H₂GLASS
Hydrogen technologies, industrial decarbonisation, and smart production for the glass and aluminium sectors.
Scope
H₂GLASS develops the technologies required for safe hydrogen combustion in energy-intensive manufacturing. The work spans furnace performance, product quality, nitrogen-oxide emissions, hydrogen supply, digital-twin control, and predictive maintenance for glass and aluminium production.
Objective
The programme develops hydrogen-ready furnace systems, adapts factory infrastructure for hydrogen integration, optimises fossil-fuel and hydrogen mixtures, and builds measurement, imaging, modelling, control, data-storage, and analysis capabilities for hydrogen combustion and furnace operation.
My contribution
I participate in H₂GLASS through research on hydrogen-technology assessment, physics-based modelling, and the operational challenges of introducing hydrogen fuel mixtures into industrial processes.
Project record
The programme’s validation plan covers six industrial demonstrators, including an aluminium-industry case, together with evaluation of transfer to other energy-intensive industries and assessment of the technological, economic, and societal impacts of green hydrogen against fossil-based fuels.
