Ovako, the European manufacturer of steel is inaugurating the hydrogen plant at its Hofors mill. The Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson will inaugurate the facility on-site on September 5th 2023.
Ovako’s hydrogen plant is the world’s first facility for producing fossil-free hydrogen to heat steel before rolling, the company stated. The plant in Hofors is also Sweden’s largest electrolysis plant.The 20 MW plant will generate 3,880 cubic meters of fossil-free hydrogen per hour, as well as producing oxygen. In addition to steel heating, the fossil-free hydrogen will be used for fueling fuel cell-powered trucks. The investment of around 180 million SEK is supported by the Swedish Energy Agency through “Industriklivet”.
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