The company leads first use of innovative electrolyzer at the HQ within a Horizon Europe project
Tenova is a partner of the HyTecHeat project (Hybrid Technologies for sustainable steel reheating), alongside De Nora, Snam, and other European steel producers and RTOs. This Horizon Europe program, funded by the European Union (EU) with a budget of €3.3 million, aims to validate hybrid heating technologies for steel reheating based on natural gas with a progressive increase of hydrogen up to 100% in downstream processing. The project includes three Demo cases testing multifuel burners to facilitate the steel sector's hydrogen transition, reducing CO2 emissions by 7.5-25Mt/year at the EU level.
Tenova's involvement includes a Demo case focused on integrating hydrogen-ready burners, electrolyzers, and storage systems. The company will install an electrolyzer at the Castellanza headquarters in Italy testing its industrial burner in an industrial-scale plant with up to 100% hydrogen, assessing benefits and potential risks. Snam will handle the hydrogen storage system, while De Nora will provide the Dragonfly® electrolyzer, a latest-generation system used for the first time in a European project.
Comprehensive testing will cover the entire production chain, from green energy production to hydrogen generation and storage, setting standards for seamlessly integrating industrial furnaces with on-site electrolyzers, including process control and safety measures.
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