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"Australian technology company Calix has received a $A44.9 million grant from
Arena which it will use to construct a new facility demonstrating its novel
low-carbon iron making process.
Known as Zesty, Calix’ Zero Emissions Steel Technology uses hydrogen to remove
oxygen from iron ore to produce what’s known as hydrogen direct reduced iron
(H-DRI) and water as a byproduct.
Utilising renewable energy, Calix hopes to produce up to 30,000 tonnes of H-DRI
and hot briquetted iron (HBI) each year, both which can be used to make green
steel.
Although several companies have unveiled their own methods of producing H-DRI,
“what makes Zesty so compelling is its potential to dramatically lower the
amount of hydrogen required to convert iron ore into pure iron,” said Calix CEO
Phil Hodgson as part of a statement welcoming the Arena funding.
The company claims that its process can roughly half the hydrogen required to
produce iron in comparison to other H-DRI processes.
Calix says that during its iron making process, the heat source (which is also
electric as opposed to an inefficient blast furnace) is separated from the
reaction to ensure hydrogen isn’t combusted and can be used again.
Its technology can also utilise much lower grade iron ore than traditional
processes, further reducing the energy consumption and hydrogen used in the
preprocessing of ores.
“Green iron can tackle one of the world’s hardest to abate emissions sources
while adding value to Australia’s biggest export,” said Hodgson.
Alongside the demonstration plant, Calix will use a portion of the most recent
funding to explore a much larger plant utilising its Zesty technology.
This round of funding follows on from a previous grant issued by Arena that was
used by Calix to complete engineering studies for the demonstration plant."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
