Amazon has agreed to purchase green hydrogen-based steel from SSAB for one of the three new data centres it is building in Mälardalen, Sweden.
SSAB produces fossil-free steel via its HYBRIT technology at its pilot plant in Luleå, Sweden. The process uses green hydrogen to make sponge iron, which is then further processed into steel, emitting only water.
SSAB’s subsidiary Ruukki will use the steel to make sandwich panels that will cover part of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) new data centre in Västerås. To minimise carbon emissions, AWS will mainly use recycled steel for its new facilities.
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