With a memorandum of understanding between STEAG and thyssenkrupp on the planned delivery of hydrogen and oxygen to thyssenkrupp Steel in Duisburg from the STEAG site in Duisburg-Walsum, STEAG’s hydrogen project is taking shape.
The planned water electrolysis facility will contribute significantly to the decarbonization of Europe’s largest steelmaking site in this way.
“Hydrogen is playing an increasingly important role in the energy transition,” says Dr. Ralf Schiele, STEAG director with responsibility for Market and Technology. He points out that hydrogen offers the opportunity to avoid CO2 emissions in industry, the mobility sector and the energy industry, and thereby to achieve the targeted climate goals.
In the case of the steel industry, the use of carbon-rich coke can be eliminated in the future because hydrogen and oxygen are automatically produced as a by-product during synthetic hydrogen production.
Transformation reflection
The agreement reached by STEAG is more than just a first step toward implementing a large-scale energy project.
“By guiding the ‘HydrOxy Walsum’ project step by step to success, we are also continuing to drive forward the successful transformation of the STEAG Group as a whole,” Dr. Andreas Reichel, Chairman of STEAG’s Board of Management emphasizes.
The investment decision for the water electrolysis project at the Walsum site, with an installed capacity of up to 520 MW, is expected by 2023 at the earliest, with delivery to thyssenkrupp Steel beginning in 2025.
