Today, Sanjiv Lamba, CEO of Linde, joins us for an engaging conversation! Linde, a global leader in industrial gases and engineering, is at the forefront of developing solutions that drive productivity while supporting sustainability and decarbonisation efforts worldwide.From chemicals & energy to manufacturing, metals, and mining, Linde’s expertise spans a variety of industries. Their advanced gas processing technologies are helping businesses improve efficiency, expand operations, and reduce emissions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Season 2 / Episode 13: Pierre- Etienne Franc, Hy24
Hydrogen is expected to be a key factor not only in steel industry decarbonisation but in much of manufacture and transportation, too, where the use of coal or hydrocarbons has previously been prevalent. Developing scalable technologies and funding the capital required for future hydrogen supply is very much a key to the Green Steel Challenge and the industry in general. In this episode, we talk to Pierre-Etienne Franc, co-founder and Chairman of FiveT Hydrogen, which is the world’s largest fund dedicated to low-carbon hydrogen infrastructure. The challenges and their solutions are eloquently described and discussed, and some very interesting conclusions are drawn as to how the future of Green Steel may look. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Season 2 / Episode 12: Martin Pei, SSAB
Many consider the HyBrit project to be the original ore-based iron and steel-making decarbonisation project. One of the leaders behind that project is Martin Pei, the CTO of SSAB, based in Sweden, who also has steelmaking operations in Finland and the US. Here, we are lucky enough to hear how that process was developed, where it is now, and how it will fit in with the future SSAB. The story is critical in understanding how the European steel industry will inevitably have to fundamentally adapt. In addition, we learn how SSAB is already producing SSAB Zero in the US. This is the world’s first emission-free steel of its kind, which is made from recycled steel and produced with fossil-free electricity and biogas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Season 2 / Episode 11: Roberto Pancaldi, Tenova
Tenova is the metals technology part of Techint, an Italian Argentine conglomerate that also owns the steelmaking companies Ternium and Tenaris, amongst others. Today, we talk to its CEO, Roberto Pancaldi, about how Tenova is playing a critical role in the Green Steel Challenge, especially regarding its ENERGIRON DRI and electric arc furnace (EAF). He offers an honest appraisal of where we currently stand in all regions of the world and how the journey may continue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Season 2 / Episode 10: Sandeep Nijhawan, Electra
Electrolysis is seen by many as being the end game of the Green Steel Challenge. In this episode, we sit down with Sandeep Nijhawa, CEO of Electra, one of the leaders in the use of “cold” hydrometallurgy to electrolyse iron-bearing ores to pure iron, with oxygen as the main by-product in a very low carbon process. He describes an enthralling journey so far for this Boulder, Colorado-based start-up that is on track to redefine ore-based steelmaking. With Nucor and BHP as investors, it makes for a very interesting story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Green Steel Challenge podcast aims to invite a conversation, ignite innovation and accelerate change within and around the steel industry, contributing significantly to the decarbonisation of this crucial material.Drawing inspiration from Willy Korf, the German entrepreneur known as a steel rebel and pioneer of the mini-mill and DRI, this podcast challenges the steel industry. Produced by The Willy Korf Foundation and Kallanish Commodities, both neutral entities deeply connected to the steel industry yet without direct commercial interests, we aim to be a platform for transformative ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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