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Messe Düsseldorf
The green wave for the steel industry
wire and Tube in June: Exhibitors present sustainable solutions on the way to the Green Transformation
The steel industry is already working on nothing less than a historic technological transformation. Direct reduction based
on hydrogen will replace the conventional production method as a clean production process – and experts agree with this. Steel production based on carbon will lose its place at the top.
The steel industry has the target to reduce emissions by around 30 percent by 2030. A development that the wire, cable and tube industries are also paying close attention to. For them, climate-friendly steel as the basis for their products is also an important aspect when it comes to being environmen- tally friendly and competitive. The green transformation covers all industrial sectors – from suppliers to users.
The European steel industry is responsible for 5.7 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union – which means that reducing emissions is a mammoth task. By 2050, it must be pro- ducing in a climate-neutral manner. This is stipulated in the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015. But the steel industry has already got off to a strong start.
The steel industry is setting the course
thyssenkrupp Steel is a shining example
of this. “If production is converted to cli- mate-neutral steel by 2045 at the latest, we will be the largest single European con- sumer of CO2-neutral hydrogen”, says Dr Arnd Köfler, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), with confidence. In principle, the steel industry will be one of the main consumers of green hydrogen. What in turn shows they are leading the way when establishing hydrogen technologies as the key to decar- bonisation.
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Hydrogen orders are already a matter of course
at thyssenkrupp. For example, thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers has signed a supply contract with Shell for the major ‘Hydrogen Holland I’ project in the port of Rotterdam in the Nether- lands. As part of the contract, thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers will manufacture a 200 MW electrolysis plant based on its 20 MW large module for alkaline water electrolysis.
The EU-funded GrInHy2.0 hydrogen project is
also part of the SALCOS® programme. Within this framework, the world’s largest high-temperature electrolyser for the production of green hydrogen is being tested. The picture shows the GrInHy2.0 project team in front of the electrolysis plant in the Salzgitter steelworks.
ITAtube Journal June 2022