Green Hydrogen-based Decarbonization Approach for Steel Industry with Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources

Authors

• Raju Kumar Maurya, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Modinagar, PIN-201204, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Dharmbir Prasad, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Modinagar, PIN-201204, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaFollow
• Rudra Pratap Singh, Department of Electrical Engineering, Asansol Engineering College, Asansol, PIN-713305, West Bengal, India,

Subject Area

Electrical Engineering

Article Type

Original Study

Abstract

This work provides a micro-pilot techno-economic and environmental assessment of a green hydrogen-driven decarbonization scenario for low-carbon steel production at the capacity of 1 ton steel produced (i.e., requiring 50 kg of green hydrogen). In this work an integrated renewable energy (RE) scenario for the steel production site at Jamuria, West Bengal, India is planned to utilize solar photovoltaic (PV), wind turbines (WTs), battery storage and a diesel backup generator to meet the hydrogen production load from an electrolyzer using HOMER Pro software. The results show that the proposed micro-pilot system produces excess electricity with respect to the plant's operating demand (i.e., 3,297,719 kWh/year), allowing for the realization of 50 kg/year of green hydrogen that could be converted into the production of low-carbon steel at a scale of 1 ton. At pilot scale, the levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH) is calculated at $52.40/kg due to the lack of economies of scale but it is anticipated that this will fall dramatically upon industrial deployment. Most importantly, the process succeeds in emitting nearly zero direct CO₂, however, the only source was 23.1 kg/year from a backup diesel generator for periods of extreme renewable intermittency, achieving a radical reduction in emissions of 99.98% when compared to traditional coke-based steelmaking. These outcomes suggest the technical feasibility of renewable-driven hydrogen generation for steel decarbonization at pilot scale and establish a replicable framework for scaling up to industrial level. The research also establishes essential scaling parameters and economic thresholds for commercialization.

Keywords

Steel industry, renewable energy, blast furnace, green hydrogen, decarbonization, hybrid generation, solar and wind, techno-economic analysis, micro-pilot study

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Recommended Citation

Maurya, Raju Kumar; Prasad, Dharmbir; and Singh, Rudra Pratap (2026) "Green Hydrogen-based Decarbonization Approach for Steel Industry with Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources," Mansoura Engineering Journal: Vol. 51 : Iss. 3 , Article 20.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.58491/2735-4202.3479