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Zesty Green Iron Demonstration Plant

This project is announced in Australia. The source does not give a quantified reduction for this project.

Status
Announced
Estimated reduction
Not quantified in the source
Countries
Australia
Sector
Fuels and hydrogen
Announced
Not stated
Expected start
2028

About this project

The description is as the source gives it.

Joint development with Calix for Zero Emissions Steel Technology (Zesty™) demonstration plant in Kwinana, Western Australia, to test low-emissions steelmaking using Pilbara iron ores via hydrogen direct reduction. Rio Tinto contributing over A$35 million; site previously planned for BioIron. Evidence: "Rio Tinto has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Australian environmental technology company Calix to support construction of Calix’s Zero Emissions Steel Technology (Zesty™) demonstration plant in Western Australia." — https://www.riotinto.com/en/news/releases/2025/rio-tinto-partners-with-calix-to-test-low-emissions-steel-making-in-western-australia-pauses-bioiron

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