Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 04:23:58 +0000
A $7 billion green steel plant uncorks the green hydrogen bottleneck with on-site electrolyzer systems and renewable energy.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:35:27 +0000
To most CleanTechnica readers, perovskites are something used in solar panels to make electricity. Now it appears they may have other uses as well. Researchers at the University of Birmingham in the UK have recently published a report in the Journal of Cleaner Production with this catchy title: Cost effective decarbonisation of blast furnace – […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:35:46 +0000
Humanity has been working with metal for a long, long time. So, it may be tempting to think that we’ve learned all there is to learn about the stuff. Even mass-produced steel is well over a century old. But, a recent announcement from U.S. Steel shows us that old dogs can still learn new tricks […]
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:35:18 +0000
We’ve already manufactured an awful lot of steel. There are hundreds of billions of tons of the stuff lying around, much of it obsolete.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:35:42 +0000
Woke or not, Kentucky is behind a new green steel factory that supports President Joe Biden’s goal for offshore wind development in the US.
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 21:35:45 +0000
The past year saw amazing developments in climate, energy, and more that will make a difference for years to come. The past year might unfortunately be remembered as the year that Russia invaded Ukraine — or for some even stranger events such as the Oscar slap, Musk’s Twitter chaos, or Taylor Swift ticket mayhem. But […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:00:55 +0000
It’s tempting to think of steel as something humanity didn’t get until after the industrial revolution, but that’s only partially true. Steelmaking dates back thousands of years, and things like swords and springs were made. They probably didn’t know why the better irons they were blasting out in bloom furnaces were stronger, but instead of […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:45:12 +0000
A new report claims hydrogen could replace coke in 10 to 50% of all steelmaking my the year 2050, given the right carbon pricing. Using hydrogen instead of coke — a process known as direct reduction — could lower the carbon emissions from steel mills significantly