Iron

topic on 2 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes

Catalyst the Green Blueprint

3 statements about Iron, every show

CATALYST Assertion Supported
Dell: Over 90% of Virgin Iron Is Made in Blast Furnaces
“So, the iron making process, that's really where the major driver of all the greenhouse gas emissions from the, ah, the steel industry come from, and more than 90% of iron made today is made with a single piece of equipment, which is called the blast furnace.”
Rebecca Dell Aug 2, 2024 ▶ 10:54 Pathways to decarbonizing steel
CATALYST Assertion Supported
Berdichevsky: Cobalt cathodes outperform cheaper nickel and LFP battery chemistries
“Cobalt cathodes are actually the highest performing. And the reason we're on nickel is because it's meaningfully cheaper. And the reason we're on iron is it's yet cheaper still. But both of those are actually lower performing than the cobalt-based cathodes.”
Gene Berdichevsky Jul 25, 2024 ▶ 8:55 The EV market’s awkward teenage years
GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported
Electra's low-temperature electrolysis pilot produces iron at over 99% purity
“This company called Electra out of Boulder, Colorado, is working on a process that it's piloted showing that it can get pretty pure iron, like, 99 point odd percent pure, out of this electrolysis process.”
Jeff St. John Oct 26, 2023 ▶ 9:44 Tackling the tough stuff: steel, cement, and chemicals

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