Adopting hydrogen direct reduction for the Swedish steel industry : A technological innovation system (TIS) study
Kushnir, Duncan LU ; Hansen, Teis LU
; Vogl, Valentin
LU
and Åhman, Max
LU
(2020)
In Journal of Cleaner Production
242.
- Abstract
The Swedish steel industry stands before a potential transition to drastically lower its CO2 emissions using direct hydrogen reduction instead of continuing with coke-based blast furnaces. Previous studies have identified hydrogen direct reduction as a promising option. We build upon earlier efforts by performing a technological innovation system study to systematically examine the barriers to a transition to hydrogen direct reduction and by providing deepened quantitative empirics to support the analysis. We also add extended paper and patent analysis methodology which is particularly useful for identifying actors and their interactions in a technological system. We conclude that while the innovation system is currently... (More)
The Swedish steel industry stands before a potential transition to drastically lower its CO2 emissions using direct hydrogen reduction instead of continuing with coke-based blast furnaces. Previous studies have identified hydrogen direct reduction as a promising option. We build upon earlier efforts by performing a technological innovation system study to systematically examine the barriers to a transition to hydrogen direct reduction and by providing deepened quantitative empirics to support the analysis. We also add extended paper and patent analysis methodology which is particularly useful for identifying actors and their interactions in a technological system. We conclude that while the innovation system is currently focused on such a transition, notable barriers remain, particularly in coordination of the surrounding technical infrastructure and the issue of maintaining legitimacy for such a transition in the likely event that policies to address cost pressures will be required to support this development.
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- author
- Kushnir, Duncan
LU
; Hansen, Teis
LU
; Vogl, Valentin
LU
and Åhman, Max
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2020
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- CO emissions, Direct reduction, Hydrogen, Steel, Technological innovation system
- in
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- volume
- 242
- article number
- 118185
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:85072654975
- ISSN
- 0959-6526
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118185
- project
- REINVENT Realising Innovation in Transitions for Decarbonisation
- Grön samhällsutveckling – industri och energisystem i omvandling” med diarienummer 2013-006392
- Pathways for HDR steel making (HYBRIT RP1 -WP6)
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 11867ff4-c44f-430f-87e2-7bcb4f23384e
- date added to LUP
- 2019-09-27 12:46:24
- date last changed
- 2024-01-16 10:36:32
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