In Conversation: Swedish steel’s green hydrogen play

Cutting emissions and making use of renewable power represent a big departure from the way things have long been done in heavy industries such as steel manufacturing. In Sweden, the Hybrit initiative is taking the lead in developing a green steel industry, making use of the country’s high share of renewable energy, and partner SSAB expects to deliver fossil-fuel-free steel to market by 2026. pv magazine spoke with two of the project’s partners: Martin Pei, executive vice president and chief technology officer at steel producer SSAB, and Mikael Nordlander, director for industry decarbonization at energy producer Vattenfall, about the project and the steel industry’s growing ties to renewable energy.