Hydrogen

Hydrogen

Green hydrogen is the key to further development of producing green steel. The current rapid development of green hydrogen production as a clean source of energy will allow the steel industry to take major steps in creating a future for emissions free steel. Large scale electrolyses from clean power sources will be needed however to enable the further development of green steel production in the coming decades. Below the latest news on hydrogen for steel production.

New HYBRIT research shows hydrogen-reduced iron has superior properties

The HYBRIT initiative was started by SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall to develop a new technology for hydrogen-based iron and steelmaking.

HYBRIT’s fossil-free hydrogen storage facility is now operational in Luleå

HYBRIT has taken another important step in developing the overall value chain for fossil-free iron and steel production.

H2 Green Steel cooperates with GreenIron H2 to further reduce emissions, increase circularity

The agreement between the two companies aims to set a model steel plant for the future by addressing the circularity of iron materials.

POSCO Holdings and India’s Greenko sign green hydrogen production project MOU

The two companies plan to promote green hydrogen/ammonia production project based on renewable energy and pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH) in India.

Adient works with H2 Green Steel to further reduce CO2 footprint

The two companies have agreed that H2 Green Steel will supply steel with low carbon footprint from 2026 onwards to be used it in Adient's metal products.

Tata Steel selects McDermott to manage hydrogen-based steel production

The project is focused on the implementation of Direct Reduced Iron and Reducing Electrical Furnace technology at Tata Steel's facilities in IJmuiden.

Salzgitter and GRI Renewable Industries agree to use green steel in wind towers

Salzgitter intends to gradually switch the production of steel to a hydrogen-based route under its SALCOS – Salzgitter Low CO2-Steelmaking program.

Unigel installs green hydrogen production site using thyssenkrupp nucera technology

The products will be offered to customers who aim to decarbonise their production chains, e.g. the steel industry, oil refining, and e-fuels.

H2 Green Steel moves into construction phase of journey towards fossil-free steel

H2 Green Steel received the permissibility for its five million tonne steel plant in northern Sweden on July 1.

Enel Green Power and Acciaierie di Sicilia launch ‘Sicilian Sustainable Steel’ initiative

A new Enel Green Power project is taking off in Sicily that will see green hydrogen used to power heavy industry.