Decarbonisation
Aiming for sustainable container production
The ZeroCO2-Glas project aims to develop a hydrogen-fired glass melting tank for CO2-neutral container production. Christian Roos* discusses the work so far and its plans for the future.
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emissions and substantial energy savings. Saving energy and CO2 emissions is one of, if not the, major challenge for future generations. The consortium aims to continue the glass industry’s long history in striving for emission reduction and energy savings. To achieve these goals, several
companies decided to form the ZeroCO2Glas project. These are: RWTH University, furnace technology group Horn Glass Industries, and the International Partners in Glass Research (IPGR). The IPGR consists of 10 glass-related companies: Continued>>
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specialist group of glass-focused organisations has forged a partnership in a bid to help make the glass manufacturing process more sustainable using renewable energy. The bold aims of the ZeroCO2-Glas group are to manufacture glass for container production with net zero
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