Glass industry
Glass belongs to a sustainable future. It is used in a wide range of sectors and is infinitely recyclable. Resistance and transparency are also valuable characteristics.
High levels of electrification are anticipated in the glass industry, with hybrid furnaces potentially achieving up to 80% electrification. To address the remaining energy needs and achieve deep decarbonization in the sector, it is crucial to have renewable gases available at scale.
Challenge
Glass is one of the most energy-intensive industries, being classified as one of the hard-to-abate sectors for CO2 emissions.
High temperatures,
high energy
The high temperatures of the processes imply high levels of energy consumption, making the glass industry highly exposed to energy and carbon markets price unpredictability and volatility.
Long-term thinking
The glass industry is used to long-term thinking. Furnaces typically have a lifecycle of 12-15 years, which especially nowadays, increases the exposure to technological risk due to the continuous and faster improvements on glass related equipment.
Deep electrification
challenges
Some full electric equipment is already being tested, but it’s not yet a mature technical solution. Full electrification brings also huge challenges in terms of infrastructure developments.
Our solutions
We are committed to developing long-term and scalable projects that make energy transition a reality for the glass industry
Renewable gases, like biomethane, green hydrogen and oxygen are the best complementary solutions for deep decarbonization of glass manufacturing when electrification is not an option. Gas will continue to have an important role to suffice a significative portion of the overall energy needs. Locally produced renewable gases, available at scale, increase the resilience of local plants to energy shortages, energy and carbon markets volatility and to decarbonization targets achievements.
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