wednesday.

Thinking About Decarbonization, ArcelorMittal Reimagines the Blast Furnace

06 November 2024 - ArcelorMittal is exploring another way to lower its carbon emissions — by building a better blast furnace.

Decarbonization Helps the Planet — and Recruitment

05 November 2024 - The steel industry has long faced recruitment challenges arising from negative perceptions, but the industry’s work on decarbonization might finally be shifting opinions, according to two industry leaders.

Iran, Qatar Could Grow Positions in DR-Grade Pellet Market

05 November 2024 - The demand for direct reduction (DR)-grade pellets is only set to grow and could potentially account for 40% to 50% of the seaborne market, said Tarraco Commodities Solutions chief executive officer Gilberto Cardoso.

DR Pellet Supply Could Decarbonization ‘Choke Point’

05 November 2024 - There are dozens of steel decarbonization technologies in various stages of development, but only one today is of sufficient technological maturity to significantly reduce CO2 reductions – the direct reduction electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) route.

EMSTEEL Starts Green Hydrogen Steelmaking Demonstration

31 October 2024 - UAE steelmaker EMSTEEL and an energy partner have started up a pilot project intended to demonstrate the use of green hydrogen to produce green steel.

Steel Dynamics Recognized by U.S. EPA

30 October 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has received a ranking from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Partnership after recently joining the program, the company has said. 

British Steel Launches Pilot Carbon Capture Project

28 October 2024 - British Steel has initiated a pilot-scale carbon capture project at its Scunthorpe plant, the company has announced. 

JSW Steel to Explore Carbon Capture at Vijayanagar Plant

16 October 2024 - JSW Steel, iron ore miner BHP and carbon capture solutions provider Carbon Clean have signed an agreement to jointly study a carbon capture solution. 

SHS Group Chooses Technology Suppliers for Process Conversion

16 October 2024 - Germany’s SHS Group has awarded contracts for a direct reduction plant and two electric arc furnaces, the central components of a decarbonization project at its Dillinger/Saar and Völklingen plants.

SDI Announces Science-Based CO2 Intensity Targets

10 October 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. will look to reduce the CO2 intensity of its hot-rolled steel by 15% over the next six years under new science-based goals it has set as part of its participation in the Global Steel Climate Council. 

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