Steelmaker Salzgitter breaks ground on 100MW hydrogen plant, urges policy support
“With this system for on-site hydrogen production, we are fulfilling our side of the bargain. The onus is now on governments…”
“With this system for on-site hydrogen production, we are fulfilling our side of the bargain. The onus is now on governments…”
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said, “There’s no point in producing hydrogen if there’s not a customer for it,” highlighting the government’s focus on securing the steelworks’ future with the new funding package.
ArcelorMittal is investing only $0.3-4bn in decarbonisation projects in 2025, signalling a slower transition to hydrogen-based steelmaking due to policy and market challenges.
Regarding the $374m project Peter Malinauskas said, “[If] GFG doesn’t invest or found itself in even more challenging financial circumstances than it is currently in – then we put ourselves in a precarious position.”
Nel ASA has received a purchase order for 5MW of containerised PEM electrolyser units for $7m from one of the US’ “largest steel producers.”
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.
“German steel companies should be supported to continue their transformation and not be locked into the coal-based steel industry which has no future.”
Vale and GreenIron will collaborate to establish an iron ore supply chain through a Brazilian direct reduction facility, advancing green hydrogen-based iron production for European markets.
Scandinavian Steel AB will begin distributing GreenIron’s hydrogen-based iron exclusively across Nordic and European markets under a new collaboration agreement.
Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has successfully trialled its tubular solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC) hydrogen production technology at a New South Wales (NSW) steelworks.
