Led by Glass Futures Ltd The project will evaluate the associated technical, economic and environmental aspects of electric, hydrogen, bio-fuel and hybrid-fuel melting technologies with the objective of designing a flexible demonstration scale glass furnace, capable of demonstrating and assessing these fuel-switching opportunities for the entire glass sector. This project involves multiple industry partners and will include a biodiesel trial on a full-scale commercial line and a large lab scale hydrogen demonstration. If successful, these low-carbon fuel technologies have the potential to remove up to 1.2 million tonnes CO2 emissions per year by 2030, totalling more than 20 million tonnes by 2050. Contract value: £7.12 million
Read Alternative Fuel Switching Technologies for the Glass Sector (Phase 3 report).