Electra iron plant
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Electra iron plant is a steel plant in Boulder, Colorado, United States that operates ironmaking technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Boulder, Colorado, United States:
- Location: unknown
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 40.06301, -105.221982 (exact)
Low-emissions/green steelmaking
This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.
Table 1: Green Steel Project Details
| Project 1 | |
|---|---|
| Project name | Electra |
| Company | Electra |
| Company has climate goals? | Not applicable for emerging |
| Location | Boulder, United States |
| Project website | Site |
| Project scale | Pilot |
| Project status | Operating |
| Year to be online | 2024 |
| Technology to be used | Electrochemical process |
| Technology details | Electrochemical-hydrometallurgical solution |
| Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not stated |
| Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) | Not stated |
| CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) | Not applicable |
| Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) | Not applicable |
| Investment size (m USD) | 437.1 |
| Actual start year | 2024 |
| Partners | Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon, BHP Ventures, Temasek, S2G Ventures, Capricorn Investment Group, Lowercarbon Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Baruch Future Ventures |
| Date of announcement | 2024-03-27 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Start date |
|---|---|
| 2024-03-27[1] | 2030[1] |
Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakthrough Energy Ventures LLC; unknown | 5052665208; not applicable | E100002003646; E100000132388 | Electrasteel Inc[2] | 5080526986 | E100001013917 |
Table 4: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude[1] | plate[1] | unknown | unknown | Iron other/unspecified |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Other/unspecified iron capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| construction | 1000[3][1] | 1000[3][1] |
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240402032344/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240327121089/en/Electra-Launches-Pilot-Plant-to-Advance-Commercialization-of-Sustainable-Clean-Iron-Production. Archived from the original on 2024-04-02.
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