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SSAB, in close collaboration with SWERIM, is making strong progress on the furnace modeling activities within the TWINGHY project. A key outcome is the development of a thermal FEM‑based furnace

On 17 and 18 March, a new General Assembly was held at the headquarters of Calderys Ibérica Refractarios, located in Gijón (Asturias), a region with a long industrial tradition and closely

On April 7th, Twinghy participated in the CYPHER Workshop on Renewable Synthetic Fuels and Industry Decarbonization, an event focused on advancing low‑carbon technologies for industrial applications. The workshop was organized by Professor Alessandro Parente and

Today’s engineering students play a vital role in the transition towards climate neutrality. They will be responsible for turning many of the concepts currently being developed through research into industrial

We are thrilled to share the progress made at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) on developing a comprehensive Digital Twin system for steel reheating furnaces, as part of the TWINGHY

With just a few hours to go before the end of the working year, we are delighted to announce that our Twinghy project has attracted the attention of Horizon Magazine.   Published by the

TWINGHY was present at the ESTEP Annual Event 2025, held in Udine, Italy, from 28 to 30 October. The meeting was organised by ESTEP (the European Steel Technology Platform), which brings together

ESTEP’s offices in Brussels were the venue for the 6th Twinghy GA organised by the Celsa Group in its role as project coordinator and member of the ESTEP platform.  

As part of TWINGHY’s commitment to active dissemination and engagement with industry stakeholders, the project was highlighted at ESTAD 2025 (European Steel Technology and Application Days) in Verona, one of

In September 2025, the TWINGHY project was actively represented at two major international events held in Aachen, Germany. These events provided valuable opportunities to present our research, share knowledge and

During the scheduled shutdown in August, the Celsa 3 plant took a decisive step forward in the Twinghy project. Eight new burners were installed in the reheating furnace at the

As Europe continues to work towards reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, the steel industry is exploring cleaner energy alternatives. One promising solution is to replace natural gas with hydrogen in

At the Future Steel Forum 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, Anna Domènech, Head of Corporate Innovation at the Celsa Group, gave a presentation entitled ‘The Digital Edge of Green Steel’. She

From 17 to 19 June 2025, the 20th International Flame Research Foundation (IFRF) Conference took place in Sheffield (UK). The theme of the conference was ‘Sustainable and Safe Industrial Combustion’.

On 22 May 2025, the Steel Institute VDEh organized the “VDEh Steel Day” in Hattingen (Germany). One of the VDEh’s key objectives is to bring the steel community together by

In the race to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, industries are making significant strides toward sustainable energy solutions. Among these efforts is the TWINGHY project, which is pioneering

We are pleased to announce that the TWINGHY project has been featured in the March 2025 issue of Steel Times International. The article is the result of a visit by

The Twinghy project team recently gathered in Bilbao for the 5th General Assembly, marking a significant milestone in our journey towards testing hydrogen in steelmaking. The meeting was held in

Steel remains an essential material, particularly in the construction and manufacturing sectors, due to its exceptional properties, such as adaptability and recyclability. The steelmaking industry contributes approximately 7% of carbon

Refractories are enabling high temperature processes. The transition of industrial high temperature processes is ongoing and therefore also the refractory needs to adapt.   In recent years, the requirements have increased

Our world is built using steel. Cars, trucks, houses, cranes and bridges are just a few examples of items where steel plays a decisive role. And if something is not

Carbon neutral world is the initiative outlining Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation’s commitment to reducing the industry’s carbon footprint.  Since its funding, the NSHD has been at the forefront of researching

Swerim is a research institute that conduct needs-based industrial research and development concerning metals and their route from raw material to finished product. We offer leading research in projects defined

Recently, the webinar “Revolutionizing Green Industries: Cutting-Edge Digital Solutions for Steel Decarbonization” took place. Organized in collaboration with the European projects Flex4Fact, Twinghy, and Alchimia, the event focused on how

The Nippon Gases offices in Madrid hosted the 4th General Assembly of the Twinghy project on 8 and 9 October.   Since the last face-to-face meeting, significant progress has been made.

In the course of the TWINGHY project, the walking beam furnace at Celsa’s Castellbisbal steelworks will be partially converted to hydrogen firing with new fuel-flexible hybrid burners and oxygen lancing

Calderys is a leading global provider for industries operating in high temperature conditions. The Group specializes in thermal protection for industrial equipment with a wide range of refractory products, and

In recent years, digital twin technology has been a catalyst for significant changes across various industrial sectors worldwide. But what exactly are digital twins? They are precise virtual replicas of

The European Green Deal is a set of policies proposed by the European Commission with the overarching goal of making the European Union climate neutral by 2050. It was launched

The partners of the TWINGHY project met on the 21st and 22nd of February 2024  at the premises of RWTH Aachen University (Germany) to exchange research results and to review

On 25 January 2024, Jordi Gálvez, project coordinator of the TWINGHY project, was one of the speakers at the European Clean Steel Event organized by the Research Fund for Coal

Jordi Gálvez, Celsa Group’s European Projects Manager and global coordinator of the project, presented the project at the annual meeting of the European Commission’s TG5A expert committee in Pisa (Italy),

At Celsa’s headquarters in Barcelona, all the entities involved launched the Twinghy project to further advance the decarbonisation of the steel sector: the Digital TWINs for Green HYdrogen transition in