Using electricity to make steel isn't novel - if you consider electric arc furnaces (which can be powered by renewable energy). This does seem to be a fairly novel and cool approach though (eliminates coke), but it still looks quite energy intensive.
Using electricity to make steel isn't novel - if you consider electric arc furnaces (which can be powered by renewable energy). This does seem to be a fairly novel and cool approach though (eliminates coke), but it still looks quite energy intensive.