Biomass in iron and steel industry

Welcome to Swerim and this one-day seminar focusing on biomass in iron and steel industry. During the seminar you will have the opportunity to listen and learn from SSAB and the three PhD students that are working on different aspects of biomass related to biomass in steel industry within FINAST project. 


There will also be final workshops for two projects funded by the Swedish Energy Agency: BioChargeEAF and Reduce CO  emission (MICO).

05 december 2024, 08:30 – 16:10
Swerim, Aronstorpsvägen 1, Luleå Luleå
Free of charge
Seminarium
Registration

Program

08:30  Coffee and registration
09:00  Welcome and opening. Ida Heintz, Swerim
09:10  Final workshop BioChargeEAF. Maria Lundgren, Swerim together with representatives from the project

10:40  Pause

10:50  Final workshop Reduce CO2 emission (MICO). Maria Lundgren, Swerim together with representatives from the project

12:00  Networking lunch

13:00  FINAST seminar

  • The complexity of large-scale biocarbon production into an energy system – blessing or a curse?
    Anna Adolfsson and Thomas Hirsch, SSAB
  • Cost-effective production and supply of biogenic carbon
    Jim Allansson, LTU
  • Optimization of Biocarbon Production for Steelmaking
    Yusuf Tolunay Kilic, LTU
  • Assessing biochar functionality for electric arc furnace (EAF) use
    Gangadharan Seenivasan, LTU

14:30  Coffee

14:45  Agglomeration of biocarbon – labtour
16:00  Summing up and closing
 

REGISTRATION >>

Please make your registration no later than November 27. Maximum number of participants: 50. 
First come, first served.

The seminar is free of charge and open to everyone with interest in biomass in Metal industry

DATE: December 5, 2024
TIME: 08:30 -16:10
LOCATION: Swerim in Luleå, Arontorpsvägen 1

The seminar is arranged within the FINAST project (Research and Innovation in Norrbotten for Advanced Green Steel Production and Manufacturing) which is funded by the EU Just Transition Fund and the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth.

Program including information about the projects.