Exploring a Liquid Hydrogen/CO2 Corridor for Climate-Neutral Steel Production
Key Ideas
  • Tata Steel Netherlands, Ecolog, and partners are investigating the import of liquid hydrogen and export of liquid carbon dioxide for steel production.
  • Hydrogen will be produced in Norway from hydropower, shipped to Amsterdam, and converted back to gas for delivery to companies via a pipeline network.
  • The collaboration aims to capture and store CO2 emitted during steel production, moving towards climate-neutral steel production and enhancing energy efficiency.
  • The agreements between companies from Norway and the Netherlands strengthen energy collaboration and contribute to the shared goal of CO2 reduction.
Tata Steel Netherlands, in collaboration with Ecolog, Gen2 Energy, and the Port of Amsterdam, is embarking on a project to explore the import of liquid hydrogen and export of liquid carbon dioxide. The hydrogen, produced in Norway from hydropower, will be liquefied and transported to Amsterdam for reconversion to gas and distribution to companies like Tata Steel. The initiative aims to capture and store CO2 emissions from steel production to achieve climate-neutral steel. The project includes the establishment of a liquid hydrogen/CO2 corridor between the two countries. Equinor's recent decision to abandon plans to export blue hydrogen to Germany due to insufficient demand and high costs contrasts with this positive development in the Netherlands. The partnership signifies a significant step towards sustainable steel production and energy efficiency, reinforcing the collaboration between Norway and the Netherlands in the realm of environmental conservation and CO2 reduction.
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