Offshore staff
FREDERICIA, Denmark — Dillinger has agreed to offer Ørsted first deliveries of its lower-emission steel from Dillinger, subject to availability and commercial terms.
Ørsted will use the steel plates for offshore wind monopile foundations. The company expects the reduction in process-related carbon emissions from production to be about 55-60% compared to conventional heavy plate steel manufacture.
It aims to start procuring lower-emission steel produced at Dillinger’s factory in Saarland, Germany, from 2027-2028, under a long-term offtake agreement signed in 2022.
These types of agreements, alongside regulatory support, can help drive down the cost of lower-emission steel through early demand signals, the company added, ensuring the stability of Europe’s offshore wind supply chain through greener production methods.
Dillinger CEO Stefan Rauber said, " With the support of the German government, we are now investing in the conversion of our production facilities in order to be able to produce CO2-reduced steel from 2027."
Recently the EU passed the Net Zero Industry Act, making non-price criteria mandatory in renewable energy auctions in EU countries.
03.13.2024
