LIFE OPTIMELT

Where are we?

This project demonstrates a groundbreaking technological solution that enables several high temperature manufacturing industries that fall under the Emission Trading Scheme to cut down GHG emissions significantly and additionally improve air quality. As industrial pollution is of major concern to the European Union, the scope of such project might be eligible for several EU funding programs. Hence, the project partners carefully considered eligibility under several other European funding programs such as Horizon 2020 and the European Regional Development Fund as well.

However, demonstrating OPTIMELT^TM technology is deemed to have the best fit with LIFE as its scope directly relates to the priority area of climate mitigation and moreover, contributes to the 2015 EU policy priority for Energy Intensive Industries.

Actions

GHG EMISSIONS REDUCTION

RESOURCE-EFFICIENT LOW-CARBON ECONOMY

CONTRIBUTION TO THE EU CLIMATE OBJECTIVES

The EU goal of cutting GHG emissions to 20% below 1990 levels is implemented through directives such as the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU) and IPPC Directive, which set obligations of energy efficiency on industrial installations. OPTIMELT^TM technology contributes to these GHG reduction objectives and directives by enabling energy efficient high temperature manufacturing and thus helps to realise a shift towards a resource-efficient low-carbon economy.

The expected GHG savings of this specific demostration are 45 - 60% less of tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per year. This project enables short term replicability, which expected to lead to adoption of Oxy-fuel and OPTIMELT^TM combination at several furnaces within 10 years, equalling a GHG emission reduction of 872.287 tonnes of CO₂ -equivalent per year, or 8.9% of the industries direct furnace emissions. As explained, the total potential for contributing to the climate objectives is even larger in the glass industry (3.528.000 CO₂-equivalent), whilst OPTIMELT^TM also has potential for addressing GHG emissions in steel (4.706.110 CO₂ -equivalent) and (553.707 CO₂ -equivalent) aluminium industries. Hence, the combined potential is set at 8.787.817 CO₂ -equivalent yearly. (Pending of specif site constrains)

The above figures indicate that this project contributes to the EU climate objective of cutting GHG emissions from sectors covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (Council Directive 2003/87/EC) by 21% in 2020 and 43% in 2030, as compared to 2005 levels. Moreover, pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC the commission determined a list of sectors which are exposed to significant risk of carbon leakage (2014/746/EU). The glass and aluminium industry are listed, meaning that breakthrough solutions such as OPTIMELT^TM are needed to lower the risk of carbon leakage.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS

As Libbey is one of the biggest employers in the region (about 40% or 200 employees live in Leerdam) it is closely linked to the local economy and population. The following socio-economic effects are identified:

Reduction of GHG and NOx emissions will have a positive effect on the air quality in both the city of Leerdam and the close by Natura 2000 (Zuider Lingedijk, site code NL3004007) in-between which the manufacturing plant is located. The environmental impact of this project on the area was investigated, indicating a non-negative effect on the Natura 2000 zone.

Project investments will directly boost the regional economy for several years during the project execution.

The implementation of this project will broaden and deepen the knowledge and skills of the employees by means of training, thereby optimizing their chances of securing long term employment.

Progress

Where are we?

Latest Comunications

Layman's report

DGG-USTV Joint meeting (13-15 May 2019, Nürnberg)

FURNACE SOLUTIONS 14th (June 2019, Staffordshire)

LIFE Platform Meeting - Utrecht 2018

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Nineth Newsletter

Reducing the carbon footprint of energy-intensive industries

LIFE platform meeting on climate change mitigation in energy intensive industries

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Eighth Newsletter

Operation of Optimelt™ Heat Recovery on Tableware Glass Furnace at Libbey Leerdam

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Seventh Newsletter

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Sixth Newsletter

Design and implementation of Optimelt™ Heat Recovery for an Oxy-Fuel furnance at Libbey Leerdam

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Fifth Newsletter

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Fourth Newsletter

Glass Worldwide April 2017

Glass International July 2017

Glass Worldwide January 2017

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Third Newsletter

91st Annual Meeting of German Society of Glass Technology

Furnace Solutions 12

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Second Newsletter

Glass and Ceramics (April 2017)

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First Newsletter

Project press release:

Society of Glass Technology

Glass Problems Conference 2016 (Columbus USA)

Glasstec 2016

“Technical Committee 11” of German Glass Association

British Glass prepared a Knowledge Transfer Seminar November 2016 discussing Waste Heat Recovery.

Actions

GHG EMISSIONS REDUCTION

RESOURCE-EFFICIENT LOW-CARBON ECONOMY

CONTRIBUTION TO THE EU CLIMATE OBJECTIVES

SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS

Objectives

Project objectives

Results

Libbey’s Glass Manufacturing Plant Leerdam, The Netherlands

The OPTIMELTTM project will lead to the following reduction in energy consumption and air emissions at Libbey Leerdam (considering the implementation of oxy-fuel+OPTIMELTTM technology).

In general, compared to widely adopted combustion technologies in the glass industry, TCR-technology will realise the following energy consumption savings:

Key persons

Joaquín de Diego Rincón

Marco van Valburg

Terry Hartman

Shrikar Chakravarti

LINDE

NIPPON GASES

LIBBEY

OPTIMELTTM

Latest
Comunications

Libbey’s Glass Manufacturing Plant
Leerdam, The Netherlands

The OPTIMELT^TM project will lead to the following reduction in energy consumption and air emissions at Libbey Leerdam (considering the implementation of oxy-fuel+OPTIMELT^TM technology).

OPTIMELT^TM