EU steel producers are interested in clean H2 but point to a shortage of renewable energy.Even though steel producers in the European Union are interested in green hydrogen as a clean way to power their operations, wind energy is far from adequate to meet H2 production requirements.The green steel industry would require 150TWh of renewable energy by 2030.Half of the 150 TWh of renewable energy would be needed specifically for the production of the green hydrogen, said the industry. This means that H2 production for green steel manufacturing would consume more than half of the wind energy capacity increase target in the European Union’s REPowerEU package, according to estimates released by both the wind and steel making industries.Therefore, green steel makers in the European Union are now calling for the installation of at least 31 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 in order…
Wind energy is still 25.5 GW short of powering green hydrogen by 2030
