‘Rock cavern’ storage promises to almost halve the cost of hydrogen for fossil-free steel production

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    ‘Rock cavern’ storage promises to almost halve the cost of hydrogen for fossil-free steel production

    Stuart Stone

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    Credit: Vattenfall

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    Credit: Vattenfall

    Fossil-free steel pilot from SSAB, LKAB, and Vattenfall finds that ‘lined rock cavern’ hydrogen storage cuts gas production costs by up to 40 per cent

    A Swedish pilot project has found that adding hydrogen storage capacity to the green gas’ production process could cut costs by between 25 and 40 per cent. Launched in 2016 as a collaboration between…

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