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The HYBRIT (Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology) Demonstration project will revolutionize the European iron and steel industry, by replacing fossil technologies with climate-neutral alternatives. The project will replace the coal-based blast furnace technology with direct reduction technology based on fossil-free hydrogen.

Research and development focusing on HYBRIT technology comprises three main phases that overlap to some extent. The development work is carried out with the support of the Energy Agency , and practical trials are currently carried out both on a laboratory scale and in pilot plants that are built or modified for the purpose. Going directly from laboratory scale to tests and production on an industrial scale would involve risks both production-technically and financially, and here pilot-scale trials become an important step on the way. The third stage, the demonstration scale, aims to show that the technology can become technically and economically feasible on an industrial scale. In the demonstration phase, the development work is carried out with the support of the EU`s Innovation Fund.