Pipelines installed in project to decarbonise steelmaking

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Hydrogen pipelines are being installed at the Materials Processing Institute as the initial £270,000 phase of a multi-million project to decarbonise steelmaking.

H2DRI aims to decarbonise steelmaking
H2DRI aims to decarbonise steelmaking - Materials Processing Institute

Commercial Maintenance Services UK Ltd (CMS) is currently installing the infrastructure as part of the development of a proposed permanent national pilot distribution and production facility at MPI’s Teesside campus.

In a statement, Nigel Riley, senior project manager at CMS, said: “Our engineers are highly experienced at working across a range of sectors, including industrial, defence, commercial, and public sector, but this is one of the most far-reaching projects to date, given it has the potential to transform the steel industry and cut harmful emissions.”

Dubbed H2DRI, the initial part of the project will focus on how production can be scaled up and will build practical and scientific understanding on how best to deliver economically and environmentally sustainable green steelmaking.

Part of the government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio Industrial Fuel Switching Competition, the project is led by MPI in partnership with electrical technology developers C-Tech Innovation, Teesside University, the Steel and Metals Institute at Swansea University, and Rio Tinto.

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