In an effort to reduce the use of metallurgical coke and lower carbon emissions, Indian steel producer Tata Steel Ltd. announced that an experiment for infusing hydrogen gas into its blast furnace at the company's flagship plant has begun. Tata Steel, the business started the trial injection at the
facility in the eastern city of Jamshedpur on Sunday using 40% of the injection systems. "This is the first time in the history of the world that such a large quantity of hydrogen gas is being continuously injected in a blast furnace," the company, which plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2045, stated. It was stated that the trial, which is planned to last for four to five days continuously, has the ability to cut coke rate by 10%, which would result in a 7%–10% decrease in carbon dioxide emissions per ton of crude steel produced.
The trial will offer information on how to run blast furnaces with more environmentally friendly fuel injectants, cutting down on the consumption of fossil fuel and resultant CO2 emissions from the blast furnace. In order to spur demand for cleaner fuel in its effort to attain net zero by 2070, India has set green hydrogen consumption targets for some industries, including steel.
