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					</table><p>The Government of India is considering mandating the use of ‘green steel’ in government projects with the goal of decarbonizing one of the most hard-to-abate sectors, Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told Parliament this week.</p>
<p>Green steel or low-carbon steel is steel manufactured without the use of fossil fuels.</p>
<p>The government has embarked on a string of initiatives to bring down carbon emissions in the steel industry and help it reach net zero by 2070.</p>
<p>As a short-term measure, the government is already promoting the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in the steel sector to minimize emissions by 2030.</p>
<p>For the medium term until 2047, the focus of the steel sector will be on green hydrogen and carbon capture. As part of the initiative, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has made the steel sector a stakeholder in the National Green Hydrogen Mission.</p>
<p>Carbon capture is still at a nascent stage of implementation in India, with only a few sectors, such as steel, having implemented small-scale carbon capture projects, according to India’s 2021 Biennial Update Reports (BUR) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change furnished by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.</p>
<p>The BUR says CO2 emissions from the iron and steel industries were showing a downward trajectory, reducing to 4.75% in 2016 from 5.99% in 2014.</p>
<p>In the long term (2047-2070), the government will encourage the steel industry to explore disruptive alternative technological innovations to help achieve the transition to net zero by 2070.</p>
<p>Several Indian steel manufacturers are switching to renewable energy in varying degrees to power their operations. Not only will the use of solar and wind energy cut the industries’ power costs, but also help decarbonize their operations.</p>
<p>In July, <a href="https://www.jsw.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JSW Steel</a> announced that it was <a href="https://mercomindia.com/jsw-steel-invest-%e2%82%b9100-billion-reduce-carbon-emissions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">earmarking</a> ₹100 billion (~$1.26 billion) for carbon reduction initiatives, including increasing the use of renewable energy to replace thermal power. It has entered into power purchase agreements with special purpose vehicles set up by JSW Energy to procure renewable energy through the group captive model.</p>
<p>Earlier, steel giant <a href="https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ArcelorMittal</a> <a href="https://mercomindia.com/arcelormittal-greenko-rtc-project/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entered</a> a strategic partnership with Greenko Group to develop a 975 MW ‘round the clock’ solar and wind energy project in Andhra Pradesh at an estimated cost of $600 million.</p>
<p>The global steel industry could <a href="https://mercomindia.com/steel-industry-carbon-emissions-bnef/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">eliminate</a> carbon emissions by 2050 by investing $278 billion and using green hydrogen and recycling technologies, <a href="https://about.bnef.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BloombergNEF</a> (BNEF) said in a report last December.</p>


