EMSTEEL and Masdar have announced the successful start-up of a pilot project demonstrating the use of green hydrogen to produce green steel.
The Abu Dhabi-based project uses green hydrogen to extract iron from iron ore, a key step in steelmaking. The pilot project is now fully operational and has successfully commenced the production of green steel.
The renewable hydrogen produced by the project has been certified by Avance Labs, the hydrogen code manager accredited by the International Tracking Standard Foundation, in accordance with the ISO 19870 methodology for hydrogen. The certification data was validated by Bureau Veritas, acting as the third-party assurance provider.
“We are committed to propelling decarbonization efforts in the sector, in support of the UAE’s Net Zero by 2050 Strategy. Our efforts to-date have been fruitful, with our current utilization of clean energy rising above 80% in 2023. EMSTEEL is also the first steelmaker in the world to capture part of its CO2 emissions, enabling us to operate with 45% less carbon intensity than the global average. Our partnership with Masdar will play a key role in continuing to build on our efforts to decarbonize this hard-to-abate sector and the downstream supply chain,” said Eng. Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi, Group Chief Executive Officer of EMSTEEL.
“Green hydrogen is a vital element in global decarbonization efforts. Even with all the renewables in the world, we cannot meet the decarbonization objectives for hard-to-abate sectors such as steel production. The success of this pilot is an important step in our ongoing efforts, in partnership with EMSTEEL, to achieve meaningful and effective decarbonization of the steel making industry,” said Masdar Chief Executive Officer, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi.
