Promote the decarbonization of the metallurgical sector in Italy and abroad through the use of green hydrogen. With this objective in mind, the new collaboration between Snam and Tenova, a Techint Group company specialized in the development and supply of sustainable solutions for the metallurgical industry. In particular, the two companies have undertaken to conduct joint market studies and analyzes to create specific infrastructures and metal production systems through the use of green hydrogen.
The goal is to develop ready-to-use integrated solutions tested in industrial plants to enable a substantial reduction of CO2 and NOx emissions in the production process, from smelting to the transformation of semi-finished metal products.
The collaboration between Tenova and Snam will develop both through specific tests at the laboratory under construction at Tenova's Varese headquarters in Castellanza, and through installations and production tests directly on industrial sites.
For its part, the group led by Marco Alverà will make available its expertise in technologies and in the hydrogen transport, while Tenova will contribute its reheating combustion systems and heat treatment and electric arc melting furnaces.
I combustion systems of Tenova – reads a note from the group – make it possible to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in a progressive and flexible way. Once installed, these systems can operate with a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas in variable percentages, up to using 100% hydrogen, keeping emissions below the most restrictive limits. Furthermore, they can be integrated with advanced 4.0 technologies, offering advantages in terms of management and maintenance.
