PyroGenesis Inc T.PYR

Cleveland Cliff NR GHG Plans - posted on Agoracom

[Atomic1]

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210128005322/en/

Here is a link to CC corporate website, where further detail can be found:

https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/English/corporate-responsibility/environmental-stewardship/producing-environmentally-friendly-iron-ore-pellets/default.aspx

Digging a little into it, the folowwing point are interesting:


"3. Cliffs continues to research and develop new indurating furnace burner technologies. In compliance with federal EPA regional haze emissions rules, new low-NOx burner technology is being installed in phases in our eligible indurating furnaces between 2017 and 2021, ultimately resulting in a 50% reduction in NOx emissions."

So they are indeed replacing their burners, on some furnaces.

Also, it is stated they are involve with making electricity production cleaner, which will be needed to fully take advantage of the plasma burners ghg rection potential.:

"For example, Cliffs’ involvement in stabilizing the energy supply in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula facilitated the transition of the 350-megawatt coal-fueled Presque Isle Power Plant to new natural gas-generating stations with a combined output capacity of 183 megawatts. The transition, completed in Spring 2019, resulted in 95% reduction in nitrogen dioxide emissions, 99% reduction in sulfur dioxide and mercury emissions, and 45% reduction in particulate emissions.

Cliffs’ electrical power is supplied by sources that have achieved an 89% reduction in SO2 and NOx emissions compared with 2005. Our ongoing efforts are expected to deliver a 97% reduction in SO2 and NOx emissions associated with the electricity we purchase by 2021."

LInk to the press release:

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210128005322/en/

Link to CC corporate website, where further detail can be found:

https://www.clevelandcliffs.com/English/corporate-responsibility/environmental-stewardship/producing-environmentally-friendly-iron-ore-pellets/default.aspx

[Olderguy1]

Perhaps the net reduction in green house gas (GHG) realized by installing PYR plasma torches is only minimal when the increase in GHG emitted by the power plant to generate the electricity required by the plasma torches is taken into consideration. Perhaps that is why Customers A,B,C have held off purchasing. Perhaps the economic case is not as good as we think.

[Good4You]

Odg1. PERHAPS you should ask your PERHAPS questions directly to Peter on AGORACOM? PERHAPS :0)? Good4You

[Aimdr]

Not true for Swedish clients.  Their electricity is almost all hydraulic and nuclear, with very low CO2 emissions.

[Olderguy1]

So, does anyone have any idea why the Sweds have not bought any more torches?

[ArnoldLayne]

Great question Olderguy, this one you should ask Peter on agoracom. Thanxs for sharing his response here

[rummager]

While looking for tech suppliers to the iron ore industry, I came across a Finnish company called Metso:Outotec. With 16000 employees they are a major supplier. I emailed them, and, their response is here: thank you for your interest. So far there is no iron ore pellet plant operating on plasma torches. I would also not be aware of larger scale industrial tests.   However with increased

[Olderguy1]

No indication that they are aware of PyroGenesis. More marketing required !