Can green hydrogen really help heavy industry to decarbonise? | FT Rethink
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In October, Volvo unveiled the world's first electric truck made out of green steel. It weighs eight tonnes, is designed to be used in quarries and mines, and was made by replacing coking coal with green hydrogen. These are small steps, but steel manufacturers need to halve their emissions by the middle of the century in order to hit global net zero emission targets.
The EU and the UK have both published ambitious plans to develop a hydrogen economy. Manufacturer British Steel has pledged to deliver net zero steel by the year 2050, collaborating with EDF, University College London, and the Materials Processing Institute as part of its efforts to decarbonise.
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