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RFCS demonstration project

SHINE: electrifying high-temperature hydrogen heating

SHINE develops, installs and validates a 13.7 MW electric heater for hydrogen-rich process gas, targeting industrial operation up to 1000°C and a transition from TRL 6 to TRL 8.

Renewable electricity 13.7 MW electric heater refractory checker bricks electric resistance elements H₂-rich gas 800–1000°C DRI shaft furnace From renewable electricity to fossil-free high-temperature process-gas heating
Conceptual SHINE pathway based on the project proposal.
13.7 MW

Industrial-scale electric heater demonstrator.

1000°C

Target process-gas outlet temperature for hydrogen-rich streams.

TRL 8

Target maturity after validation in an industrial steelmaking environment.

Why SHINE matters

Hydrogen-based direct reduction can deeply reduce steelmaking emissions, but the reducing gas must be heated to very high temperatures. SHINE addresses this bottleneck through high-efficiency electric resistance heating designed for industrial scale and continuous operation.

The project combines pilot testing, multiphysics modelling, refractory development, industrial design and commissioning, a Digital Twin, techno-economic and environmental assessment, exploitation, standardisation, training and dissemination.

TRL 6 TRL 8 0.5 MW pilot 13.7 MW industrial demonstrator 8,000 h industrial validation campaign
Technology maturation pathway targeted by SHINE.

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