Join us for the BioRECAST/H2Steel Webinar "Defossilizing the steel sector”
This webinar is jointly organised by the projects BioRECAST (BIObased REsidues Conversion to Advanced fuels for sustainable STeel production) and H2Steel (Green H2 and circular bio-coal from biowaste for cost-competitive sustainable Steel) in close cooperation with IEA Bioenergy Task 33: Gasification of Biogenic and Waste Feedstocks for a Sustainable Future.
BioRECAST addresses the challenge of decarbonizing the steel sector by exploring the use of residual organic waste, such as sewage sludge, industrial sludge, domestic organic waste, food waste, and agricultural waste, through slow pyrolysis. By producing biocoal and pyrolysis gases and upgrading the chemical composition of biocoal, the project seeks to provide an alternative to fossil coal in the steel-making process, particularly in Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) plants.
H2Steel aims at creating a ground-breaking competitive solution for sustainable green hydrogen and biocoal production from circular biowaste streams. The project thus contributes to the EU Green Hydrogen economy and to the decarbonization of the European steel sector, as its green transition is a priority.
We would like to cordially invite you to join this webinar
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
10:00 – 11:30 CEST
Online workshop via Teams
Register here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dBStbeSX
This webinar will serve to present and discuss activities and results of the two European projects BioRECAST and H2Steel aiming to find promising solution for the defossilization of the steel sector based on renewable carbon and green hydrogen. Furthermore, an overview will be provided on recent activities performed within IEA Bioenergy Task 33 on biocarbon production and usage in metallurgical industries on a global scale.
Webinar Agenda:
10:00 – 10:10
Welcome and introduction
Dr. Rainer Janssen, WIP Renewable Energies, Germany
10:10 – 10:20
Hard to abate? Renewable Carbon and Hydrogen to defossilize the steel sector
Prof. David Chiaramonti, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
10:20 – 10:35
Biorecast: how the integration of a slow pyrolysis plant into the EAF can defossilize the metalluergy sector
Prof. David Chiaramonti, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
10:35 – 10:50
H2Steel: Production of green hydrogen and biogenic carbon for the European steel sector
Eng. Viviana Negro, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
10:50 – 11:10
Challenges in biocarbon production and usage in metallurgical industries
Prof. Kentaro Umeki, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, IEA Bioenergy Task 33: Gasification of Biogenic and Waste Feedstocks for a Sustainable Future
11:10 – 11:30
Q&A and Conclusions
