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> Lastly I should mention that metallurgical coal as opposed to thermal coal is a necessary “evil” to smelt steel. Hydrogen can be used to smelt steel, and hyd
by flgb 7y ago
> Lastly I should mention that metallurgical coal as opposed to thermal coal is a necessary “evil” to smelt steel.
Hydrogen can be used to smelt steel, and hydrogen can be produced from renewable energy.
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/thyssenkrupp-tests-use-hydrogen-steel-production-bring-down-emissions https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/thyssenkrupp-tests-use-...
- christophilus 7y agoThat is really cool. Looks like they’re targeting 2050 to be 100% hydrogen based. That leaves 30 years of metallurgical coal consumption for one of the world’s most progressive steel companies. I’m long HCC for this reason.