The steel industry is at the center of the global energy and climate transition. Achieving net-zero emissions requires a portfolio of innovative technologies, from carbon capture to hydrogen reduction, electrolysis, biomass, efficient raw material use, and circular economy strategies like scrap recycling and co-product valorization.
Energy use in the steel industry
Full Code
MAN0204WS402
Module Type
Microlearning
Description
This microlearning explains the role of energy in steel production and the efficiency improvements achieved over the past decades. It highlights the energy mix of BF-BOF and EAF routes, the use of co-product gases, and the importance of energy efficiency for competitiveness and sustainability in steelmaking.
What you will learn
Explain the main energy inputs in steel production and their roles as both energy sources and reducing agents.
Compare energy use and efficiency between the blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) route and the electric arc furnace (EAF) route.
Identify future opportunities for improving energy efficiency and the role of breakthrough technologies in steel production.
Recognize how co-product gases and recycling contribute to energy conservation in steelmaking.
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