The Tough Tech problem we are solving
Steel is a ubiquitous backbone of modern civilization. But such ubiquity comes at a cost. Steel production accounts for a staggering 7% (two billion tons) of global CO2 emissions each year, as well as significant amounts of contaminated wastewater and other hazardous solid wastes. It is a dirty coal-dependent process that has changed little over the centuries.
About our solution
Boston Metal has invented a coal-free, emissions free, modular method of industrial steel production using electricity. It’s called molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) and combines transformative materials engineering and novel systems engineering with elements from industrial aluminum production, traditional blast furnaces, and arc furnaces to produce steel more efficiently, at lower costs than traditional methods, and with zero greenhouse gas emissions.