Cristian Barón Vidán has been awarded an Accessit for his Master’s Thesis, titled “Modelling of a Calcium-Looping Plant: Techno-Economic Comparison with Other Technologies in the Iron and Steel Industry.” The award was presented by the MLN Chair at the University of Zaragoza.
His thesis, co-supervised by professors Begoña Peña Pellicer and Pilar Lisbona, was carried out under a grant from the INVESTIGO program. The research explores innovative integration pathways for Power-to-Gas technologies—specifically CO₂ capture via Calcium Looping and biomass utilization—as viable strategies to decarbonize blast furnace-based steel production.
The study emphasizes the significant potential of these technologies to drastically reduce CO₂ emissions in the steel manufacturing sector, contributing to a more sustainable industrial future.
