Unlike the blast furnaces which require large amounts of fossil fuels, the hydrogen is produced using water and electricity from fossil-free sources. HYBRIT, or Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology, was established in 2016 in a joint venture between three Swedish companies – namely steelmaker SSAB, mining and minerals firm LKAB, and electricity supplier Vattenfall.Īccording to HYBRIT, the new technology involves replacing the process of using blast furnaces with hydrogen. The first customer to receive the delivery of green steel was the Gothenburg-based truck manufacturer Volvo Group.
The world’s first shipment of so-called ‘green steel’ has been delivered in Sweden using new technology developed by HYBRIT, which allowed the steel to be produced without coal or other fossil fuels.
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