PGS selects thyssenkrupp for green iron project
Published by Willow Munz,
Editorial Assistant
Global Hydrogen Review,
Australia’s Progressive Green Solutions (PGS), a developer and provider of sustainable energy system solutions, has selected thyssenkrupp nucera as its preferred supplier of electrolysers, with a total installed capacity of 1.4 GW for the production of green hydrogen for the Midwest Green Iron project. This project aims to produce 7 million tpy of green iron pellets, converting half of this to make 2.5 million t of green Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) in Western Australia’s Mid-West region near the regional city of Geraldton.
HBI is a compressed form of direct reduced iron (DRI), which will be exported as a value-added product from Western Australia. The plant will be powered by renewable energy, consuming green hydrogen whilst utilising local magnetite iron ore. This will help to significantly reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90% compared to traditional steel production.
This flagship Giga scale project will transform the region into a global centre for green iron production with first export anticipated in 2029. The project has an integrated supply chain from mine to port, utilising already established key infrastructure. PGS’s long-term goal is to produce and export up to 30 million t of DR-grade green pellets, plus 10 million tpy of green HBI as it scales up its plant.
PGS is relying on thyssenkrupp nucera’s scalable and highly efficient alkaline water electrolysis technology with its modularised 20 MW scalum® units to produce the required green hydrogen.
James Rhee, Managing Director of PGS, stated: “We appreciate the effort and expertise that the thyssenkrupp nucera Australia team has provided for our lighthouse green iron project to date. As a partner with proven technology and execution competence, we look forward to progressing the cooperation with thyssenkrupp nucera in the next stages of the project.”
Dr Johann Rinnhofer, CEO of thyssenkrupp nucera Australia, added: “The collaboration between PGS and thyssenkrupp nucera is an exciting step toward pioneering the green iron opportunity in Australia, whilst reducing the carbon footprint of steelmaking globally.”
thyssenkrupp nucera will continue to develop the project, which is currently still in an early planning phase, together with the customer and work toward signing an EPF (engineering, procurement, fabrication) contract. The realisation of the project is subject to a final investment decision (FID). This project is not expected to have any relevant impact on thyssenkrupp nucera’s sales and earnings before fiscal year 2026/27.
Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/28082025/pgs-selecst-thyssenkrupp-for-green-iron-project/
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