Events preview: Hydrogen in glass
Hydrogen in Glassmaking conference The Hydrogen in Glassmaking conference takes place next month. Here we preview some of the 16 presentations that will take place at the two day digital conference. A two-day digital conference will investigate the potential use of hydrogen in the glass manufacturing process. Hydrogen in Glassmaking will include 16 speakers ranging from energy providers to suppliers of hydrogen burners. Speakers include Heineken, glass manufacturer Steklarna Hrastnik, energy provider Shell as well as hydrogen consortiums organised by CelSian and DNV as well as the VERCANE group consisting of Saverglass, Verescence, Fives and ENGIE. Here we preview some of the papers:
HEINEKEN, ERIC GILJAM, CATEGORY LEADER GLASS: MAKING HEINEKEN BOTTLES GREENER: CARBON NEUTRAL GLASS PRODUCTION BY 2040 Heineken has an ambition to decarbonise its own production by 2030 by maximising energy efficiency and renewable energy. In close partnership with suppliers, also by 2030, Heineken aims to cut emissions by 30% across its entire value chain from a 2018 baseline. Looking ahead to 2040, the company is the first global brewer to aim for carbon neutrality in its full value chain. As approx. 30% of Heineken emissions come from packaging materials, of which a big part from glass packaging, Heineken calls upon the glass industry to decarbonise glass production.
STEKLARNA HRASTNIK, PETER CAS; CEO AND TILEN SEVER, RESEARCH SCIENTIST, GLASS PRODUCTION DECARBONISATION UTILISING HYDROGEN
Eric Giljam
Peter Cas
Steklarna Hrastnik will present a project for optimisation of energy conversion to replace the share of fossil fuels used for industrial glass melting with hydrogen. Project introduced renewable energy sources (use of solar cells), the production and storage of green hydrogen gas, and the partial addition of the latter to the natural gas feed to make a further first step towards renewability. System prototype demonstration in operational environment included the full fuel ramping from the non-renewable natural gas to hydrogen, simultaneously considering the flexibility of operation, the quality of product and the profitability of Tilen Sever manufacturing.
DNV/CELSIAN, SANDER GERSEN (DNV), OSCAR VERHEIJEN (CELSIAN): HYDROGEN AS FUEL FOR THE GLASS INDUSTRY, WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES? The glass industry has a huge challenge in decarbonizing heating processes. A fast and sustainable route to reduce the carbon intensity of these processes is to replace natural gas with hydrogen. Within this presentation the role of hydrogen in the future energy system will be described and potential hydrogen markets will be presented. Furthermore, the state-of-the-art knowledge with regard to hydrogen and hydrogen/natural gas combustion and burner performance will be discussed to allow a gradual transition from natural gas to hydrogen within the glass industry. Furthermore, briefly modeling of hydrogen/natural Oscar Verheijen gas combustion will be addresses during the presentation.
Sander Gersen
VERCANE PROJECT : LUDOVIC FERRAND, FUTURE INDUSTRY LAB MANAGER, ENGIE LAB CRIGEN INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES TO PAVE THE WAY TOWARDS NEUTRAL CARBON GLASS. ENGIE, Fives, Saverglass and Verescence are jointly developing the VERCANE R&D project. The purpose of VERCANE is to support container glassmakers partners in their efforts to decarbonise glass production. A key challenge of decarbonisation is the ability to identify carbon neutral energy vectors available on the territory of glass plants. To address this challenge, the partner are developing innovative methodologies, focusing on three mains vectors : hydrogen, bioresources and electrification. A multi-criteria analysis is developed to assess possible scenarios. In complement, VERCANE explores the adaptation of melting furnaces to the new vectors, to prepare industrial projects at scale. The project includes concrete case studies at Ludovic Ferrand production sites of Saverglass and Verescence. Continued>>
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