Green steel
Cleaner steelmaking is actually starting to happen
A new report is “cautiously optimistic” about global efforts to decarbonize iron and steel production. But a rise in coal-based steelmaking threatens that progress.
By Maria Gallucci .
Green steel
Green steel
Chart: Steelmaking is starting to go electric
The majority of newly announced steel capacity in 2023 planned to use lower-emissions electric arc furnaces, but the dirty industry has a way to go to clean up.
By Dan McCarthy, Carrie Klein .
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Climatetech finance
This MIT-backed fund wants to solve the toughest climate problems
The Engine Ventures just raised $400M to help fill the vast funding gap for “tough tech” companies, including firms working to decarbonize heavy industries.By Maria Gallucci .
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Green steel
How much clean energy does it take to make green steel?
The Biden administration is backing two projects that use clean hydrogen, not coal, to make iron. A new analysis estimates just how much renewable energy those facilities will need.By Maria Gallucci .
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Green steel
Now Form Energy is using its battery tech to clean up iron and steel
The energy storage startup is adapting its iron-air battery technology to make low-carbon iron, a key input for decarbonizing the steel industry.By Julian Spector .
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Green steel
US awards $28M for cutting-edge tech to clean up iron and steel
The DOE picked Electra, Limelight Steel, and other teams that are working to slash steel’s emissions. Experts say their innovations are crucial but still far off.By Maria Gallucci .
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Clean industry
How the essential, dirty steel industry is going green
Green hydrogen will likely play a key role in decarbonizing steel. Experts discussed the complex transition in Pennsylvania, the birthplace of U.S. steelmaking.By Maria Gallucci .
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Clean industry
US pledges up to $1B for two pioneering 'green steel' projects
Steelmakers Cleveland-Cliffs and SSAB could get up to $500M each to build novel facilities that can make iron for steelmaking using hydrogen.By Maria Gallucci .
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Clean industry
World's first major green steel project locks down $5B in funding
Swedish firm H2 Green Steel says construction is “well underway” at its first-of-a-kind facility. It aims to start churning out low-carbon steel in late 2025.By Dan McCarthy, Jeff St. John .
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Clean industry
Chart: Here's where the carbon-intensive steel industry is concentrated
China makes half of the world's steel, and steel makes up a huge portion of the world's carbon emissions.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Clean industry
The trillion-dollar quest to make green steel
From Arkansas to the Arctic Circle, steel manufacturers are exploring ways to decarbonize the CO2-intensive steel industry.By Maria Gallucci .
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