THE HYBRIT PROJECT
SSAB, LKAB AND VATTENFALL COOPERATION TOWARDS FOSSIL FREE STEEL
Dec 5th 2017/Mikael Nordlander
INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORT –THE MAJORITY OF SWEDISH GHG EMISSIONS
33%
27%
12%
13%
15%
Total GHG emissions 2015
Domestic transports
Industry
Power and heat
Agriculture
Other
26%
22%20%
9%
6%
5%
3% 9%
Industrial GHG emissions 2014
Iron- and steel
Minerals (cement)
Refineries
Chemistry
Pulp and paper
Other metals
Food
Other
Source: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
53.7 Mton 14.7 Mton
CLEAN, AFFORDABLE AND ABUNDANT ELECTRICITY- A NORDIC COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
1 525
823728
617601
580575
531515514
438430420
408324318
237237
190178176
634842
16
982
CanadaFrance
SwedenSwitzerland
Norway
SloveniaPortugal
Slovak RepublicFinland
BelgiumAustria
Czech RepublicIsrael
GreeceTurkeyJapan
Germany
EstoniaPoland
CO2 from electricity [gCO2/kWh]
MexicoNetherlands
USAUnited Kingdom
ChileIreland
Denmark
162145
143132
131127
122115
112110109
107105
9898
91908888
8684
8276
6959
35
EstoniaCzech Republic
IsraelPoland
NetherlandsSlovenia
DenmarkFinlandMexicoCanada
USASwedenNorway
United Kingdom
Greece
France
Slovak RepublicIreland
PortugalSwitzerland
ChileTurkey
GermanyJapan
Electricity price for industry [USD/MWh]
AustriaBelgium
Source: IEA (KWES 2016, CO2 emissions from combustion)
OUTLOOK: COST OF RENEWABLES ARE GOING DOWN - ELECTRIFICATION LIKELY TO BE A SAFE BET
Source: IRENA (2016)
24.2 $/MWh30.0 $/MWh
Auction records
WHY WIND AND SOLAR – THE MOST AREA EFFICIENT WAY TO HARVEST RENEWABLE ENERGY
BASIC INDUSTRY AND VATTENFALL COOPERATE TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS – WITH ELECTRICITY
Natural resources
Renewable energy
Raw materials
Processing
Renewable electricity (hydrogen)
High performingsteel
Renewable liquiddrop-in fuels
Iron ore
Limestone
Biomass
Wind
Hydro
Solar
High performingcement
Productswith close to no carbon footprint
Target: 70% of Sweden’sindustrial CO2 emissions
TWO MAIN WAYS TO PRODUCE STEEL TODAY
96% 4%
HYBRIT– HYDROGEN BREAKTHOUGH IRONMAKING TECHNOLOGY
Iron ore pellets Hydrogen Iron Water
Electricity
HYBRIT: A JOINT UNDERTAKING
▪ SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall in cooperationsince april 2016
▪ Joint venture company established summer 2017
▪ Vattenfall’s responsibility:
▪ H2 supply (generation-storage-distribution)
▪ Power system analysis
▪ Up to 15-20 TWh/yr if fully converted
PROJECT PHASES OF HYBRIT
= we are here
Pre-feasibility study
2016-2017
Pilot tests
2018-2024
Demonstration
2025-2035
HYDROGEN STORAGE– A POSSIBLE GAME CHANGER IN DEMAND RESPONSE
50 Hz
Power generation
Power grid
Power Consumption
H2
ConversionElHydrogen(Electrolysis)
Hydrogen storage
Hydrogen consumption
in industry
+
-
Pre-refining
VATTENFALL/PREEM STRATEGIC COOPERATION -CRUCIAL FOR DECARBONISED TRANSPORTS BY 2030
Pulp millsRefining
Diesel/HVO (Drop-in)
Electricity
Wood LigninLignin
oil
10-20 pulp mill sites 1-2 refinery sites
Hydrogen production Hydrogen production
Electricity
3 Million m3/yr
(30 TWh/yr)
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CEMZERO - CEMENT PROCESS DECARBONISATIONPROJECT WITH CEMENTA (HEIDELBERG CEMENT)
CO2
CaO (Clinker)
Electrical heater
CaCO3 (Limestone)
Lime kilnPure CO2 stream(100%
concentration)
Carbon-based (renewable) fuel
Oxygen
ASU
Electricity
Air
Lime kiln
(Alternatively, ship oxygen from hydrogen production)
CO2
Pure CO2 stream(100%
concentration)
CaCO3 (Limestone)
CaO (Clinker)