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How a Swedish Factory Is Making Steel Without Coal
Steel production accounts for about seven percent of global carbon emissions. But a plant in northern Sweden is trying to change that. In this episode, Lucas and Luna visit the HYBRIT demonstration facility in Luleå, where a partnership between SSAB, LKAB, and Vattenfall has replaced coking coal with green hydrogen. The result? Steel made with virtually no carbon dioxide — just water vapor. We walk through the process: how hydrogen is produced using hydroelectric power, how it reacts with iron ore to form sponge iron, and what happens next in an electric arc furnace. We also discuss the…
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