Materials · 2021
Hydrogen-reduced steel
Iron ore reduced with hydrogen instead of coke.
The HYBRIT project in Sweden delivered its first fossil-free steel to Volvo in 2021. Steel causes about 7 percent of global CO2, so hydrogen reduction is a key path to cut it.
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What it led to 1
Related measurements
The dashed line marks when it first worked.
CO2 emissions Latest: 39B t (2025) Source: Our World in Data
Share of electricity from low-carbon sources Latest: 42.6 % (2025) Source: Our World in Data