Steel

Rega Energy will supply green hydrogen and oxygen to Leerdam Crisal Glass to support to decarbonisation of its glassware production in Portugal.

Masdar and UAE steel firm EMSTEEL have completed a green hydrogen-based steel pilot project in Abu Dhabi.

Blue hydrogen will still account for 12% of the total hydrogen demand by 2050, a panel at the Hydrogen Technology Expo in Hamburg, Germany, has heard.

Blastr Green Steel is exploring the potential to supply 100,000 tonnes of hydrogen-based steel per year to Central Europe with metals processing firm Knauf Interfer.

India has selected three pilot projects to trial the use of hydrogen in steelmaking to receive a share of ₹ 347 crore ($47.2m) in funding.

SSAB has secured €128m ($138.8m) in funding to decarbonise its Luleå steel plant with green hydrogen thanks to European Commission approval.

Turkish steel company Erdemir will conduct a two-day hydrogen injection trial at its first blast furnace in collaboration with Linde.

The German government has allocated €2.8bn ($3bn) in funding to accelerate decarbonisation efforts, with up to five hydrogen-based projects expected to receive a share of the support.

Eternal Power will develop a hydrogen production facility in Germany and has already secured an offtake agreement, according to reports.

Aquatech will provide an “end-to-end solution” for all water management requirements at Stegra’s green hydrogen-based steel plant in Boden, Sweden.