Known as flash ironmaking, the method “can complete the ironmaking process in just three to six seconds...in a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Nonferrous Metals in November.

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According to calculations by Zhang and his colleagues, the new technology could improve the energy use efficiency of China’s steel industry by more than one-third. As it eliminates the need for coal entirely, it would also enable the steel industry to achieve the coveted goal of “near-zero carbon dioxide emissions”, Zhang’s team added.

This is great news!

this is a massive boost, could very well revolutionize the world. the sum of small quantitative changes leads to qualitative changes, and this is no small quantitative change.