2025.01.27
Announce
METI State Minister Ogushi visits Super COURSE 50 experimental blast furnace
On January 20, 2025, Japan’s Economy, Trade and In…
Tackling CO2 Reduction in the Steel Industry
Green Innovation Fund Project of “Hydrogen Utilization in Iron and Steelmaking Processes”
is commissioned or subsidized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
News
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2025.01.21 Announce
Establishment of technology to reduce CO2 emissions in blast furnaces using hydrogen Achieved world’s first 43% reduction in CO2 emissions in a test furnace, reaching the development goal ahead of schedule
Nippon Steel Corporation achieved a world-first 43…
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2024.04.15 AnnounceGreen Innovation Fund Project “Utilizing Hydrogen in Steelmaking Process” begins new theme
As a new theme of the Green Innovation Fund projec…
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2024.03.06 AnnounceAn article on the hydrogen steelmaking project was published in Diamond Online.
The initiatives and determination of the hydrogen …
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2024.02.06 Announce
In the test furnace of Super COURSE50, it was confirmed that the injection of heated hydrogen achieved a world-leading reduction in blast furnace CO2 emissions by 33%.
In the test furnace of the Super COURSE50 hydrogen…
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2023.12.05 Announce
At the WSA Breakthrough Technology Conference 2023, an overview of the Hydrogen Steelmaking Project was reported.
At the Breakthrough Technology Conference hosted b…
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2023.11.20 Announce
At the ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) – NEDO seminar, an overview of the hydrogen steelmaking project was reported.
At a seminar held in Dunkirk, France, aimed at inf…
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2023.11.20 Announce
The 19th Industrial Structure Council Green Innovation Project Subcommittee Working Group on Energy Structure Transformation was convened.
The 19th meeting of the Industrial Structure Counc…
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2023.09.15 Announce
The 18th Industrial Structure Council Green Innovation Project Subcommittee Working Group on Energy Structure Transformation was held.
The 18th session of the Industrial Structure Counc…
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2023.08.04 Announce
World’s Highest Level of CO2 Emissions Reduction Effect of Heated Hydrogen Injection at 22% Verified in the Test Furnace
Development Hydrogen Injection Technology into Bla…
Literature
The following list is regarding COURSE 50 after 2013 and GI Fund project reports after 2021.
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Heat recovery from low-temperature off-gas for use in CO2 separation processes
COURSE50 SG5-1 低温排ガス顕熱回収技術における開発内容の紹介
Author K.Kobayashi , H.Kozuru , M.Sekiya Journal The First Symposium on Carbon Ultimate Utilization Technologies for the Global Environment (CUUTE-1) -
Development of CO2 Reduction Technology from Blast Furnace
COURSE50 フェーズⅠstep2の試験高炉操業結果について紹介
Author K.Nakano H.Sakai , K.Nishioka , Y.Ujisawa , K.Kakiuchi , K.Sunahara , Y.Matsukura , K.Yokoyama , S.Tomisaki Journal The First Symposium on Carbon Ultimate Utilization Technologies for the Global Environment (CUUTE-1) -
Development of Mathematical Blast Furnace Model for CO2 Reduction Technology (COURSE50)
COURSE50 フェーズⅠstep2における高炉数学モデルの開発状況について紹介
Author H.Sakai , K.Nakano , K.Nishioka , Y.Ujisawa , K.Kakiuchi , K.Sunahara , Y.Matsukura , K.Yokoyama , S.Tomisaki Journal The First Symposium on Carbon Ultimate Utilization Technologies for the Global Environment (CUUTE-1) -
Experimental and Numerical Study on Degradation Behavior of Coke with CO2 or H2O Gasification Reaction at High Temperature
SG7,(3)-2新規技術創出研究、6)「過酷環境に屈しない高強度コークス設計のための研究開発」において実施したガス化反応によるコークスの劣化に関する研究成果を報告する。
Author Yuya Ono , Yuka Fukuda , Yuya Sumitani , Yoshiya Matsukawa , Yasuhiro Saito , Yohsuke Matsushita , Hideyuki Aoki , Takahiro Shishido , Noriyuki Okuyama Journal Fuel
TECHNOLOGY
Steel industry plays
a fundamental role in all industries.
Steel is used in many different products that support people’s lives ranging from automobiles, bullet trains, houses, and daily necessities to PCs, smartphones, aircraft, and even spacecraft, and the steel industry serves as the foundation for all sorts of industries.
Technology
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01Current Status of the Japanese Steel Industry
Previous efforts to reduce CO2 in production processes and issues we are currently facing are explained here.
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02Tackling CO2 Reduction in the Steel Industry
various technological issues to be addressed for realizing steelmaking using hydrogen. We will also address these issues.
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03Technology to reduce CO2 emissions from blast furnaces
In this project, we will study measures to realize carbon-neutral steelmaking that takes advantage not only of the characteristics of blast furnaces but also CCUS technology.
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04Technology for direct reduction of iron ore using hydrogen
In this project, we will study measures to realize direct reduction ironmaking using hydrogen in a shaft furnace.
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05Technology to efficiently produce high-grade steel in an electric furnace
In this project, we will work to develop a technology for manufacturing high-grade steel by melting reduced iron manufactured by a direct reduction process.
ORGANIZATION
We will bring together the wisdom of
those concerned and work on challenging issues.
This project is receiving cooperation from companies, universities, and other research institutes in Japan. We will bring together the wisdom of those concerned and work on challenging issues.
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01Organization
Nippon Steel Corporation, JFE Steel Corporation, Kobe Steel, Ltd., and the Japan Research and Development Center for Metals formed a consortium and have been working on this project.
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02Development Schedule
This project is carried out according to the METI’s R&D and social implementation plan regarding the Green Innovation Fund Project entitled “Hydrogen Utilization in Iron and Steelmaking Processes.”
MESSAGE
We are taking on the challenge of developing innovative technologies with the aim of realizing carbon-neutral processes in the steel industry.
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Seiji Nomura
Project Leader
Fellow
Technical Development Division
Nippon Steel CorporationSteel supports our lives as an excellent material that constitutes social infrastructure and durable consumer goods, such as buildings, railroads, cars, and home appliances. The steel industry, which supplies the materials for the products…
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Eiji Uehara
Director General
Environment Department
New Energy and Industrial Technology Department Organization（NEDO)In October 2020, Japan declared carbon neutrality target, reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. This is challenging. It requires structural…