Rouge H2 provides technology for steel project

The initiative is co-financed by the European Commission as part of the RFCS-BIG TICKET programme.

Rouge H2 Engineering AG provides the technology in the form of its patented chemical looping process (CLH), which is used to produce hydrogen from metallurgical gases. The company is supported by AMBARtec AG, its partner company, whose colleagues have extensive experience with the iron oxide nuggets used in CLH and in scaling up the process.

Three other partners are involved in the four-year project: VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH (BFI), a German research center with over 50 years of experience in the steel industry; Acciaierie d'Italia in Extraordinary Administration, Italy's largest steel mill, where a corresponding pilot plant is being implemented; and the Polytechnic University of Turin, a leading Italian university in the field of engineering.

The primary goal of H2Loop is to demonstrate the feasibility and efficiency of the proprietary chemical looping process (CLH) in generating hydrogen from metallurgical gases. This solution could accelerate the sustainable transformation of the steel industry by reducing CO₂ emissions and enabling the production of hydrogen for industrial use.

During the project meeting, the partners learned about the technical conditions at the local steelworks, among other things, so that they could be taken into account in the engineering of the pilot plant.

Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/13012026/rouge-h2-provides-technology-for-steel-project/