Just 24% of 2030 clean hydrogen demand will materialise with current policies: report
The report estimates that 75% of 2030 clean hydrogen demand will come from established use cases like refining and ammonia production
The report estimates that 75% of 2030 clean hydrogen demand will come from established use cases like refining and ammonia production
ArcelorMittal is pressing forward with the commissioning of its hydrogen furnaces in Kraków, despite pausing any financial decisions on green hydrogen-ready direct reduced iron (DRI) plants last November.
Scandinavian Steel AB will begin distributing GreenIron’s hydrogen-based iron exclusively across Nordic and European markets under a new collaboration agreement.
Italian electrochemical major De Nora is planning to build a 50-tonne-per-year green hydrogen plant in Sardinia to power a local raw materials firm’s industrial plant.
Hydrogen will be supplied by Norwegian Hydrogen’s first electrolyser plant in Hellesylt, which opened in September – nearly 800km away from Sandviken.
The German government has allocated €2.8bn ($3bn) in funding to accelerate decarbonisation efforts, with up to five hydrogen-based projects expected to receive a share of the support.
Aquatech will provide an “end-to-end solution” for all water management requirements at Stegra’s green hydrogen-based steel plant in Boden, Sweden.
“This is a win-win partnership for Brazil and Europe,” claimed Ludmila Nascimento, Director of Energy and Decarbonization at Vale.
Hydnum Steel has agreed to distribute hydrogen-based steel produced at its Spanish plant to Knauf Interfer for approximately €80m ($89m) per year.
H2 Green Steel has rebranded as Stegra to reflect its aim to decarbonise hard-to-abate industries via green hydrogen, such as iron and steel production.
