Green CO2-free steelmaking route based on H2-plasma technology
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Main objective

H2PlasmaRed Project

The main objective of H2PlasmaRed is to develop a green CO2-free steelmaking route based on H2-plasma technology while promoting a circular economy by valorizing industrial sidestreams to meet the targets of the European Green Deal for reducing CO2 emissions in the steel industry across Europe.

 

Our ambition is to introduce a near CO2 free reduction process to strive for the goal of Paris Agreement – a 90% reduction in the carbon intensity the steel production by 2050.

To achieve this H2PlasmaRed will:

  1. Explore the fundamentals of the hydrogen plasma smelting reduction (HPSR) process.
  2. Develop HPSR from TRL5 to TRL7 by demonstrating the HPSR in a pilot-HPSR reactor (hundred-kilogram-scale) and a pilot-scale DC electric arc furnace (5-ton scale) by retrofitting the existing furnace.
  3. evelop innovative solutions for process control and modeling, along with state-of-the-art technologies for retrofitting existing industrial furnaces and significantly increasing industrial viability.
  4. Establish a framework for upscaling and uptake of the processes by integrating life cycle and safety assessment, economic evaluation, and exploitation strategy in the technology development.
  5. Emphasize energy and resource efficiency, H2-safety, and fundamental understanding of HPSR,enabling long-lasting impact and deployment of the technology in Europe in the coming decades.
Work plan

Work Packages

H2PlasmaRed project consists of 4 technical Work Packages and 3 non-technical Work Packages

  • WP1: Process analysis, characterization, and baseline definitions
  • WP2: Hydrogen plasma smelting reduction process optimization
  • WP3: Demonstration at pilot-HPSR plant
  • WP4: Demonstration at retrofitted pilot-EAF
  • WP5: Technological, economic, and environmental impact
  • WP6: Dissemination, exploitation, and communication
  • WP7: Management and Coordination