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thyssenkrupp greenlights construction of €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant for low-CO2 steel

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As part of its tkH2Steel transformation project, coal-based blast furnaces will be replaced by hydrogen-powered direct reduction plants. Thus, the Duisburg steelworks is continuing to boil steel as in the past—but with hydrogen and green power instead of coal. —Martina Merz, CEO of thyssenkrupp AG. With its capacity of 2.5

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thyssenkrupp Steel supplies low-CO2 bluemint steel for truck wheels for first time

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This climate-friendly effect is achieved by using Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI; direct reduced iron (DRI) in briquetted form, earlier post )—pre-reduced iron ore—in the blast furnace. This enables less coal to be used for the reduction process, resulting in reduced emissions.

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Study Finds Availability of Low-CO2 Electricity and Hydrogen May Paradoxically Delay Large-Scale Transition to Electric and/or Hydrogen Vehicle Fleet

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Rather, the importance of low-CO 2 electricity and hydrogen is highlighted as having equal or greater value in other energy sectors and would beneficially affect how these sectors deal with CO 2 mitigation. The cost-effectiveness of measures to address climate change is enhanced through a multisector perspective. Wallington et al.

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