Energy Transition

Europe 'needs 25.5GW of new wind power for green hydrogen by 2030': EU steel producers

Green steel would require 150TWh of renewable energy — half of which would be needed exclusively for H2 production, industry says

NOVOKUZNETSK, RUSSIA - MAY 14, 2021: A steelworker in a converter shop at the EVRAZ ZSMK steel mill. Sergei Bobylev/TASS (Photo by Sergei Bobylev\TASS via Getty Images) . Evraz steel workert.
NOVOKUZNETSK, RUSSIA - MAY 14, 2021: A steelworker in a converter shop at the EVRAZ ZSMK steel mill. Sergei Bobylev/TASS (Photo by Sergei Bobylev\TASS via Getty Images) . Evraz steel workert.Foto: Getty
  • Rachel Parkes
Published 4 July 2022, 13:01Updated 5 July 2022, 06:13
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