Hydrogen as an alternative to natural gas in the Iron and Steel Industry

Project description

The project consists of technological development for the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel to natural gas for heating equipment in iron and steel metal manufacturing and rolling mill processes (electric arc furnace, reheating furnace, ladle and tundish heaters, oxycutting), with a view to reducing specific CO2 emissions per tonne of steel produced.

Hydrogen is not currently used in the iron and steel industry, in the steelworks division or in rolling mills. As a result, the initiative will analyse the feasibility of using hydrogen in various plants and the corresponding pilot and industrial projects will be taken forward with a view to making the industry more competitive.

Impacto medioambiental

Currently, steel is a highly circular material. Most of the "non-circular" footprint of its production comes from the use of fossil fuels as an energy source. The decarbonisation of furnaces, and the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel, will contribute to turning steel into a fully circular material.

42,000 tons / year

reduction in CO2emissions per bus