Conveners
Energy Efficiency and Consumption Reduction
- Silvia Barella (Politecnico di Milano)
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Dr lidong Teng (ABB Metallurgy, ABB AB)13/05/2026, 11:00EEC 2.A Energy efficiency and consumption reduction strategiesOral Presentation
The steel industry is under continued pressure to enhance efficiency to satisfy financial and sustainability goals. In stainless steel production, higher alloying costs and more complex process control requirements create additional challenges. At Walsin Lihwa’s Yenshui plant, two persistent issues - non-uniform bath temperature distribution and bottom skull formation - were limiting melting...
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Joachim von Scheele (Linde GmbH)13/05/2026, 11:20EMECR 7. Energy savings and energy efficiency optimizationOral Presentation
Over the past years Linde has been supporting decarbonization at its steel industry customers by developing and implementing new technologies focused on energy-efficiency and use of hydrogen. The paper discusses these successful activities, taken place in close and direct cooperation with steelmaking companies, and show examples of the excellent results obtained.
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Mattia Benetti (Tenova)13/05/2026, 11:40EEC 4.C Waste management and by-product utilizationOral Presentation
Electrical steelmaking is at the forefront of sustainable innovation, delivering major gains in energy and resource efficiency. Yet, even today, up to 30% of the energy input in EAF steel production escapes through off-gas emissions—representing lost value and increased environmental impact. Tenova’s iRecovery® system transforms this challenge into an opportunity. By capturing the thermal...
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Stephan Ferenczy (Steel infinity)13/05/2026, 12:00EEC 1.A Innovations in electric arc furnace (EAF) technologyOral Presentation
Monitoring off gas of an EAF allows to predict the decarburization process and hence the melt performance of the tap during the melting process. Using the off-gas data events such as scrap cave-ins, overdrafting and varying scrap moisture can be visualized in real time and hence predictions can be made about necessary changes in O2 lancing, electrode power as well as carbon injection. The...
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Matthias Höck (RHI Magnesita)13/05/2026, 12:20EEC 2.A Energy efficiency and consumption reduction strategiesOral Presentation
To minimise production costs for alloyed steel production in an electric arc furnace (EAF), optimal mixing of the molten metal is required during the melting and refining process. Improved heat transfer accelerates the melting of larger scrap pieces, resulting in time and energy savings. A homogeneous distribution of alloy elements and carbon in the melt reduces the unwanted oxidation of...
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Mr Alireza Mohammadi Fesharki (Atieh Partak Pipe Industries), Mehdi Eslamian Koupaie (Atieh Partak Pipe Industry, Islamic Azad University (Isfahan Branch))13/05/2026, 12:40EMECR 7. Energy savings and energy efficiency optimizationOral Presentation
Enhancing thermal efficiency and reducing operating costs are critical objectives in seamless pipe production, particularly in processes where billet preheating constitutes a major portion of total energy demand. In rotary hearth furnaces operating at billet temperatures near 1280 °C, a significant fraction of the fuel input is released as high-enthalpy flue gases, representing a valuable but...
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