Tata Steel plans to scale up the usage of hydrogen in the steel-making process after the successful completion of the pilot project at its Jamshedpur plant, in Jharkhand, the company’s CEO and MD T V Narendran said.
At its steel factory in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, Tata Steel started the first experiment of its sort in April 2023 by injecting hydrogen gas using 40% of the injection systems in the E-blast furnace.
“It was very successful, we will scale it up, But eventually we need to have green hydrogen available in Eastern India that will determine how it can be used,” Narendran told PTI in reply to a question on the results of the trials.
However, he did not tell the quantum in which the company plans to increase the usage of hydrogen.
Injection of hydrogen in blast furnaces helps reduce the consumption of coal leading to a reduction in carbon footprint.
“This is the first time in the world that such a large quantity of hydrogen gas is being continuously injected in a blast furnace,” he said.
Speaking on the company’s operations in the Netherlands, Narendran said the business there is moving from coal to gas to hydrogen and the transition is important for that nation because Tata Steel Netherlands will become one of the biggest consumers of hydrogen there.
The industry leader added that hydrogen is a crucial component of the solution for the steel industry’s transition to a more environmentally friendly future since, like coal, it plays a significant role in the reduction of emissions throughout the steel-making process.
Steel accounts for about 8 per cent of the carbon footprint in the world.
On Monday at 13.15 p.m., shares of this company were trading 0.68% up Rs. 117.70.
A diverse and integrated steel manufacturer is Tata Steel Ltd. Its operations span the entire value chain, from raw steel production to completed steel products. The business sells bearings, long products, construction products, and flat products. It offers services to the automotive, building, consumer durables, general engineering, industrial, and agricultural markets.
