The third meeting of the Use in Industry Vertical commits to hydrogen as a key technology in decarbonising heavy industrial processes.

The third meeting of the BH2C Use in Industry Vertical, led by Sarralle and Sener, was held on 16 May at the headquarters of Sarralle in Azpeitia. The event brought together 40 people from the 25 organisations that make up this Vertical.

In the meeting, Telmo Chávarri from Sener ran through the latest developments in the Vertical, as well as the most relevant regulatory aspects affecting the sector in recent months. Later, Joaquín de Diego from Nippon Gases discussed in detail the oxy-combustion technology for energy-intensive industries, such as aluminium, steel, glass or cement. He confirmed that the technology to use hydrogen as a fuel is ready for use, and that the emissions associated with the use of hydrogen are in line with current BAT. Finally, he stressed that the main barrier is still the availability of hydrogen in the right volumes and at the right price for its use in industry.

After the coffee break, the Swedish steelmaker H2 GREEN STEEL updated the audience on the progress being made at its industrial-scale hydrogen-based steelmaking plant in Boden, northern Sweden. The high quality green steel produced at the plant will reduce CO2 emissions associated with the traditional steelmaking process by up to 95%, and will supply the European market. The plant will be equipped with large-scale atmospheric alkaline 800 MW capacity electrolysers for the production of green hydrogen, and is expected to be operational in 2025.

Finally, Itsaso Auzmendi from Sarralle explained the effect that the application of hydrogen combustion has on refractory materials and on the metallurgy of steels, the result of her research in the H-ACERO project, and showed the two prototypes of combustion and oxy-fuel chamber developed within the framework of this project.

All the presentations used in the conference will be available in the Members section of the BH2C website (https://www.bh2c.org/es), in the Documentation sub-section. Access to this information is restricted by username and password. If you require access to this section, please contact the technical office at info@bh2c.org.