Turkish steel company Erdemir will conduct a two-day hydrogen injection trial at its first blast furnace in collaboration with Linde.
Expected to be a first for the Turkish steel sector, the trial will take place this month (October) and make Erdemir one of “three steel producers in Europe to implement such a process.”
Erdemir will be supported by Linde and Erdemir Engineering on the project, with the latter providing its expertise in the steel sector through the custom-designed injection system. H2 View understands that Linde will provide the hydrogen.
The project, designed to accelerate the OYAK Mining and Metals Group company’s 2050 decarbonisation goals, will see hydrogen injected into blast furnace No.1 from five tuyeres for two days.
This follows a similar move in the industry, as Cleveland-Cliffs announced in January (2024) the successful completion of its own hydrogen injection trial at its Indiana Harbour blast furnace – the “largest” in North America.
Read more: Cleveland-Cliffs completes hydrogen injection trial at Indiana blast furnace
The successful test represented the second Cleveland-Cliff blast furnace to utilise hydrogen as a reductant and fuel source, following its trial at Middletown Works in 2023.
Linde also provided the hydrogen gas to this project.
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