India backs three hydrogen steelmaking pilots with $47m in funding
India has selected three pilot projects to trial the use of hydrogen in steelmaking to receive a share of ₹ 347 crore ($47.2m) in funding.
India has selected three pilot projects to trial the use of hydrogen in steelmaking to receive a share of ₹ 347 crore ($47.2m) in funding.
SSAB has secured €128m ($138.8m) in funding to decarbonise its Luleå steel plant with green hydrogen thanks to European Commission approval.
Turkish steel company Erdemir will conduct a two-day hydrogen injection trial at its first blast furnace in collaboration with Linde.
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.
10MW of Plug Power electrolysers have been delivered to ArcelorMittal’s Bremen facility in Germany, as part of a green hydrogen-based steel production project.
“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.
“No other Swedish project achieves as big positive climate impact per invested support krona as Strega,” the company, previously known as H2 Green Steel, claimed.
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.
