The steel industry produces 7% of global emissions, prompting innovation in hydrogen use, biocarbon, and electric arc furnaces to cut its carbon footprint. Projects in Sweden, the U.S., Brazil, and ...

A startup backed by tech billionaires Bill Gates and Vinod Khosla says it has successfully tested a new approach for making steel that minimizes planet-warming emissions without raising costs above ...

The global steel industry is navigating a pivotal and capital-intensive transition towards decarbonization. While technological innovation in hydrogen-based and electric ironmaking remains critical, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Swedish steel company executive Lars Lundström knows his industry has a ...

Researchers have devised an economical way of reducing the environmental impact of both the steel and aluminum industries by using hydrogen to melt down the toxic red mud left over from aluminum ...

After a year of political and economic upheaval, the movement to transition the American steel industry away from fossil fuels faces opportunities and growing challenges, according to three new ...

Commodities analysis firm says market and nonmarket forces will combine to create a price premium for low-carbon steel in the following decade. Makers of recycled-content and low-carbon steel, like ...

Europe’s push to produce low-emission steel is faltering due to the high cost of green hydrogen and unreliable, expensive electricity. While companies like ThyssenKrupp continue green efforts amid ...

Steel is vital to modern society, with diverse alloys serving critical applications. Buildings, infrastructure, machinery, and vehicles constitute 75% of global steel usage, with global demand ...

Diamonds are forever, except when they’re drill bits. The giant drill—20 feet long and mirroring a device in a Bond villain’s lair—griiinds amid a flood of sparks, flames, and molten iron gushing from ...

If at first you don’t succeed, try a new technology. That’s the approach adopted by a consortium of four Australian companies chasing the elusive goal of producing “green” steel. Two iron ore miners, ...

The phrase is bandied about more and more, but what do people really mean by green tech? What makes a green tech investment different from another? And why is green tech innovation so expensive?