Hydrogen Steelmaking
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IEEFA: MENA Producers Already Have the Tools to Lower CO2 Emissions
15 August 2024 - Steel producers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) could reduce their CO2 emissions by adopting a shorter-term strategy that combines intermittent hydrogen production and the partial substitution of natural gas in the direct reduction process, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis argues in a new paper.
Report: EU Sees Mixed Progress on Creating Green Hydrogen Market
30 July 2024 - The European Union took an early lead in moving to establish a regional green hydrogen economy, setting as a goal to produce and import 20 million metric tons by 2030.
Steel Producer Issues Call for Green Hydrogen
27 March 2024 - Stahl-Holding-Saar (SHS), which owns steel producers Dillinger and Saarstahl, is seeking bids for renewable hydrogen to be used in a planned direct reduction plant at its Dillinger steel mill, according the online publication Hydrogen Insight.
U.S. DRI Projects Receive Federal Support
25 March 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., SSAB and Vale will share up to US$1.4 billion in federal funding supporting several proposed decarbonization projects.
Tenova Joins Green Hydrogen Trial
29 February 2024 - Tenova is partnering with two other Italian companies on a project intended to validate hybrid heating technologies for steel reheating, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Wanted to Buy: Hydrogen. And Lots of It.
19 February 2024 - thyssenkrupp Steel is soliciting bids for hydrogen to run its planned direct reduction plant, a first in the company’s decarbonization journey.
Nippon Steel Reports Successful H2 Injection Trial
14 February 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. reduced blast furnace CO2 emissions by 33% during a month-long hydrogen injection trial, the company has reported.
Tenova LOI Thermprocess Reports Success in Hydrogen-Fueled Annealing Trial
08 February 2024 - Collaborating with Tenova LOI Thermprocess, thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg has successfully annealed a batch of hot-rolled strip by way of a CO2-neutral process that produces low NOx emissions.
Cleveland-Cliffs Reports Second Successful BF Hydrogen Trial
01 February 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has successfully completed a hydrogen injection trial on its Indiana Harbor No. 7 blast furnace, the company announced Friday.
Danieli, Tenova Announce Order for Omanese DRI Plant
05 December 2023 - The Jindal Steel Group’s newly established Vulcan Green Steel has ordered a hydrogen-ready Energiron direct reduction plant from Tenova and Danieli.
POSCO Plans to Go All in on H2 Ironmaking
27 November 2023 - South Korean steel giant POSCO plans to shift entirely to hydrogen-reduced iron production by 2050, reports BusinessKorea.
With Support From the EU, Italian Engineering Firm to Build Pilot Hydrogen Steel Plant
26 October 2023 - The European Commission and the Italian Ministry of Enterprises are throwing support behind a research project that aims to establish a fully hydrogen-fueled steelmaking plant.
Biden-Harris Administration Allocates US$7 Billion for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Across the U.S.
19 October 2023 - The U.S. Department of Energy announced last week that, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the Biden-Harris administration has allocated US$7 billion to launch seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) across the U.S.
Importing DRI Could Be an Answer to Europe’s Green Hydrogen Needs
18 October 2023 - In the years ahead, six Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Saudi Arabia — will likely be able to meet a significant portion of the European steel industry’s coming demand for green hydrogen.
Germany Confirms Funding for thyssenkrupp Decarbonization Project
27 July 2023 - The German government has confirmed formal approval of nearly EUR2 billion in funding for thyssenkrupp Steel’s transformational decarbonization project, the company has said.
Carnegie Mellon University Receives US$3 Million Federal Grant
22 June 2023 - The U.S. Department of Energy awarded Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) a US$3 million grant to establish a program to advance decarbonization technology in the steel industry.
SSAB, Fortum to Initiate FEED Study on Hydrogen-Based Sponge Iron Plant
05 June 2023 - SSAB and Finnish energy company Fortum will undertake a front-end engineering design of a potential industrial-scale, hydrogen-reduced sponge iron plant, the companies have announced.
India’s Steel Ministry Considering Proposals for Green Hydrogen R&D
01 June 2023 - The country’s steel ministry is seeking proposals for research and development of green hydrogen use in iron and steel production, Argus Media reported yesterday.
POSCO Looks to Begin Work on Pilot DRI Plant
30 May 2023 - POSCO is set to break ground on a pilot-scale direct reduction plant that utilizes hydrogen, reports The Korea Economic Daily newspaper.
Salzgitter Selects Energiron DR for Hydrogen-Ready DRI Plant
24 May 2023 - Salzgitter Flachstahl announced today it has chosen Energiron DR technology for its new 2.1-million-tons-per-year hydrogen-ready direct reduction plant to be installed at its facility in Salzgitter, Germany.
