Future demand for green hydrogen-based steel

The adoption of hydrogen in iron and steelmaking processes holds significant
potential to address the carbon footprint of the steel industry. Hydrogen use in iron and steelmaking
could help the industry achieving near zero emissions in the long term if produced through renewable
energy sources.

Hydrogen based steel making could change production processes in two main ways, with implications
on the steel value chains, including potential relocation. Hydrogen can be either injected into the blast
furnace as an auxiliary reductant or used as a primary reductant into the Direct Reduction Iron (DRI)
shaft. It holds the largest decarbonisation potential when used as a reductant. Replacing coal with
hydrogen in iron and steelmaking processes could lead to reconfigurations of some part of the steel
value chain, as producers may look for the most convenient location to source hydrogen or its
steelmaking derivative

Hydrogen for Steel