Sunday, December 8, 2024

Steelworks’ carbon capture programme wins extension

The Environment Agency has granted British Steel permission to extend its trial of ground-breaking technology to capture carbon emissions from Scunthorpe steelworks.

The extension means the company can gather more detailed data from the technology and further support research into how it could be used in the steel industry and beyond.

The tech has been developed by the University of Sheffield and was showcased by one of the people behind it, Dr George Dowson, to Environment Agency members on a recent site visit.

The CO2 captured at the company’s Central Power Station will be bottled in gas cylinders and taken to the University where it will be converted into synthetic transport fuels.

Dr Andy Trowsdale, British Steel’s Head of Research and Development, said: “This project is all about testing the capabilities of the technology. If it works for us, and others, it could be scaled-up and play an important role in carbon capture, utilisation and storage.”

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