Science Day: Innovations in the Circular Economy
Green steel - the path to climate neutrality
Ladies and gentlemen, students, researchers and experts,
For 250 years, Clausthal University of Technology has stood for pioneering research in the development of technologies and methods for the sustainable management of resources: raw materials, materials, energy and information. In times of geopolitical and ecological change, the steel industry is also facing major challenges. We are delighted to welcome GMH Gruppe and Salzgitter AG, two key players in the steel industry, as main sponsors of the festival week.
The Science Day will shed light on the challenges posed by the transformation of the steel industry towards a circular economy. In exciting presentations, experts from science and industry will provide an insight into a wide range of solutions that are being developed and used on the way to a climate-neutral steel industry.
Exchange ideas with experts, scientists and students at the accompanying get-together including a poster and company exhibition.
We look forward to your participation!
Dr. Sylvia Schattauer Birgit Potrafki Dr. Alexander Becker
President TU ClausthalCFO Salzgitter AG CEO GMH Group
Program
| 10:30 | Arrival of guests - opportunities for exchange at stands and posters |
| Welcome and opening in the domed hall of the Aula Academica | |
| 11:00 | Welcome by Dr. Sylvia Schattauer, President of TU Clausthal |
| Is it all just finance? | |
| 11:20 | An entrepreneurial look at the transformation of steel production Birgit Potrafki, CFO Salzgitter AG (tbc) |
| 11.40 | How my TUC dissertation is shaping energy purchasing at Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH Dr. Nils Kreth, Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH |
| Solutions for a climate-neutral steel industry Part 1 | |
| 12:00 | Illuminating BOF slags - vanadium distribution and its structural influences Sophie Wunderlich, Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH, Prof. Ursula Fittschen, TU Clausthal |
| 12:20 | From SALCOS® accompanying research to the "most expensive construction site in Germany" #hierpassierts Alexander Redenius, Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH |
| 12:40 | Closing the loop - green steel for green energy N.N, Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH (tbc) |
| 13:00 | Hydrogen for the steel industry - production and transportation Prof. Thomas Turek, TU Clausthal |
| 13:20 | Pitches of the poster exhibition |
| 13:30 | Lunch break - opportunities for exchange at stands and posters |
| Opening after the lunch break in the domed hall of the Aula Academica | |
| 14:40 | Welcome by Dr. Sylvia Schattauer, President of TU Clausthal |
| 14:50 | Welcome by Dr. Jürgen Großmann, GMH Gruppe |
| Solutions for a climate-neutral steel industry Part 2 | |
| 15:00 | Auf dem Weg zur Klimaneutralität / Paving the Way to Climate Neutrality Dr. Alexander Becker, GMH Gruppe |
| 15:20 | Using artificial intelligence to save energy Christopher Werning or Dr. Deniz Özcan, GMH Gruppe |
| 15:40 | Engineered Artificial Minerals (EnAM) - Thermodynamics Based Designs Prof. Michael Fischlschweiger, Prof. Ursula Fittschen, Dr. Thomas Schirmer, TU Clausthal |
| 16:00 | Green steel EAF: A sustainable value chain in the circular economy Christina Wolters, GMH Gruppe |
| 16:20 | Fusion technology project Schmiedewerke Gröditz GmbH & Rolf Kind GmbH |
| Closing remarks | |
| 16:40 | Steel production in the circular economy Prof. Daniel Goldmann, TU Clausthal |
| 17:00 | Get-together in the ballroom of the Aula Academica - opportunities for exchange at stands and posters |
Transition to the evening program "The Circular Economy and the Common Good"
