Electric arc furnaces can use up to 100% scrap steel as its raw material, resulting in a significant reduction in emissions.
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Australia’s abundant wind and solar resources mean we’re well placed to produce the hydrogen a green steel industry needs. But there are technical and economic challenges ahead.
Just as thermal coal can be replaced with clean energy from renewables, we can use low-emissions steel manufacturing to phase out metallurgical coal.
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Associate, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Centre for Ironmaking Materials Research, University of Newcastle
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Materials Scientist and SUSTAIN Impact & Engagement Manager, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Chemical and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Newcastle