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Why Hydrogen Won’t Win The Zero-Carbon Steel Race

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Recent adjustments to my projections for global steel demand through 2100, reflecting a significant slowdown in Chinese infrastructure and cement consumption, have sharpened my economic focus on competing new steelmaking technologies. With lower growth trajectories for steel firmly established, every ton produced in the coming decades will increasingly face stringent … [continued]

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Steel’s Declining Demand Sharpens Focus On Molten Oxide Electrolysis

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In my recent reassessment of global steel demand trajectories, particularly in light of declining cement consumption driven by a slowing Chinese construction sector, I’m revisiting several zero-carbon steel production pathways. One that stands out for its unique electrochemical elegance and considerable engineering complexity is molten oxide electrolysis (MOE). It’s an … [continued]

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Could Electrified Biomethane DRI Make Steel Production Carbon-Negative?

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This week, I had the opportunity to participate in TenneT’s scenario planning for its ambitious 2050 Target Grid project. The session was notable for including Professor Heleen de Coninck, one of the Netherlands’ experts on industrial decarbonization and climate change. Her involvement emphasized the critical importance of identifying scalable pathways … [continued]

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Filipino Automotive Pioneer Releases All-New Electric Jeepney

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Pioneer Philippine vehicle manufacturer Francisco Motors Corporation (FMC) officially the rolled out its electric public utility vehicle (PUV), the Pinoy Transporter. FMC Chairman Elmer Francisco told CleanTechnica in an email that his company introduced the vehicle’s final version after months of prototyping. Pinoy (meaning Filipino) is an iconic Asian Utility … [continued]

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EU Rules Out Production Aid In Blow To Battery & Cleantech Industry

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The European Commission missed a big opportunity to create a cleantech bazooka. New EU state-aid rules published today are a setback for the European cleantech and battery industry, green group T&E has said. The rules maintain a ban on production aid — subsidies for each unit actually produced — despite the … [continued]

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