Metallurgy

H2 View analyses the role hydrogen and DRI will play in the future of steelmaking…

Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser has ordered three SIAD MI compressors to be combined with a new 20MW electrolysis plant that will supply the Ovako rolling mill in Hofors, Sweden.

H2 Green Steel today (May 2) revealed that it has signed a seven-year agreement for the delivery of hydrogen-produced green steel with the Italian steel group, Marcegaglia, worth €1.89bn ($2.07bn).

Carlton Power’s Langage green hydrogen project in Devon, UK, is set to supply hydrogen fuel to international mining and materials companies Imerys and Sibelco.

Sweden’s H2 Green Steel is set to deliver hydrogen-produced low-carbon steel to Bilstein Group under a freshly inked seven-year agreement, worth more than €250m ($274m).

European steel major ArcelorMittal is set to receive €55m ($58m) from the German federal Government to produce ‘near zero-emission’ steel with green hydrogen at a demonstration plant in Hamburg.

The European Commission has approved a €460m ($491.5m) Spanish measure to support ArcelorMittal España in partially decarbonising its steel production processes with hydrogen.

Oracle Power has today (February 6) announced it has raised £500,000 ($601,800) to support the advancement of its green hydrogen project in Pakistan and signed a new offtake agreement to clean up aluminium production.

H2 View spoke to Kajsa Ryttenberg-Wallgren, Executive Vice President, Head of Business Unit Hydrogen at H2 Green Steel.

As the EU looks to import 10 million tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen per year by 2030 to meet its REPowerEU goals, Africa appears set to play a key role.