Hydrogen for sustainable steel

Integrating a SOEC system producing green hydrogen into an electric arc furnace steel mill to reduce CO₂ emissions from the steelmaking process

Project details

Project number: 101192534
Project name: SOEC hydrogen integration and circular use in steelmaking process
Project acronym: SYRIUS

Starting date: January 1st 2025
Project duration: 54 months
EU contribution: € 9.999.165,49

Coordinator: EU CORE Consulting Srl

Impact

Scientific and economics

Reduction of reliance on fossil fuel

Reducing overall reliance on fossil fuels, and reducing fuel consumption by 1-2%

Developing the EU hydrogen market

Further developing an EU hydrogen market, thanks to the features of its ground-breaking hydrogen production and process integration technology

Improving energy efficiency

Energy Efficiency Improvement through the recovery of 25 TWh/y of useful heat

Reducing CO₂ emissions

Annual CO₂ savings higher than 10.9 Mt

Promoting circularity

Improving energy efficiency and promoting circularity. In its strategic vision, the share of hydrogen in Europe’s energy mix is projected by the European Commission from the current less 2% to 13-14% by 2050.

Lowering the cost of Hydrogen

SYRIUS aims to strongly enhance market opportunities in the short to medium term by driving industrial green hydrogen costs below 2.2 €/kg, surpassing the SRIA targets for 2030.

Social

Development of skills and creation/conversion of jobs

Social and economic development through the creation of new skills

Contributing to European hydrogen policies

SYRIUS will significantly contribute to several policies and initiatives of the European Commission in consideration of the role that hydrogen is expected to play in filling the gap between electrification and hard-to-abate sectors, meeting the 2050 climate neutrality goal of the European Green Deal

SYRIUS consortium

The SYRIUS consortium involves 10 beneficiaries and 2 affiliated entities in representation of 6 different EU Member States: Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia, and Finland, bringing together their existing expertise along the whole value chain of the steel and hydrogen sectors. More in detail, the Consortium is composed by 2 Universities, 1 research institute, 3 SMEs and 6 Large Companies.