Industrial DecarbonizationSolutions for energy-intensive industries

Decarbonizing energy-intensive industries requires more than individual technologies. What matters is how they work together. thyssenkrupp brings together expertise across the entire value chain.

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Where our technologies come into play

Industries such as steel, chemicals, and cement face a particular challenge: They must significantly reduce their CO₂ emissions while remaining competitive. It is precisely in those sectors where emissions are particularly high today that there is also great potential for effective industrial decarbonization.

This also shapes thyssenkrupp’s commitment. We aim to be climate-neutral by 2050 at the latest, and even sooner in certain areas. The foundation for this is our Climate Action Program for Sustainable Solutions, or CAPS for short. It brings together measures, technologies, and solutions designed to reduce emissions at our own facilities and along industrial value chains.

Solutions for industrial decarbonization

Ideas give rise to industrial applications, and new methods lead to scalable processes that prove their worth even in complex production environments. This is how decarbonization becomes a reality: in plants, processes, and technologies that enable the transition to a climate-friendly industry.

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Renewable energy for the transformation

Industrial decarbonization and the development of a hydrogen economy require large amounts of renewable energy. Wind power plays a central role in this — both onshore and offshore.

thyssenkrupp rothe erde develops and manufactures large-diameter rolling bearings and rings for wind turbines. Rotor bearings with diameters of up to 6.5 meters absorb high forces and ensure reliable operation of the turbines. In offshore wind farms in particular, these components are exposed to heavy loads, changing weather conditions, and hard-to-reach installation sites. The demands on design, materials, and manufacturing quality are equally high.

These solutions make an important contribution to the expansion of renewable energy supply — while also laying the foundation for the industrial production of green hydrogen.

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Green hydrogen on an industrial scale

Green hydrogen can replace fossil fuels and raw materials in situations where direct electrification is technologically impossible or difficult to implement economically. These include, among others, applications in the steel and chemical industries.

With thyssenkrupp nucera thyssenkrupp has extensive expertise in water electrolysis. In this process, water is split into hydrogen and oxygen. When renewable energy sources are used for this purpose, the resulting hydrogen is referred to as green hydrogen. The electrolysis plants are designed for the industrial production of hydrogen on a gigawatt scale.

This produces an important feedstock for lower-emission industrial processes, synthetic fuels, and a more resilient energy supply.

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Making hydrogen available

In addition to production, the transportation of green hydrogen is a key prerequisite for the development of international hydrogen markets. Since hydrogen can only be transported over long distances with significant technical effort, green ammonia can be used as an energy carrier and transport medium.

thyssenkrupp Uhde designs and builds plants for the production of green ammonia. At the destination, hydrogen bound within ammonia can be released through ammonia cracking and made available for industrial applications.

In this way, thyssenkrupp integrates hydrogen production with the necessary transportation and plant infrastructure. This creates value chains spanning production, transportation, and industrial use.

Our innovations are driving industrial decarbonization

From green hydrogen to climate-neutral steel to sustainable cement production — discover how thyssenkrupp is driving the green transformation.

Direct reduction plant from thyssenkrupp Steel Europe

Decarbonizing steel: The new direct reduction plant from thyssenkrupp Steel

The use of green hydrogen is key to decarbonizing energy-intensive industries. With the construction of the new direct reduction plant in Duisburg, the green transformation of steel is gaining momentum.

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Large-scale thyssenkrupp Uhde ammonia plant for producing ammonia as a carrier for green hydrogen.

Ammonia cracking: How ammonia enables the energy transition

Ammonia can play a decisive role in advancing the green transformation of industry - as a carrier for green hydrogen. thyssenkrupp Uhde has set itself the goal of developing an efficient ammonia cracking process.

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thyssenkrupp nucera engineers inspect an industrial water electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen.

Green hydrogen: Innovations for water electrolysis

How is thyssenkrupp nucera making water electrolysis more efficient? Discover how a patented innovation reduces the use of nickel and makes green hydrogen production more sustainable.

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New approaches to steel production

The steel industry is one of the most energy- and emission-intensive sectors. thyssenkrupp Steel is therefore working to fundamentally transform conventional, coal-based steel production.

The planned direct reduction plant in Duisburg will play a key role. The direct reduction process can utilize natural gas and, in the future, green hydrogen. This technology makes it possible to significantly reduce emissions from steel production while continuing to produce steel in the usual quality grades.

With bluemint®, thyssenkrupp Steel already offers steels with a reduced CO₂ footprint. With the direct reduction plant, the product portfolio will be further expanded in the future, and the transformation of steel production will be consistently pursued.

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Plant engineering for a more climate-friendly industry

New processes are also needed in the chemical and cement industries to achieve lasting reductions in emissions. thyssenkrupp combines its many years of plant engineering experience with innovative technologies.

thyssenkrupp Uhde designs and builds chemical plants worldwide. Its portfolio includes, among other things, plants for green ammonia and green methanol. Its expertise ranges from development and planning to the construction of new plants, the modernization of existing ones, and service. For example, EnviNOx® technology reduces climate-damaging nitrous oxide emissions by up to 99 percent and cuts nitrogen oxides in industrial exhaust gases. Its modular approach enables cost-effective, customized integration into existing plants.

thyssenkrupp Polysius and thyssenkrupp Calvion are combining solutions for lower-emission cement production. The goal: to reduce energy and resource consumption, avoid CO₂ emissions, and capture, utilize, or store process-generated CO₂. A large portion of the emissions is generated during the conversion of limestone to clinker. This is where Pure Oxyfuel technology comes into play: During the combustion process, ambient air is replaced with pure oxygen. This produces flue gas with a high CO₂ concentration. The captured CO₂ can then be stored or used as a raw material in other industrial processes.

Press releases on decarbonization

Jul 9, 2026Catch4Climate Pure Oxyfuel Plant in Mergelstetten officially inaugurated – A milestone for low-carbon cement

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Apr 24, 2026Large-scale ammonia export: thyssenkrupp Uhde awarded plant expansion contract by Brunei Fertilizer Industries

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European industrial leaders join forces to accelerate clean hydrogen deployment for industrial competitiveness and energy independence in Europe

Apr 14, 2026European industrial leaders join forces to accelerate clean hydrogen deployment for industrial competitiveness and energy independence in Europe

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