Stakeholders

SHINE engages industrial, scientific, policy and societal stakeholders to support technical validation, replication, standardisation and market uptake.

Suggested stakeholder engagement logic for the public website, consistent with the proposal’s target groups.

Priority stakeholder groups

Group	Interest in SHINE	Preferred engagement
H₂-DRI steelmakers	High-efficiency gas heating, reliability, scalability and decarbonisation.	Direct engagement, demonstrations, industry events, final workshop
Integrated steel mills	Retrofit and hybrid decarbonisation pathways.	Bilateral meetings, replicability studies, sector events
Industrial plant suppliers	Technology integration, supply-chain and commercial opportunities.	Trade fairs, technical exchanges, exploitation discussions
Research and academia	Validated data, methods, models and materials knowledge.	Open publications, conferences, repositories
Policy makers and sector platforms	Evidence for industrial transition, ETS, investment and innovation policy.	Policy briefs, EU platforms, clustering activities
General public and local communities	Industrial decarbonisation, jobs, public value and environmental performance.	Website, media, explainers and public events