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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has started a pilot project to produce ‘Green’ Steel by burning hydrogen?
A
Italy
B
Sweden
C
Australia
D
Poland
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Sweden has launched a pilot project to reduce the carbon emissions involved in steel production by switching some of the processes from burning coking coal to burning hydrogen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Sweden has become the first country in the world to manufacture fossil-free steel which is also known as green steel. Green steel has been developed by HYBRIT Technology and the first delivery was done to Volvo AB as a trial run.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Sweden. The first fossil-free steel in the world has been delivered by Swedish steelmaker SSAB Oxelösund to its first customer, Volvo Group.

Detailed explanation-4: -This method, first patented by English engineer Henry Bessemer in the 1850s, produces carbon-dioxide emissions in different ways.

Detailed explanation-5: -The H2 Green Steel project is an exciting step in the transition of the European steel sector towards carbon neutrality. Based near Boden, in northern Sweden, H2 Green Steel will be the world’s first renewable hydrogen-based integrated steel mill.

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