ClassNK grants the first notation for ships made of green steel

ClassNK has granted the class notation ‘a-EA (GRS)’ to ‘BRIGHT QUEEN’, the bulk carrier operated by NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd., certifying the use of green steel. This is the world’s first case of a notation being affixed for using green steel in a vessel. There’s a growing focus on using green steel, which reduces

Matrix Gas is preparing to launch a green steel utilizing hydrogen to replace coal.

India has started producing green steel as it continues on its path to becoming net-zero by 2070. The first phase of the Steel Ministry’s pilot project to decarbonize the industry is scheduled to begin in Raipur, led by Matrix Gas and Renewables. The soon-to-be public company will replace coal in the production of sponge iron

Govt. may launch policy on green steel mission

India may look at having a procurement policy to generate demand for ‘green steel’ and get the industry to adopt environmentally sustainable manufacturing, steel secretary Sandeep Poundrik said signalling a hefty push for decarbonization. The move comes amid mounting global pressure on countries to cut the carbon footprint in manufacturing, notably a move by the

Green hydrogen for steelmaking possible by 2050: Report

India’s plan to decarbonize its steel industry will take longer than anticipated, with green hydrogen becoming the primary fuel for steel making in the country only by 2050, a report by two research institutes said. According to the report, Steel Decarbonisation in India, brought out by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and

SteelMin considering mandating production toward green steel

The Ministry of Steel, Government of India, is contemplating mandating steel producers to dedicate a percentage of their production toward green steel. This was informed by Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of Steel, during a virtual address from New Delhi to SteelMint’s flagship conference in Kolkata. Addressing the gathering at the ‘3rd Coal Outlook Conference’, ‘the

Imabari to use Kobe Steel for shipbuilding

Imabari Shipbuilding announced that Kobe Steel has started selling a low-carbon steel which it will use for a cape due for delivery next year to an unspecified owner. Using hot briquetted iron in its blast furnace, Kobe Steel is able to reduce CO2 output by more than 20%. Last year Maersk committed to netzero steel

Fortescue to produce hydrogen-fuelled green steel

Fortescue group is has announced new plans to produce green steel on a commercial scale – and without burning fossil fuels. Fortescue has signed a memorandum of understanding with Austria’s only crude steel producer, voestalpine, Mitsubishi Corp and Primetals Technologies aimed at designing and engineering an industrial-scale prototype plant with a new process for net-zero-emission