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Carbon capture will not play major role in steel decarbonisation, report states

Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) is unlikely to play a major function in decarbonising the worldwide steel industry due to low capture rates, high expenses and a performance history of underperformance, a. believe tank said in a report on Wednesday.

The international steel sector is accountable for around 8% of the. world's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

But while lots of significant steelmakers and iron ore miners throughout. the world consist of CCUS as part of their long-lasting green. shift, there has actually been practically no progress on. commercial-scale CCUS for the decarbonisation of blast heaters,. analysts at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial. Analysis (IEEFA) said in a report.

Likewise, CCUS for blast furnace-based steelmaking is currently. being left by alternative technology, and the shift from. blast heating systems to direct lowered iron (DRI)- based steelmaking. that can operate on green hydrogen is accelerating, it added.

CCUS for steel has made little or no industrial progress in. Europe. If steel CCUS can not make progress in Europe where there. is a considerable carbon price, it can not be anticipated to make. headway in developing Asia, the seat of major steel need. development, it stated.

DRI is a cleaner way of turning iron ore into iron, which. can then be processed into pellets that can be used in. electric-arc-furnaces (EAF).

Carbon capture has been dissentious, with many industry figures. stating it is too pricey to be feasible.

Andrew Forrest, executive chairman of the world's No. 4 iron. ore provider Fortescue Metals, said early in February that CCUS. was not a solution for the energy transition.

The Germany-based think tank Agora also stated in a report. last week that retrofitting blast heating systems with carbon capture. facilities requires the most significant financial and ecological. risk.

However, with steel need set to remain high in the coming. years, coal-based blast heaters are not likely to be completely. replaced by brand-new innovations, particularly in Asia, and there will. still be a function for CCS, said Prabodha Acharya, chief. sustainability officer at India's JSW Group.

I do not consent to the theory that carbon capture will not be. reliable for the steel industry ... the solution to go to net. absolutely no needs to originate from carbon capture and storage, he said.

The concern is when the cost of carbon will cover the expense. of capture and utilisation..

(source: Reuters)