Achieving Green Steel CO2 Emission Reductions

Speaker:  Ray Koenig, Managing Director, Koenig Consulting Pty Ltd

Abstract:  Realistic methods are required to economically reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the iron and steel industry.  The technology for using hydrogen to reduce iron oxide to iron has been available for 30 years.  The economic barrier is the cost of hydrogen production using solar energy to electrolyse water.  Is there another method and will the iron ore export business be a continuing economic boom for Australia at the current grades and with increased environmental pressures?  Will the JK skills be needed to beneficiate the Pilbara iron ores and to improve the efficiency of metallurgical coal usage?

Bio:  Ray Koenig is the Technical Director for Carpentaria's Hawsons Project.  He holds xperience in magnetite processing and pelletising operations, as well as large scale project development.  This has also provided insights into the currently used direct reduction iron operations.  Ray's experience has also included research and development of high temperature reduction of ilmenite using hydrogen as well as engineering design and review of a successful DR plant in South Africa.