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Global experts unite in Newcastle to decarbonise steelmaking
Newcastle will play host to world-leading researchers in sustainable steelmaking next week, as they tackle one of the world’s greatest industrial challenges – decarbonising the steel industry, which currently accounts for seven per cent of global CO2 emissions.
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The BHP Centre for Sustainable Steelmaking Research; a collaboration for sustainability in steelmaking
Researchers at the recently renamed, BHP Centre of Sustainable Steelmaking Research (SSR) have been working in close collaboration with BHP and partners in developing pathways to near zero GHG emission ironmaking in support of decarbonising the hard to abate steel sector.
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Funding boost to technology for lower emission steel
Promising technology that could be suited to the processing of Australian iron ores to create lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity steel has been awarded more than $2.9m in Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funding to progress research to a pilot-ready stage.
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BHP partnership is helping bridge the gender gap in critical industries
Two researchers from the University's Centre for Ironmaking Materials Research recently completed a development program, initiated by BHP, designed to assist in breaking down barriers that often prevent women in the engineering and mining sector from entering leadership roles.
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Steel Making
Steel is a vital material for modern life, making the reduction of emissions during the steel making process essential in meeting future demand and promoting sustainable development across the globe.
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PhD Students Represent the University of Newcastle at Europe’s Largest Iron and Steel Making Conference
This year in June, Düsseldorf hosted the largest iron and steel conference in Europe, the European Steel Technology and Application Days (ESTAD). This is a flagship conference for the iron and steel industry and brings together steel manufacturers, suppliers, users, universities, research institutes and plant engineers.
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