STEEL + TECHNOLOGY 01/2019
- STEEL COMPANIES: Implementation of the new continuous casting plant at Saarstahl is on track - STEEL TECHNOLOGY: Ultra-thin hot rolled strip with only 0.6 mm thickness produced on Arvedi ESP line - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING. 3D spray head for forging presses wins German Design Award
- STEEL COMPANIES: Implementation of the new continuous casting plant at Saarstahl
is on track
- STEEL TECHNOLOGY: Ultra-thin hot rolled strip with only 0.6 mm thickness produced on Arvedi ESP line
- ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING. 3D spray head for forging presses wins German Design Award
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30 | COMPANIES<br />
„Clean Energy“ initiative<br />
Cooperation partners Salzgitter Flachstahl,<br />
Avacon and Linde sign agreement for<br />
ground breaking energy project<br />
Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, Linde AG and Avacon Natur GmbH signed a cooperation agreement today on<br />
the joint “Salzgitter Clean Hydrogen” innovation project, which signifies a big step toward a hydrogen-based<br />
industry.<br />
G<br />
erman flat steel producer Salzgitter<br />
Flachstahl GmbH together with<br />
Linde AG and Avacon Natur GmbH<br />
signed a cooperation agreement on the joint<br />
“Salzgitter Clean Hydrogen” innovation project,<br />
which signifies a big step toward a<br />
hydrogen-based industry.<br />
The aim of the project is to generate<br />
hydrogen in Salzgitter through electrolysis<br />
and electricity from wind power. These<br />
activities are to lay the foundation for the<br />
future deployment of larger hydrogen volumes<br />
to reduce direct CO 2<br />
emissions in<br />
the production of steel.<br />
Salzgitter Flachstahl is to plan the<br />
construction and operation of PEM electrolysis<br />
plant (PEM = proton-exchange<br />
membrane) with a capacity of around 400<br />
N.m³/h. Avacon intends to build and operate<br />
seven wind turbines on the premises<br />
of the Salzgitter group, three of which on<br />
the grounds of the steel mill. Industrial gas<br />
supplier Linde will ensure the steady supply<br />
of hydrogen. The cost of the entire project<br />
(installation of the wind turbines and the<br />
hydrogen plant, including linking them up to<br />
the existing distribution networks) amount<br />
to around 50 million euros. The financing of<br />
this forward-looking industrial climate protection<br />
project also necessitates the acquisition<br />
of governmental funding. Assuming<br />
the project runs smoothly, the production<br />
of hydrogen on the plant premises could<br />
commence in 2020.<br />
Building know-how for the<br />
environmentally compatible<br />
production of hydrogen<br />
Signed the cooperation agreement for the “Clean Energy” project (from left): Dr. Stephan<br />
Tenge, chief technology officer of Avacon AG; Ulrich Grethe, member of management<br />
board Salzgitter AG; Jens Waldeck, head of the Central Europe Region, Linde AG (Picture:<br />
Salzgitter AG)<br />
In the context of this project, the partners<br />
are aiming to build up know-how for the<br />
environmentally compatible production of<br />
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