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Task 52 brings together experts through workshops, public webinars, structured expert elicitation and stakeholder dialogue to develop shared evidence on hydrogen-based iron and steelmaking.
Channels
Four complementary channels feed the Task's evidence base and carry its findings outward. Workshops and elicitation draw on the expert network; webinars and stakeholder dialogue open the work to a wider audience.
In-person and hybrid workshops hosted by Task partners bring industry, research and policy leaders together around each Subtask, from scoping in Berlin to the Asia-Pacific perspectives gathered in Melbourne.
Learn moreStructured online questionnaires capture the judgement of the Task 52 expert network on technology readiness, costs, supply chains and pathways, so that findings rest on pooled expert evidence rather than single opinions.
Learn moreOpen online sessions share Subtask findings and workshop outcomes with a wider audience of practitioners, analysts and policymakers who cannot attend in person.
Learn moreExchanges with international organisations, sister IEA Technology Collaboration Programmes, steelmakers and governments keep the Task aligned with real deployment questions and policy timelines.
Learn moreWorkshops
Workshops are where Subtask findings are tested against industry experience and policy priorities. Each event is hosted by a Task partner institution, and its agenda, presentations and summary are published on the Workshops page as they become available. 5 workshops and launch events are listed so far.
China
A regional workshop in China, announced at the Melbourne workshop. Dates and venue will be confirmed closer to the event.
Expert elicitation
Where published data are thin or contested, Task 52 asks its expert network directly. The elicitation is a structured online questionnaire: a short set of core questions on your discipline, sector and region, followed by the expertise modules you choose. Answers are pooled and analysed in aggregate, so that no individual response is attributed to a person or organisation.
The first round is open now. Its early responses informed the Oxford workshop on 25 September 2026 and its sessions on the economic competitiveness of hydrogen-based steelmaking. Two core modules take about 12 minutes; expertise modules add 5 to 8 minutes each. You can stop at any point and pick up later with a resume link. Responses close on 24 September 2026.
Respondents answer only the modules that match their expertise.
Public webinars
Not everyone can travel to a workshop. Public webinars will present Subtask findings, workshop outcomes and invited industry and policy perspectives online, with time for questions. Sessions are open to anyone with an interest in hydrogen-based iron and steelmaking, and recordings and slides will be published on the Outputs page.
Stakeholder dialogue
Task 52 draws on international organisations, sister IEA Technology Collaboration Programmes, steelmakers, financiers and governments, through panels, briefings and data partnerships.
Task leadership, task experts and industry reference experts from participating countries, with the organisations they represent.
Learn moreOrganisations that contribute datasets and analysis to the Task's trackers, maps and pathway modelling.
Learn moreJournalists and communications teams can request interviews, background briefings or comment on Task findings.
Learn moreJoin the expert network, attend a workshop or webinar, or contribute to the next elicitation round. The Task team will route your request to the relevant Subtask.
