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Hydrogen Direct Reduction Iron (DRI) reduces emissions from steel production by up to 90%

Hydrogen-based Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) technology has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from primary steelmaking. Traditional DRI processes use natural gas to reduce iron ore into iron, but by using hydrogen instead, the only byproduct is water, which drastically cuts down CO2 emissions. The International Energy Agency estimates that using hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources for DRI can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90% compared to the traditional process.1

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  1. International Energy Agency (IEA). (2020). Iron and Steel Technology Roadmap. https://www.iea.org/reports/iron-and-steel-technology-roadmap ↩