HYBRIT fossil-free steel demonstration plant
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HYBRIT fossil-free steel demonstration plant is a 1000 thousand tonnes per annum (TTPA) electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden.
Location
The map below shows the location of the steel plant in Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden.
Background
The HYBRIT fossil-free steel demonstration plant is anticipated to begin operation in 2025, and already began a pilot operation in 2021.[2]
Low-emissions/green steelmaking
This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.
- Company: SSAB
- Stated company climate target for 2030: 26% reduction (baseline 2018)
- Stated company climate target for 2050: N/A (fossil-free by 2045)
- Project name: HYBRIT
- Project website: https://www.hybritdevelopment.se/
- Location: Sweden
- Coordinates: 67.13906441, 20.65987842 (approximate (city))
- Project scale: demo
- Technology category: H-DR
- Specific technology: H-DR
- Hydrogen type: Green electrolytic
- Year online: 2026
- Size (m USD): 1000
- Steel production capacity (Mtpa): N/A
- Iron production capacity (Mtpa): 1.3
- Hydrogen capacity generation (MW): Not stated
- Carbon capture capacity (Mtpa CO2): N/A
- Partners: LKAB, Vattenfall
- Date of announcement: 03/24/2021
All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant status | Proposed date | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size | Power source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| operating[3] | 2016[4] | 2020[5] | 2021[3] | 200[6] | fossil-free[7] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Owner | Owner company PermID |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSAB AB [33.3%]; Luossavaara Kiirunavaara AB [33.3%]; Vattenfall AB [33.3%][8] | 4295889873 [33.3%]; 4295890254 [33.3%]; 4295889865 [33.3%] | HYBRIT Development AB[8] | GEM0000111 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel sector end users | Main production equipment | Detailed production equipment |
|---|---|---|
| automotive[9] | electric arc furnace (EAF)[3] | DRI plant; EAF (# unknown)[3] |
Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|
| 1000 TTPA[3] | 1000 TTPA |
Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum):
| Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|
| 1300 TTPA[9][10] | 1300 TTPA |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220619122800/https://www.hybritdevelopment.se/en/contact/contact-us/. Archived from the original on 2022-06-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Hybrit first to create hydrogen-reduced sponge iron". Argus Media. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20211228172155/https://www.ssab.com/company/sustainability/sustainable-operations/hybrit-phases. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ssab.com/en/fossil-free-steel/hybrit-a-new-revolutionary-steelmaking-technology?gclid=CjwKCAiAxvGfBhB-EiwAMPakqmzwnqCGW8SCSHUaYy5pbg33RZ_sEbxeqwITg9Qg05-rc55diG0T4BoC-tgQAvD_BwE.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220817101959/http://www.ssab.com/en/news/2022/06/hybrit-a-unique-underground-fossilfree-hydrogen-gas-storage-facility-is-being-inaugurated-in-lule. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230215224230/https://www.hybritdevelopment.se/en/contact/work-with-hybrit/. Archived from the original on 2023-02-15.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221201174716/https://www.ssab.com/en/news/2021/03/hybrit-ssab-lkab-and-vattenfall-to-begin-industrialization-of-future-fossilfree-steelmaking-by-estab. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220304015147/https://www.hybritdevelopment.se/en/. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220831233018/https://www.ssab.com/en/company/sustainability/sustainability-documents. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221007064044/https://greensteelworld.com/hybrit-a-trailblazer-in-steel-industrys-green-revolution. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07.
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Additional data
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