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					</table><p><strong>Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Tata Motors announced that it had </strong><a href="https://www.tatamotors.com/press/tata-motors-to-provide-eco-friendly-public-transport-solutions-to-jammu-kashmirs-smart-cities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>won</strong></a><strong> the tender &#8212; floated by Jammu Smart City Jammu and Srinagar &#8212; to supply 200 electric buses.</strong> Tata Motors has entered into a strategic collaboration with the Government of Jammu &amp; Kashmir to deploy electric buses in the twin capital cities of Jammu and Kashmir. The move is aimed at establishing an environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable public transport network for Jammu and Srinagar. As per the contract, 150 units of nine-meter and 50 units of 12-meter Starbus electric buses will be supplied as part of the government’s environmentally friendly public transportation initiative.</p>
<p><strong>Ambri, a provider of long-duration energy storage systems, </strong><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221018005173/en/Ambri-and-Reliance-Industries-Expand-Strategic-Alliance-to-Accelerate-Commercialization-of-Ambri-Batteries-in-India" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>announced</strong></a><strong> a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deliver a pilot battery storage system to Reliance Industries</strong>. The system will be shipped by mid-2023 and commissioned immediately after that. This agreement signed between Reliance and Ambri last year provided an exclusive collaboration to set up a large-scale battery manufacturing facility in India, which could add scale and further reduce costs for Reliance&#8217;s green energy initiative.</p>
<p><strong>Sasol and ArcelorMittal South Africa </strong><a href="https://www.sasol.com/media-centre/media-releases/sasol-arcelormittal-south-africa-partner-decarbonise-and-reindustrialise-vaal-saldanha-through" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>announced</strong></a><strong> a partnership to develop carbon capture</strong> <strong>technology to produce sustainable fuels and chemicals and green steel production through green hydrogen and derivatives.</strong> Under the agreement, the companies will advance studies into two potential projects: the Saldanha green hydrogen and derivatives study, which will explore the region&#8217;s potential as an export hub for green hydrogen and green steel production. The Vaal carbon capture will study renewable electricity and green hydrogen to convert captured carbon from ArcelorMittal South Africa&#8217;s Vanderbijlpark&#8217;s steel plant into sustainable fuels and chemicals. The two potential projects would drive the re-industrialization of both the Saldanha and the Vaal regions, boosting the opportunity to develop a green hydrogen ecosystem, thereby enabling long-term, sustainable benefits for communities and the country.</p>
<p><strong>Emerge, a joint venture between Masdar and EDF, and Khazna Data Centers </strong><a href="https://www.khazna.ae/news/emerge-signs-agreement-to-develop-solar-plant-for-khazna-data-centers-facility-in-masdar-city/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>signed</strong></a><strong> an agreement to develop a ground-mounted solar power project to power Khazna&#8217;s new data center in Masdar City.</strong> The project will have an installed capacity of 7 MW and provide electricity to the Khazna Abu Dhabi 6 facility, which is currently under construction in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi&#8217;s flagship sustainable urban development. Emerge will provide a turnkey solution for the project, including finance, design, procurement, construction, operations, and maintenance, for 25 years. The Masdar City facility, scheduled to be operational in 2023, is Khazna&#8217;s second data center in the City.</p>
<p><strong>Axium Infrastructure and Canadian Solar&#8217;s subsidiaries Recurrent Energy and CSI Energy Storage </strong><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/axium-infrastructure-and-canadian-solars-subsidiaries-recurrent-energy-and-csi-energy-storage-announce-operation-of-worlds-largest-single-phase-energy-storage-project-301651926.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>announced</strong></a><strong> that Crimson Storage, a 350 MW/1,400 MWh energy storage project is now operational and providing flexible capacity to the California grid</strong>. CSI Energy Storage was the turnkey system integrator of the project delivering the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services and will provide long-term operational services for the project. Crimson Storage is the largest battery storage project in the world to reach operation in a single phase and the second largest energy storage project currently operating.</p>
<p><strong>Toledo Solar, a manufacturer of solar panels and glass, and KordSA </strong><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/toledo-solar-and-kordsa-announce-collaborative-partnership-301651580.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>announced</strong></a><strong> a collaborative partnership and strategic alliance to bring Toledo&#8217;s best-of-the-breed thin film solar technology to Europe and Central Asia.</strong> The company claims that the superior power per square meter output, low carbon footprint, and recyclability of Toledo Solar&#8217;s frameless, all-glass, thin film, and durable solar modules make them an ideal solution for the rooftops of Europe&#8217;s homes, businesses, and factories. With the new collaborative partnership, Toledo Solar and KordSA will work together to expand the technology&#8217;s adoption beyond the rooftop to European-sized solar farms, from 5 to 50 MW, and the rapidly growing energy sector.</p>


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					</table><p>Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.sunmobility.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>SUN Mobility</strong></a><strong>, an electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and services company, announced the launch of its battery-swapping network for electric vehicles in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in collaboration with </strong><a href="https://www.aboutamazon.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Amazon India</strong></a><strong>.</strong> With the first set of stations placed at Amazon’s sites in Mumbai and Pune, SUN Mobility plans to deploy over 2,000 battery swapping points across Maharashtra by 2025. These swapping points would support over 200,000 electric two- and three-wheelers and are expected to clock over 3,00,000 swaps daily. This infrastructure is expected to create 3000+ direct employment opportunities and support over 200,000 self-employed / fleet-employed EV users. The EV operations supported by the SUN Mobility Swap Point network are expected to reduce vehicular CO2 emissions in the state by 3,00,000 tons per annum.  Out of this expansion, SUN Mobility plans to deploy over 100 swap stations in Mumbai and followed by Pune in this financial year (FY22-23). This network will support over 4,000 EVs (two-wheeler and three-wheeler for goods and passengers) in these two cities.</p>
<p><strong>Indian Oil and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas have </strong><a href="https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1836247" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>developed</strong></a><strong> an indigenous solar cooktop called Surya Nutan, a stationary, rechargeable, and always kitchen-connected indoor solar cooking device.</strong> It is a patented product designed and developed by Indian Oil R&amp;D Centre, Faridabad, and offers an online cooking mode while charging through the sun. This maximizes the system efficiency and ensures high utilization of energy from solar. The device works in a hybrid model, i.e., it can simultaneously work on solar and auxiliary energy sources to operate in all weather conditions. The insulation design of Surya Nutan minimizes radiative and conductive heat losses. The product cost is around ₹12,000 (~$153.22) for the base model and ₹23,000 (~$293.67) for the top model.</p>
<p><strong>Energy company RWE and steel producer ArcelorMittal </strong><a href="https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-ag/2022-06-22-rwe-and-arcelormittal-mou-to-build-and-operate-offshore-wind-farms-and-hydrogen-facilities" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>signed</strong></a><strong> a memorandum of understanding to develop, build and operate offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities</strong> that will supply the renewable energy and green hydrogen required to produce low-emissions steel in Germany. The partnership centers on driving the production of carbon-neutral steel, with a plan to replace coal with wind power and green hydrogen as the primary energy source in steel production at ArcelorMittal’s steelmaking sites at Bremen, Hamburg, Eisenhüttenstadt, and Duisburg in Germany. RWE and ArcelorMittal are assessing options for joint participation in tenders for offshore wind farm sites in the North Sea. RWE and ArcelorMittal also want to work together on the development of green hydrogen by jointly looking for areas where electrolysis plants can be built to supply the steel production sites in Bremen and Eisenhüttenstadt, starting with a 70 MW pilot plant by 2026 with the clear intention to increase to Gigawatt-scale projects in the long term &#8211; subject to the approval of public funding.</p>
<p><strong>Rivian, a U.S.-based EV company, </strong><a href="https://rivian.com/newsroom/article/wind-turbine-planned-for-rivians-plant" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>announced</strong></a><strong> plans for a large-scale wind turbine at its Normal manufacturing campus to provide clean energy to enable new R1 vehicles</strong> to be powered by renewables for their first charge. Earlier this year, at the plant’s outbound charging yard, Rivian installed a 783 kW solar canopy scheduled to generate electricity later this summer. The wind turbine project supports the company’s long-term renewable energy vision of developing high-impact projects that reduce its carbon footprint while benefiting customers, communities, and the electrical grid. The turbine is designed for a capacity of at least 2.8 MW and to generate nearly 10 million kWh of electricity annually – enough to power 890 average U.S. homes. Over its 25-year lifetime, it could avoid around 177,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions – the equivalent of taking roughly 34,000 internal combustion engine vehicles off the road for one year.</p>


