The low-carbon steel industry - Interactions between the hydrogen direct reduction of steel and the electricity system

MCE-PhD student Alla Toktarova today defends her licensiate thesis. Opponent: Mikael Nordlander, Head of R&D portfolio Industry Decarbonisation, Vattenfall AB.

The European steel industry must achieve deep reductions in CO2 emissions to meet the targets set out in the Paris Agreement. Options for reducing CO2 emissions include electrification, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and the use of biomass. The rapid decline in the cost of renewable electricity makes expanded electrification an attractive option for eliminating the dependence of the steel industry on coal.

This work investigates how electrification of the steel industry via the use of a hydrogen direct reduction steel-making process can interact with the electricity system towards achieving zero CO2 emissions from both the steel industry and electricity sector.

Read more: https://research.chalmers.se/publication/524034