Project DiGreeS

In the context of the transition to low-carbon, green and sustainable steel production in Europe, disruptive technologies to reduce the environmental footprint as close to zero as possible, seamless digitalisation of production processes, and skilled people to co-design and understand the transformation process are necessary. The consortium of DiGreeS will address these needs by implementing an integrated digitalisation approach across the steel value chain, enabling better use of process data collected and ensuring the involvement of human experience for easier industrial integration.

The aim of DiGreeS is to develop a user-friendly digital platform for networked production based on novel and soft sensors and related approaches and models to support efficient feedstock verification, real-time control of electric arc furnace crude steel production and increasing process yield while improving the quality of semifinished and finished sheet metal blanks. In this context, the potential of artificial intelligence techniques will be fully exploited to support the optimal use of industrial data, and different scenarios specific to each use case will be modelled. DiGreeS has the potential to save up to € 800 million in costs annually and reduce CO₂ emissions from the steelmaking industry by up to 6 million tonnes per year.