The EU-funded LIFE H2Reuse project is a pioneering initiative focused on reducing emissions and boosting energy efficiency in seamless stainless steel and nickel alloy tube production. Tenova and DMV are working together to innovate the bright annealing process by recovering and reusing hydrogen.
Dec 03, 2024
Tenova, a sustainable, innovative and reliable solution provider for the metal industry, and DMV (Cogne Group), a global manufacturer of seamless stainless steel and nickel based alloy tubes and pipes, along with other stakeholders of the consortium are working together to innovate the bright annealing process by recovering and reusing hydrogen. They are working on the LIFE H2Reuse project that aims to decarbonize the bright annealing process through hydrogen recovery and reuse in an industry.
Launched in July 2024, the EU-funded project is a pioneering initiative focused on reducing emissions and boosting energy efficiency in seamless stainless steel and nickel alloy tube production.
In the bright annealing process, hydrogen is essential in high-temperature furnaces in order to produce tubes with exceptional surface quality, corrosion resistance, and durability. However, the current process flares hydrogen after each cycle, resulting in substantial waste.
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LIFE H2Reuse aims to change this by developing a unique solution that captures and reuses hydrogen in the furnace. This breakthrough approach introduces the first commercial method to recover and reuse atmospheric gas in industrial processes.
