SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The partnership between ArcelorMittal and Vestas announced first delivery of XCarb recycled and renewably produced heavy plate steel. The low carbon-emissions steel will be delivered to an offshore wind farm in Poland.
It must be noted that the two companies had earlier entered into a partnership to produce low carbon-emissions steel aimed at significantly reducing the lifetime carbon dioxide emissions from the production of wind turbine towers.
The low carbon-emissions steel is produced using steel scrap in an electric arc furnace at the ArcelorMittal steel mill, Industeel Charleroi, in Belgium. The steel slabs are then transformed into steel slabs at its heavy plate mill in Gijon, Spain. The heavy steel plates are used to manufacture wind turbine towers.
The use of low carbon-emissions steel in the top two sections of an offshore tower will result in 25% reduction in emissions, in comparison with a tower made from steel produced using conventional steelmaking process. An entire onshore tower made using low carbon-emissions steel is expected to reduce emissions by up to 52%.
The construction of the offshore wind farm is slated to begin next year. Vestas will supply, install, and commission 76 wind turbines for the project. Nearly 52 towers out of the total 76 will be made with low carbon-emissions steel.
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