This workshop is organised in the framework of the projects BioRECAST [www.biorecast.eu] (BIObased REsidues Conversion to Advanced fuels for sustainable STeel production) and H2Steel [https://h2steelproject.eu/] (Green H2 and circular bio-coal from biowaste for cost-competitive sustainable Steel).

Cooperation will established with IEA Bioenergy Task 33 [https://task33.ieabioenergy.com/]: Gasification of Biogenic and Waste Feedstocks for a Sustainable Future and the IRENA initiative on Decarbonising Hard-to-Abate Sectors [Decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors with renewables: Enablers and recommendations].

BioRECAST addresses the challenge of decarbonizing the steel sector by exploring the use of residual organic waste, such as sewage sludge, industrial sludge, domestic organic waste, food waste, and agricultural waste, through slow pyrolysis. By producing biocoal and pyrolysis gases and upgrading the chemical composition of biocoal, the project seeks to provide an alternative to fossil coal in the steel-making process, particularly in Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) plants.

H2Steel aims at creating a ground-breaking competitive solution for sustainable green hydrogen and biocoal production from circular biowaste streams. The project thus contributes to the EU Green Hydrogen economy and to the decarbonization of the European steel sector, as its green transition is a priority.