We are pleased to announce SUSTAIN will be hosting a virtual conference “Sustainability in Steel: SUSTAIN Bi-Annual Conference 2021” on the 1st - 2nd December 2021.

The purpose of this event will be to raise awareness of the ongoing work in the Hub and how the research is supporting industry and its supply chains in the UK, and to share best practice. The event will comprise of talks and workshops related to the five SUSTAIN themes from both internal and external experts in the UK and beyond.

Agenda:

Wednesday 1st December 2021

0900 – 0910 Welcome: Dr Richard Curry, Swansea University

Session 1: Emissions Management and Utilisation

0910 – 0920 Chair: Richard Warren, UK Steel

0920 – 0935 Dr Enrico Andreoli, Swansea University - Decarbonisation solutions in the steel industry – The role of CO2 electrolysis

0935 – 0950 Prof. Peter Styring, University of Sheffield - De-fossilising Steel Making with Added Value

0950 – 1005 Prof. Geoffrey Brooks, Swinburne University of Technology - Re-Thinking the BOF as a Scrap Melter

1005 – 1020 Panel Q&A

1020 – 1050 Break for networking and exploring Exhibition Hall

Session 2: Zero Waste Steelmaking

1050 – 1100 Chair: Richie Hart, Tata Steel

1100 – 1115 Prof. Peter Holliman, Swansea University - Towards Decarbonisation of Ironmaking

1115 – 1130 Dr Zushu Li, University of Warwick - Green Steel: The Role of Scrap

1130 – 1145 Eoin Bailey, Celsa Steel UK - Supply Chain Circularity: from consumption to regeneration

1145 – 1200 Panel Q&A

1200 – 1320 Break for networking and exploring Exhibition Hall

Session 3: Smart Low Energy Production

1320 – 1330 Chair: Prof. Sridhar Seetharaman, Arizona State University

1330 – 1345 Prof. Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Swansea University - Too hot to handle? Some innovative approaches to manage thermal efficiency in steelmaking processes

1345 – 1400 Prof. Claire Davis, University of Warwick - Electromagnetic sensors for high temperature microstructural characterisation

1400 – 1415 Dr Sara Hornby, Global Strategic Solutions, Inc - The H2 Steel Economy – Alternatives?

1415 – 1430 Panel Q&A

1430 – 1500 Break for networking and exploring Exhibition Hall

1500 – 1700 Session 4: SUSTAIN Conference workshop

Gap analysis of the current technical SUSTAIN programme to ensure industry becomes sustainable and hits its net-zero targets

Thursday 2nd December 2021

0900 – 0910 Welcome: Dr Richard Curry, Swansea University

Session 5: Data Driven Innovation

0910 – 0920 Chair: Prof. Iain Todd, University of Sheffield

0920 – 0935 Prof. Arnold Beckmann, Swansea University - Knowledge-based AI Systems for Steel Manufacturing and Supply Chains

0935 – 0950 Prof. Jan Godsell, Loughborough University - Enabling Sustainable Steel Supply Chains: The Role of Industrial Digital Technologies

0950 – 1005 Dr Michael Auinger, University of Warwick and Dr Richard Thackray, University of Sheffield - Digital approaches to improve steel manufacture in the future

1005 – 1020 Panel Q&A

1020 – 1050 Break for networking and exploring Exhibition Hall

Session 6: New Processes for New Products

1050 – 1100 Chair: Dr Louis Brimacombe, Consultant

1100 – 1115 Prof. Mark Rainforth, University of Sheffield - Optimising Microstructure through Control of Late-Stage Processing of High Strength Steels

1115 – 1130 Mark Allan, Materials Processing Institute - From ore to steelmaking, the vision for Hydrogen direct reduction R&D pilot facilities

1130 – 1145 Stephen Winkley, ABB UK Limited - Enabling a decarbonised digital future in the metal industry sector

1145 – 1200 Panel Q&A

1200 – 1320 Break for networking and exploring Exhibition Hall

Session 7: Blue Sky Thinking

1320 – 1330 Chair: Prof. Dave Worsley, Swansea University

1330 – 1345 Dr Stephen Spooner, Swansea University - Do we know how to improve SUSTAINability?

1345 – 1400 Barry Rust, Tata Steel - A vision for the future of steel enabled sustainable construction

1400 – 1415 Dr Dean Stroud, Cardiff University  - Securing Talent to Sustain the UK Steel Industry

1415 – 1430 Panel Q&A

1430 – 1500 Break for networking and exploring Exhibition Hall

1500 – 1700 Session 8: Panel Discussions

1500 – 1555 Panel 1

Chair: Prof. Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Swansea University

• Peter Hogg, Liberty Steel

• Eoin Bailey, Celsa Steel UK

• John Madill, Tata Steel

• Peter Warren, British Steel

• Cathy Bell, Liberty Steel

• Alan Scholes, Materials Processing Institute

• Richard Warren, UK Steel

1605 – 1700 Panel 2

Chair: Prof. Dave Worsley, Swansea University

• Prof. Hong Dong, University of Leicester

• Dr Cinzia Giannetti, Swansea University

• Prof. Claire Davis, University of Warwick

• Prof. Mark Rainforth, University of Sheffield

• Prof. Steve Brown, Swansea University

• Dr Zushu Li, University of Warwick