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<p>Steel producer <a href="https://corporate.arcelormittal.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ArcelorMittal</a> has established a strategic partnership with Greenko Group to develop a 975 MW ‘round the clock’ solar and wind energy project in Andhra Pradesh with an estimated cost of $600 million.</p>
<p>The project will be owned and funded by ArcelorMittal, while Greenko will design, construct, and operate the renewable energy facilities. The project is expected to be commissioned by mid-2024.</p>
<p>“This is an attractive opportunity for ArcelorMittal. We will be partnering with a highly experienced energy transition company in a project that will enable our joint venture company AM/NS India to reduce both its electricity costs and carbon emissions and provide consistent, guaranteed returns for” said Aditya Mittal, CEO, ArcelorMittal.</p>
<p>ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) will enter into a 25-year power purchase agreement with ArcelorMittal to purchase 250 MW of renewable energy annually from the project. This will result in over 20% of the electricity requirement at ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India’s Hazira facility coming from renewable sources. ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India will also be able to offset 1.5 million tons of carbon emissions per year. ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India is ArcelorMittal’s joint venture company in India.</p>
<p>The project is expected to offer ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India the dual benefits of lower electricity costs and lower CO2 emissions and provide an attractive return on investment for ArcelorMittal.</p>
<p>ArcelorMittal recently announced an investment of €1.7 billion (~$1.87 billion) in its Fos-sur-Mer and Dunkirk facilities as part of its decarbonization program in France. The investment will enable ArcelorMittal to reduce its CO2 emissions in France by 40% or 7.8 million tons by 2030.</p>
<p>Greenko Group has an installed capacity base of 7.3 GW across solar, wind, and hydro generation technologies. The company has under construction 30 GWh of lowest cost storage capacity.</p>
<p>Round-the-clock renewable projects help overcome the intermittency associated with solar and wind and provide generation flexibility to meet peak loads of distribution companies. Previously, Mercom <a href="https://mercomindia.com/round-the-clock-renewable-energy-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke</a> to industry stakeholders to understand the vital role RTC projects play in shaping the renewable energy future for India.</p>
<p>Recently, Greenko Group and Ayana Renewable Power <a href="https://mercomindia.com/daily-news-wrap-up-mnre-residential-rooftop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entered</a> an arrangement to create a 6 GWh storage capacity. The partnership would see the development of a round-the-clock power supply of up to 1 GW to industries and distribution companies in India. Greenko offered 6,000 MWh of storage capacity, including 1,500 MWh in the first tranche from its proprietary ‘off-stream closed-loop pumped storage project’ developed at Pinnapuram, Andhra Pradesh.</p>


ArcelorMittal Partners with Greenko for a 975 MW Round-the-Clock Renewable Project

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<p>ArcelorMittal is planning to construct a 600 MW solar farm in Karnataka.</p>
<p>ArcelorMittal had planned constructing a six-million-ton steel plant with a captive 750 MW power project in Karnataka and had received land possession certificates for 2,659 acres of private land following the acquisition of 1,827 acres and 832 acres in December 2011 and October 2012. The company is planning the development of a solar farm to utilize the acquired land. Due to global overcapacity in the steel industry and uncertainty about locally available iron ore a steel plant is not viable at the moment.</p>
<p>The Karnataka Government is considering ArcelorMittal’s proposal and the company is hopeful of receiving a favorable response to the proposal, according to a <a href="http://corporate.arcelormittal.com/%7E/media/Files/A/ArcelorMittal/investors/20-f/2016/20F-02-2017.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">company release</a>.</p>
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