Meet the partner:

Delphine Snaet and Klaus Peters of ESTEP

Can you shortly introduce your company?

The European Steel Technology Platform (ESTEP) brings together all the major stakeholders in the European steel industry. ESTEP has 60 members (as of End of February 2023). The membership includes major steel manufacturers; universities and research institutions active in steel research; major users of steel such as car manufacturers; plant suppliers, and different EU member state organizations linked to steel.

ESTEP’s mission aims to engage in collaborative EU actions and projects on technology, which are tackling EU challenges (notably on renewable energy, climate change (low-carbon emission), circular economy) in order to create a sustainable EU steel industry.

This is namely done by disseminating results of projects, by facilitating a supportive environment for collaborative projects, by the Strategic Research Agenda and by the active network of ESTEP’s community.

ESTEP is also facilitating the Horizon Europe Clean Steel Partnership.

What is the role of ESTEP in the HyInHeat project?

ESTEP’s role in the HyInHeat project: ESTEP is representing the steel sector since it has steel stakeholders across the whole value chain. EUROFER is also a member of ESTEP.

Our main role is to support in communication & dissemination activities thanks to its extensive network towards target groups & research community in the steel sector. (Small role in WP1/WP7/WP9 and major role in WP8)

How did ESTEP get involved in the HyInHeat project?

By a member : RWTH Aachen is member of ESTEP. ESTEP is also a member of the A.SPIRE

How do you see the added value of HyInHeat for ESTEP?

The added value of the HyInHeat project is to provide a further insight into promising technologies for the decarbonization challenge. ESTEP is committed into decarbonization efforts of the steel industry, which is also a key part of the Clean Steel Partnership.