The Lower Saxony steel group Salzgitter AG has started building a wind farm consisting of seven wind turbines (WKA). Three of the turbines will be built on the site of the integrated steelworks of Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, and another four on the surrounding company premises. The systems manufactured by Vestas with a hub height of 169 meters have a total output of around 30 megawatts. The developer and operator is Avacon Natur GmbH, a subsidiary of the energy supplier Avacon AG.
The wind turbines are a component of the “Windhydrogen Salzgitter” project, in which “green” hydrogen is to be produced for steel production. This year, Salzgitter Flachstahl is building a PEM electrolysis system supplied by Siemens. In the future, hydrogen will be used to reduce iron ore in the production chain and replace carbon as part of a project called SALCOS (“Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking”).
The company estimates the costs of the entire project to set up low-CO2 steel production – wind turbines, hydrogen systems, infrastructure – at around 50 million euros. The first wind turbine is scheduled to go into operation this fall.
Deep link:
https://www.salzgitter-ag.com/de/newsroom/pressemeldungen/pressemeldung-der-salzgitter-ag/2020-05-15/offizieller-baustart-fr-windpark-salzgitter.html
https://salcos.salzgitter-ag.com
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Construction site of the “Wind Farm Salzgitter” / (c) Salzgitter AG
