Decarbonizing glassmaking with green hydrogen
These pilots are focused on the development of new furnace technologies that replace natural gas with clean hydrogen fuel, allowing zero-carbon glass production.
Energy Usage in Glass Industry: Past, Today, and Tomorrow
Based on the furnace with production of 600 t/d, two methods of increasing fuel supply and introducing electric boosting are investigated to increase glass production.
Making Glass without Fossil Gas
It provides three possible scenarios: Two extreme scenarios that either favor electrification or hydrogen and a third hybrid scenario where they selected what they expected to be
IOM3 | Decarbonising glass production
Glass Futures is currently working with partners in Nigeria to explore how sustainable biofuel supply chains might be established in these regions, using fuels produced from waste agri
Decarbonizing the glass industry: A critical and systematic review of
This systematic review poses five questions to examine these issues and themes: What alternatives exist to abate the climate effects of glass and thus make the full life cycle of glass more
Renewable Energy in Glass Production: Transitioning to Solar
The transition to solar, wind, and hydropower offers glass manufacturers a practical pathway to reducing carbon emissions, complying with environmental regulations, and achieving
Solar energy and the environment
Solar energy technologies require materials, such as metals and glass, that are energy intensive to make. The environmental issues related to producing these materials could be associated with solar
Decarbonisation
In order for the vision of solar glass without emissions to become reality, Gridparity AG is working with glass technologists and investors to develop a concept for the construction of the
Inside the Trial That Proved Hydrogen Can Fuel Eco-Friendly
Recognized with the SPIE Catalyst Award for their efforts, SCHOTT has demonstrated that hydrogen can replace natural gas in industrial-scale glass production without compromising
Review of issues and opportunities for glass supply for photovoltaic
Low-iron sand is required for PV glass production, to make the glass highly transparent and reduce the absorption of solar energy. Additionally, glass manufacturing leads to significant emissions, with