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thyssenkrupp greenlights construction of €2B hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant for low-CO2 steel

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We are thus underlining our claim to make a significant and, above all, rapid contribution to the green transformation—also where steel is concerned. In this region, we have everything that is needed for a successful green transformation. In this way, thyssenkrupp is accelerating the start of low-CO2 steel production.

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Sunfire delivers the world’s largest high-temperature electrolyzer to Salzgitter Flachstahl; green steel in GrInHy2.0

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The electrolyzer is expected to be in operation for at least 13,000 hours by the end of 2022, while producing at least 100 tons of green hydrogen from renewable electricity. Green steel requires green hydrogen and the implementation of GrInHy2.0 Green hydrogen is a central building block on our way to low CO2 steel production.

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Volkswagen Group and Salzgitter AG sign MOU on supply of low-CO2 steel from the end of 2025

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For its part, Salzgitter AG has set out to reduce CO 2 emissions in steel production with the transformation program “SALCOS - Salzgitter Low CO 2 -Steelmaking”. Cooperation between the two companies on green steel has already begun. Step by step, the steel producer wants to reduce CO 2 emissions by more than 95% by 2033.

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Renault group leader in Europe for low CO2 emissions in 2013

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Renault Group has moved into pole position in Europe in terms of low CO 2 emissions, with an average of 114.7g of CO2/km per vehicle (source: AAA-DATA) based on its passenger car sales over the full year 2013.

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Kobe Steel to launch “Kobenable Steel”, Japan’s first low-CO2 blast furnace steel

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Kobe Steel will launch “Kobenable Steel” and become Japan’s first provider of low-CO 2 blast furnace steel products with significantly reduced CO 2 emissions during the blast furnace ironmaking process. The company plans to start selling the new products this fiscal year.

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thyssenkrupp Steel supplies low-CO2 bluemint steel for truck wheels for first time

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thyssenkrupp Steel is supplying low-CO 2 “ bluemint ” steel to its customer Accuride for the production of truck wheels. To improve the carbon footprint of the wheel for the customer Accuride, several parameters in flat steel production have been optimized with regard to sustainability.

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Report: Light pole EV charging is the low-CO2 solution for cities

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A company that installs EV chargers in streetlights claims this is not only a practical way to bring charging to urban areas, but also has a lower carbon footprint than conventional charging installations. That's the conclusion of a study commissioned by U.K.-based based streetlight charging company ChargeLight and conducted by consultancy.

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