New Green Steel Start up Hydnum Steel Selects Puertollano for Plant
Hydnum Steel, a newly established company, has announced Puertollano in Ciudad Real, Spain as the location for its first plant. The initial phase of the project is set to receive an investment of €600 million, which could potentially surpass a total of €1 billion. The plant is planned to operate using non-fossil fuels throughout the production process, with green hydrogen gradually introduced as production increases. The integration of green hydrogen will result in a substantial reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from the plant.
Hydnum Steel's choice of a 1.3 million square meter site in Puertollano in Ciudad Real, Spain as the site for its first plant was influenced by several factors, including the availability of land and existing hydrogen production projects in the area. Additionally, the National Hydrogen Centre located in the same town provides the opportunity for potential research collaborations. The area's suitability for producing renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, also contributed to the decision. The location of Puertollano in central Spain was deemed strategically advantageous due to its proximity to logistics hubs in the center, south, and east of Spain, as well as Portugal, making it a priority option. This offers a set of benefits that make it the ideal ecosystem for setting up the plant, according to the company. Harnessing synergies from the surroundings will not only enable the company to reduce costs but also boost the local economy.
With Helvella Holding as its investment partner and Siemens, Abei Energy and Russula as technology partners, Hydnum Steel is open to bringing other participants into the project, given its size. It is already in contact with some of these, both financial and technology companies, and also with the Government of Spain, through the Castile La Mancha regional government, with the aim of taking advantage of the Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation and the Industrial Decarbonisation grants.
In addition to being a technology partner, Siemens will also be responsible for providing digital manufacturing solutions for the plant. These solutions, based on the digital twin concept, will include design and simulation software, industrial automation systems, control and monitoring systems, cyber security, sustainability, artificial intelligence, and predictive maintenance. Siemens will also implement a decentralized energy system to facilitate the integration of renewable technologies and the Decarbonisation of the industrial process.
Abei Energy is one of the technology partners of Hydnum Steel, and will contribute its expertise in green hydrogen production and renewable energy generation based on projects implemented in countries such as Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Poland.
Lastly, the Russula Corporation will continue to provide cutting-edge technology solutions to the world's leading steel manufacturers, a role it has fulfilled for several decades.