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