Imagine a glass furnace that can switch between using electricity and burning organic waste, like a hybrid car. Instead of relying on fossil fuels, it turns wood scraps and farm waste into a clean gas for heating. It even uses the leftover ash as a raw ingredient to make more glass, leaving almost nothing to waste.
The glass industry has hit a thermodynamic limit in energy efficiency, making further CO2 reductions difficult. Companies need a way to switch from fossil fuels to renewable electricity and biomass without prohibitive investment costs.
A fuel-flexible entrained flow gasifier with e-gasification functions and a plasma-assisted fuel-flexible gas burner.
If you are a glass plant operator dealing with high carbon taxes and energy costs — this project developed a plasma-assisted combustion system that can reduce CO2 emissions by 75% per tonne of glass.
If you are a waste processor dealing with low-value biogenic residues — this project developed an entrained flow gasifier that converts these residues into syngas and usable ash for industrial glass production.
If you are an energy provider dealing with excess or cheap renewable electricity — this project developed an e-gasification function that uses that electricity to produce fuel for industrial heating.
The project aims to implement a low-CAPEX green heat production technology. Based on available project data, the goal is to reduce the cost of bioenergy through improved technological performance.
The project intends to validate the gasifier and burner in an industrially relevant environment. It specifically targets application cases like SCHOTT’s oxy/fuel and PS’s air/fuel regenerative furnaces.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not listed, but the project includes business research to guide commercialization strategy.
The technology is designed as a hybrid system that can be integrated into industrial glass manufacturing, utilizing plasma-assisted burners to allow flexible operation based on electricity supply.
The project period runs from 2023-10-01 to 2027-09-30, suggesting that full validation and market analysis will be completed by late 2027.
The consortium is highly balanced for commercialization, featuring a 44% industry ratio with 4 industrial partners and 2 SMEs. The collaboration spans 4 countries (DE, LT, SE, UK), combining academic research from 4 universities with practical industrial application, ensuring the technology is developed with market needs in mind.
Contact the Lietuvos Energetikos Institutas for technical specifications on the plasma-assisted gasifier.
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