Green hydrogen sustainable steel production in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Emsteel Group announced the successful completion of the development of a pilot project for the production of sustainable steel using green hydrogen.

The pilot project in Abu Dhabi is believed to be the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region, which uses green hydrogen to reduce iron ore, an essential step in the steel production process.

A statement released yesterday said that the pilot project has now entered the operational phase and has successfully started producing durable steel.

Masdar CEO Mohammed Jameel Al Ramahi said: “Decarbonisation is one of the most difficult sectors to reduce emissions, and is a vital and important factor supporting the achievement of the UAE’s historic agreement reached at Co -speak of the Parties (COP28). , and green hydrogen is a fundamental pillar that supports local and global efforts to achieve climate neutrality goals, we are proud to play a positive role in this field. “

For his part, Emsteel Group CEO, Engineer Saeed Ghumran Al Rumaithi said: “We are committed to continuing to support decarbonisation in the steel sector, in line with the UAE’s strategy for climate neutrality by 2050 .Our efforts have borne fruit. results represented by increased trust in “Clean energy sources will increase to more than 80% in 2023. The group is also the first steel manufacturing company in the world to capture its carbon emissions, making operational emissions 45% lower than the global average. “