Energy Procurement at Salzgitter AG: Keeping Step with Transformation
Every 15 minutes, Ralph Schaper and his team are procuring electricity and gas for Salzgitter AG. A look behind the scenes at the energy center reveals how the group’s energy procurement works and how the transformation is changing Schaper’s work.
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Route Change
Higher energy consumption – and steel is becoming greener nevertheless? Our energy expert Stefan Mecke explains how the energy sector of Salzgitter AG is changing in the course of the ongoing transformation and why, although SALCOS® will ultimately require more electricity, the steel actually produced will still have a smaller carbon footprint.
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No Steel, No Energy
There is steel in every single kilowatt-hour. Whether it’s wind turbines, solar power plants, nuclear power plants, or geothermal energy – this material is the backbone of all energy sources.
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Energy Sovereignty: A Strategic Necessity and a Sophisticated Challenge for Industry
What is the cost of energy independence for the steel industry? An analysis by Alfred Hoffmann, Head of Energy Strategy at Salzgitter AG.
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Hydrogen Supply Agreement: Negotiations in terra incognita
10,000 tons of green hydrogen per year: What sounds like the conclusion of a standard supply agreement actually marked a pioneering achievement involving Salzgitter AG and its partner EWE. How to negotiate a contract without any existing templates – and what this entails for the steel industry.
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WIND POWER: NATIONWIDE JOB ENGINE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
Study shows that offshore wind power is a key economic factor for the entire country.
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“Pragmatic regulation, not deliberate competitive disadvantages”
Lennart Schümann, an energy strategy and procurement expert at Salzgitter AG, explains what the Group needs on the road to green steelmaking – and how and what policymakers must deliver.
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On the 1.5 °C pathway
Salzgitter AG is in the midst of the largest transformation in its history: This is how SALCOS® is driving the decarbonization of the steel industry.
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