Steelmaking

GreenIron has secured an environmental permit for its first full-scale production site set to produce direct reduced iron (DRI) using hydrogen.

German steel producer Salzgitter has signed a pre-contract for the offtake of Uniper-produced green hydrogen from a planned 200MW electrolysis plant at the port of Wilhelmshaven.

Masdar and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) have agreed to collaborate on the decarbonisation of aluminium production through hydrogen and other low-carbon alternatives.

ENGIE has taken final investment decision (FID) on its section of a €110m ($118m) Franco-German hydrogen pipeline, despite its German development partner’s FID depending on state funding.

Under an AUD $59.1m ($39m) funding package, Australia is supporting 21 renewable hydrogen R&D and low-emissions iron and steel projects as it looks to secure its export potential.

Stahl-Holding-Saar (SHS) has officially launched a tender to procure up to 50,000 tonnes of green hydrogen to power its companies’ green steel projects.

Africa could capture 15% of globally traded hydrogen volumes, but higher project financing costs risks its production build out, a new Hydrogen Council report has found.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has confirmed $1bn in funding via the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to advance the green steel industry in Mississippi and Ohio.

Tenova is set to supply a 30m direct reduction iron (DRI) tower and electric arc furnace (EAF) to an EU-backed Italian project looking to produce steel using 100% hydrogen.

A stainless steel plant in India has started using green hydrogen produced on-site to cut its emissions.