Steelmaking – one of the world’s dirtiest industries – will end up becoming of the greatest opportunities for renewable energy, according to a new report from Rethink Technology Research. In the wake of a 1,000-year coal legacy, a combination hydrogen and scrap-based production will see a 20-fold increase in the sector’s demand for clean power, while driving it towards net zero emissions by 2050. The report, entitled Renewables set to unlock $2.2 trillion Green Steel Monster, outlines how, fueled by the development of emerging economies, the global steel industry will not witness the same peak in demand as coal, oil, and gas within the first half of the century, and will rise by more than 50% through to 2050. Without…