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Opportunities and challenges for the Pilbara amid the accelerating steel technology transition
Australia's Pilbara region has the potential to be a leading supplier of decarbonised iron, the critical material for green steel production, if it acts fast in the face of growing international competition.
March 27, 2023
Simon Nicholas, Soroush Basirat
Analysis
The U.S. LNG buildout: What’s happening and how communities are fighting back
Tuesday October 18, 2022 (10:30am - 11:50am EST) The U.S. is now the world’s biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and the industry plans to build more export facilities, especially on the Gulf Coast. Community leaders,…
September 15, 2022
Rebekah Hinojosa, Holly Harris, Clark Williams-Derry...
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Rebekah Hinojosa
Bekah Hinojosa is an artist from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas currently serving as the Sierra …
September 15, 2022
Author
South32’s Dendrobium decision highlights increasing investor pressure on metallurgical coal projects
South32 has abandoned its plan to extend development of its Dendrobium metallurgical coal mine in NSW Australia as it eyes an investment shift towards “metals critical to a low carbon future.”
September 04, 2022
Simon Nicholas, Andrew Gorringe
Analysis
Technology development starting to challenge the long-term future of Australia’s metallurgical coal
It is increasingly accepted that the long-term future of Australian thermal coal is being progressively eroded by the global transition to ever-cheaper renewable energy. The pace of technology transition in power generation has helped make…
August 15, 2022
Simon Nicholas
Analysis
Solving iron ore quality issues for low-carbon steel
The ability of DRI to use green hydrogen as a reducing agent, rather than metallurgical coal, means that investment in DRI is expected to expand significantly going forward.
August 09, 2022
Simon Nicholas, Soroush Basirat
Report
New tech promises to solve steel’s iron ore problem as met coal miners face uncertain future
9 August 2022 (IEEFA): The development of new, cleaner steelmaking technology is helping to ease concerns about a predicted bottleneck in the iron ore supply chain. A new report from IEEFA, Solving Iron Ore Quality Issues for Low-Carbon…
August 09, 2022
Press Release
Green steelmaking will need technology and mining advances
The shift towards green hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (DRI) processes is widely considered a key step in the global steel sector’s decarbonisation pathway.
July 01, 2022
Simon Nicholas, Soroush Basirat
Analysis
Iron ore quality a potential headwind to green steelmaking – Technology and mining options are available to hit net-zero steel targets
Iron ore quality a potential headwind to green steelmaking. Technology and mining options are available to hit net-zero steel targets
June 28, 2022
Simon Nicholas, Soroush Basirat
Report
Slides: Iron ore quality a potential headwind to Green steelmaking – Technology and mining options are available to hit net-zero steel targets
Technology and mining options are available to hit net-zero steel targets in steelmaking.
June 28, 2022
Soroush Basirat, Simon Nicholas
Analysis

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