H2GLASS
@h2_glass
Trondheim Glass Product ManufacturingOverview
About H2GLASS
The Glass Decarbonisation Challenge
In the next 30 years, the glass industry - like other European industries - must be completely decarbonised. The lifetime of a glass furnace is about 12-15 years. Innovations for glass production are therefore urgently needed now, because the year 2050 is only 2 furnaces away.
H2GLASS aims to develop the solutions that glass manufacturers need to meet climate targets and make their sector sustainable by replacing fossil fuels with 100% hydrogen ensuring the required product quality and manages this safely.
How will we achieve this?
- 5 on-site industrial use-cases (Steklarna Hrastnik, Vetrobalsamo, Zignago Vetro, PTML Pilkington, Owens Corning representing 98 % of EU glass production + replicability demonstrator for the aluminium industry (Hydro Havrand)
- 100% green H2 supply through a portable electrolyser
- Application of digital twin technologies and development of smart production processes for predictive maintenance and easier monitoring of the system
In the next 30 years, the glass industry - like other European industries - must be completely decarbonised. The lifetime of a glass furnace is about 12-15 years. Innovations for glass production are therefore urgently needed now, because the year 2050 is only 2 furnaces away.
H2GLASS aims to develop the solutions that glass manufacturers need to meet climate targets and make their sector sustainable by replacing fossil fuels with 100% hydrogen ensuring the required product quality and manages this safely.
How will we achieve this?
- 5 on-site industrial use-cases (Steklarna Hrastnik, Vetrobalsamo, Zignago Vetro, PTML Pilkington, Owens Corning representing 98 % of EU glass production + replicability demonstrator for the aluminium industry (Hydro Havrand)
- 100% green H2 supply through a portable electrolyser
- Application of digital twin technologies and development of smart production processes for predictive maintenance and easier monitoring of the system