Low-carbon steel: Genvia and ArcelorMittal announce the signing of a demonstrator contract

Located in Lozère (a landlocked department in the region of Occitanie in Southern France), this demonstrator will integrate an electrolyser with a capacity of 200 kg/day for steel production, utilizing waste heat. This marks a key milestone for Genvia, as it is their first low-carbon steel experimental demonstrator. Scheduled for deployment in 2025 at the Saint-Chély-d’Apcher site (a commune in the Lozère department), the SOEL200 electrolyser will replace hydrogen derived from natural gas reforming with low-carbon hydrogen produced through electrolysis, also recovering waste heat from an industrial process. The ArcelorMittal plant will be the first to combine hydrogen from electrolysis with that produced via the existing steam methane reforming (SMR) process, as needed.

“This project represents a significant advancement toward the decarbonisation of the steel industry, aligning our efforts with global CO2 emission reduction objectives,” says Florence Lambert, Genvia CEO. “It marks a strategic milestone in scaling up our SOEC technology while providing essential experimental learning to optimize our industrial solutions,” she adds. “This innovative project that we are conducting with Genvia opens a new opportunity to overcome technological barriers for large-scale hydrogen use in the steel industry,” comments Bruno Ribo, COO Electric Steel ArcelorMittal Flat Europe.

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