CO2CRC gets funding to produce bioenergy through steel gas emissions

In Australia, CO2CRC has been awarded funding to conduct important research into reducing greenhouse gas emissions in steel production. The year-long study has been made possible by a grant from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (Coal Innovation NSW Fund).

The project will explore pathways for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in steel production, including carbon capture from major emission sources and geological sequestration. Importantly, emerging technologies for emissions reduction at BlueScope Steel’s facility in Port Kembla NSW will be explored. A major component of the study involves investigation of options to utilize a steel plant waste stream, converting carbon monoxide which would otherwise be flared and emitted as CO2, into a value-added product.

The project has strong support from BlueScope Steel, who will be supplying relevant information for this study from their Port Kembla steelworks.