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Here's How, Embodied Carbon: 12 Minutes on Technologies for Efficient Steel Production

July 09, 2024

When it comes to producing more sustainable steel, it’s not just about recycling and efficient manufacturing processes. Alternative technologies can also help significantly lower its carbon footprint. In our latest podcast, Senior Project Consultant Nisha Kakde of our Sustainability and Resilience practice shares her research into these technologies and sheds some light on how they can foster a sustainable transition.

Whether it’s electric arc furnaces, electrolysis, hydrogen and other alternative fuels, or methods like carbon capture and storage, the use of biochar and reconversion of blast-furnace off-gas, innovative solutions offer a promising path toward achieving net-zero emissions in steel manufacturing. 

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