Project goal
To identify options available to the steel industry to reduce its CO2 emissions.
Client
Iron and Steel manufacturer/State Government
Asset
A steel manufacturing plant needing to deal with their CO2 emissions and evaluate best options for CO2 utilisation and/or sequestration
Location
Onshore Australia
CO2Tech Challenge
CO2Tech were tasked with assessing innovative technologies to reduce emissions from an integrated steel mill including feasibility on carbon utilisation and sequestration options.
Why CO2Tech
CO2Tech had the expertise and experience to not only help reduce emissions but also includes energy efficiency improvement measures, carbon capture, utilisation and storage and the use of low emission technology such as hydrogen in steel making.
What We did
CO2Tech extensively reviewed and provided recommendations on:
- Provided evaluation of emerging technologies to reduce emissions from an integrated steel making facility,
- Understanding the potential to reduce emissions by proposing options for steel plant waste gases utilisation,
- Evaluate CO2 capture options from all major emission sources at plant,
- Assess viability of various transport and storage options for captured CO2.
Outcomes
The IPCC carbon reduction scenarios consider that coal will continue to be used in steel making beyond 2050. Therefore, CCUS holds a significant position in reducing emissions from integrated steel plants.
The cost of carbon management is improved through the characterisation of emissions from steel making and utilising technologies that will help energy efficiency.
Project commerciality is improved through waste gas utilisation or producing value added chemicals.
Investigating various transport modes identified a potential 40-50% reduction in CO2 transport cost with material impact on the final cost of CO2 avoided.
Benefits
Reducing emissions
CO2Tech provided significant information and roadmap to reduce steel making emissions.
Alternate competitive usage
CO2Tech provided the client with an expert analysis of using steel plant waste gas for producing value added chemicals and the use of hydrogen.
Emissions roadmap
CO2Tech provided the client with the technical analysis needed to implement emission reduction technologies and an implementation roadmap.
Cost/Benefit analysis
CO2Tech provided detailed information on waste gas utilisation pathways, CO2 reduction and waste gas utilisation power generation vs biochemical process. CO2Tech provided options for CO2 transport, including the feasibility of using trucks and pipelines.
Why CO2Tech
CO2Tech has unrivalled practical experience in capturing CO2 from industrial emissions in Australia. It can leverage its unique access to advanced storage projects providing the crucial connection between carbon capture and permanent underground CO2 storage.
If you’re a manufacturer, refinery, ‘Safeguard Facility’, etc. that is impacted by the Safeguard Mechanism, contact us today to see how CO2Tech can assist in your next steps to tackle your emissions reduction.
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