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Green hydrogen | 'Average EU steel plant would need a whopping 1.2GW of electrolysers and 4.5GW of solar to decarbonise'

Scale of the challenge involved in decarbonising steel production laid bare by new Hydrogen Europe report

A worker looks into the blast furnace at Thyssenkrupp's steelworks in Duisberg, Germany.
A worker looks into the blast furnace at Thyssenkrupp's steelworks in Duisberg, Germany.Getty
Published 22 July 2022, 14:11Updated 22 July 2022, 14:15
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