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BoyInBath t1_j6i1aj2 wrote

Reply to comment by PaulThePaul in US company gets $120 million boost to make 'green steel' by Ok_Champion6840

Electric forges are theoretically possible at the size and scale needed, but the energy to use them is not cost effective, sadly.

Hydrogen... Maybe - but like most eco solutions, they're not as energy dense, or as cheap as existing fossil solutions.

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Mayor__Defacto t1_j6ls01o wrote

What? Electric Arc Furnaces are the main way of recycling steel lol, that’s Nucor’s whole business. Most profitable steel company in the world.

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the_other_jeremy t1_j6n8i17 wrote

This right here. Worked at one of their Arkansas plants two years ago and generally speaking there are some opinions on "green steel."

Oftentimes the impact of green steels like the newer hydrogen process is higher than using DRI and an EAF. People just don't wanna hear that yet.

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