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Written question asked by Lord Haworth (Labour) on Friday, 3 December 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 December 2021. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 December 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Iron and Steel: Hydrogen

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support trials of manufacturing steel with hydrogen.

Answer

The Department is working with the steel sector, via the Steel Council, to explore how to create a competitive, sustainable, and low carbon future for the sector. Hydrogen-based steelmaking is one of the technological approaches being examined as part of this process.

The UK steel sector can bid into industrial fuel switching innovation programmes under the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), which is intended to promote switching away from more carbon-intensive fuel sources.

The Government has also set up the Industrial Decarbonisation and Hydrogen Revenue Support scheme to fund new hydrogen and industrial carbon capture business models. The scheme will be open to businesses across industry, including steel companies.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4678
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Iron and steel Pilot schemes Manufacturing industries Hydrogen
Link
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