There is a clear lack of direction with respect to the future of the nation’s blast furnaces both within the Government and in industry. A range of options exist for the decarbonisation of primary steelmaking, including carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen, or a mixture of technologies running in parallel. It will ultimately be for the sector and each individual business, with its own unique sites and products, to work out which technology is optimal for them. However, to enable these d...

There is a clear lack of direction with respect to the future of the nation’s blast furnaces both within the Government and in industry. A range of options exist for the decarbonisation of primary steelmaking, including carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen, or a mixture of technologies running in parallel. It will ultimately be for the sector and each individual business, with its own unique sites and products, to work out which technology is optimal for them. However, to enable these decisions industry requires certainty from Government on infrastructure and wider system changes. Type: conclusion | Number: 34 | Paragraph: 175 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 77. We are working with the sector to better understand their decarbonisation investment plans. These plans may include switching to Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) production methods, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) on existing blast furnaces, hydrogen steelmaking, or other decarbonisation acti