Indian companies are teaming up with Swedish technology innovators on seven new projects to cut emissions from steel and cement, two of India’s hardest to abate sectors.
The initiatives will carry out pre pilot feasibility studies under the LeadIT industry transition partnership, backed by the Indian Department of Science and Technology and the Swedish Energy Agency.
Heavy industry accounts for about a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions and a third of energy use worldwide.
In India, iron and steel generate 10 to 12% of national emissions while cement adds almost 6%, making progress in these sectors vital for the country’s 2070 net zero target.
The selected projects explore solutions including using hydrogen for rotary kilns in steelmaking, recycling steel slag into green cement, and deploying AI to optimise concrete mix designs for lower climate impact.
Other schemes will test microwave plasma assisted conversion of blast furnace off gas, carbon capture and utilisation at cement plants, and electrified ironmaking using hydrogen and electrically heated rotary kilns.
Per Andersson, Head of the LeadIT Secretariat, said the partnerships show how Swedish and Indian organisations can model modern industrial collaboration. The aim is to build practical low carbon pathways that support India’s industrial growth while cutting emissions.
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