The Green Steel Economic Fairways Mapper

<div>Steelmaking value chains are economically important to Australia, but the need to decarbonize traditional steel-making processes could disrupt existing supply lines. Hydrogen-based iron and steel production offers one pathway for reducing the carbon intensity of steel. The opportunities and challenges presented by this technology, for Australia, are obscured as its cost competitiveness depends on the interaction between multiple industrial processes, including feedstock requirements, storage options, and the availability of infrastructure. To address these problems, we have developed the Green Steel Economic Fairways Mapper. This mapping tool enables user-driven assessments of the green iron or steel resource potential across Australia. The tool optimizes system capacities for renewable energy generation, battery storage, hydrogen electrolysis, and hydrogen storage to estimate the levelized costs of green steel and how these costs vary regionally. Here, we present examples of analysis and integration with other geospatial datasets. Our model compares favourably to previously published cost estimates while also providing granular, spatial considerations of resource potential. Examples demonstrate that the tool that can be used to inform decision-making in the development of actions to de-risk green steel development within Australia.</div>

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Date (Creation)
2024-02-22
Date (Publication)
2024-05-14T02:14:53
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Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/149249

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Digital Object Identifier/https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/149249

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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

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Author

Haynes, M.

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Wang, C.

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Walsh, S.D.C.

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Weng, Z.

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Feitz, A.

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EFTF Extended Abstract

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Completed
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Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division

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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

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Haynes, M.

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Czarnota, K.

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  • EFTF – Exploring for the Future

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  • Australia’s Resources Framework

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  • Australia’s Future Energy Resources

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  • Economic Fairways

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  • Hydrogen studies

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  • Green steel

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  • Green iron

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  • Hydrogen

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  • Renewable energy

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  • Electrolysis

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  • Other Earth Sciences

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

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CC-BY

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4.0

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© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) & Monash University 2024

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2018-11-01T00:00:00
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https://www.protectivesecurity.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

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Australian Government Security Classification System

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From Australian iron ore to green steel: the opportunity for technology-driven decarbonisation

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147005

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http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/147005

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Green Steel: Synergies between the Australian Iron Ore Industry and the Production of Green Hydrogen

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146059

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http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/146059

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Geoscience towards net zero - Advancing Australia's Green Steel potential workshop

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http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/149076

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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

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Extended Abstract for download (pdf) [2.5 MB]

Extended Abstract for download (pdf) [2.5 MB]

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<div>This publication was produced as part of Geoscience Australia's Exploring for the Future Program.</div>

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Australian Government Security Classification System

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2018-11-01T00:00:00
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Haynes, M.

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Date info (Creation)
2024-02-27T01:21:37
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2024-02-27T01:21:37

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ISO 19115-1:2014

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ISO 19115-3

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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014

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Version 2.0, September 2018

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http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/122551

 
 

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Australia’s Future Energy Resources Australia’s Resources Framework EFTF – Exploring for the Future Economic Fairways Hydrogen studies
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Human Society Information and Computing Sciences Other Earth Sciences Regional analysis and development

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