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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.
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.
Danieli Inks Contract for Hydrogen-Powered Rebar Mill
21 October 2024 - Danieli is partnering with an Australian entity called Greensteel Australia to build a rebar rolling mill powered by renewably produced hydrogen.
Tata Steel UK Orders Tenova EAF
21 October 2024 - Tenova has received an order from Tata Steel UK for a high-productivity electric arc furnace, the equipment manufacturer reports.
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.
Hyundai Steel Hires Help for Hydrogen Injection Tests
07 October 2024 - South Korea’s Hyundai Steel has contracted Primetals Technologies as part of a study looking at blast furnace hydrogen injection.
ArcelorMittal Celebrates Start of EUR76 Million Ladle Furnace
03 October 2024 - ArcelorMittal’s Fos-sur-Mer plant in France has inaugurated a new ladle furnace, a milestone event that the company says will contribute to the European steel industry’s energy transition.
Vale Selects Partner for Electrolyzer Feasibility Studies
03 October 2024 - Iron ore miner Vale has partnered with a German company to study the feasibility of a green hydrogen production facility in Brazil.
A Century of Integrated Steelmaking at Welsh Plant Comes to an End
01 October 2024 - Tata Steel on Monday tapped the No. 4 blast furnace at its historic Port Talbot Works in Wales for the final time, bringing to an end nearly 100 years of ironmaking.
ArcelorMittal Invests in Electrochemical Decarbonization Tech
25 September 2024 - ArcelorMittal’s XCarb Innovation Fund is investing US$5 million in a company developing a way to convert industrial process gas into high-purity hydrogen and concentrated CO2.
U.S. Energy Department Announces Effort to Measure Carbon Intensity of Industrial Products
25 September 2024 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a pilot project that will attempt to measure the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of certain industrial products, it said on Wednesday.
