Salzgitter eyes over 100,000 tonnes of hydrogen for steel production
Salzgitter AG has launched a tender for at least 100,000 tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen to be used at its green steel production facility in Salzgitter, Germany.
Salzgitter AG has launched a tender for at least 100,000 tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen to be used at its green steel production facility in Salzgitter, Germany.
The Indian Government has announced an auction of Rs. 455 crore ($54m) to advance the use of hydrogen in the steel and iron sector.
Société Nationale Industrielle et Miniére (SNIM) and AMAN Green Energy will collaborate on a new facility for the production of green direct reduced iron (DRI).
H2 Green Steel has secured more offtake for its green hydrogen-based steel, with Swedish-based ventilation firm Lindab signing an early term sheet agreement for a seven-year supply contract.
Global investment firm Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners is backing a Queensland-based green iron project which could use hydrogen produced by a 2.5GW project in the Australian state.
H2 Green Steel is currently working on four other green hydrogen-based steel production projects in the Americas and Europe, a company executive has told the World Hydrogen Summit.
The SteelWatch report said recent “backtracking” by ArcelorMittal suggested the company will continue to use fossil gas instead of hydrogen and/or delay various DRI projects, something ArcelorMittal has denied to H2 View.
Linde is set to support H2 Green Steel’s green hydrogen-based steel production with a $150m air separation unit (ASU) and a separate hydrogen recovery and purification unit.
Renewable energy deployment should be prioritised over green hydrogen development in Southeast Asia but hydrogen should be reserved for “no-regret” hard-to-abate applications, according to a new report by Agora.
France’s Lhyfe is looking to construct a 12-tonne-per-day green hydrogen production unit which could supply a local stainless steel producer and future Winter Olympic transport operations.
