Ardagh Glass Packaging to build Hybrid Furnace at its Production Facility in Obernkirchen, Germany

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Name:

Ardagh Glass Packaging to build Hybrid Furnace at its Production Facility in Obernkirchen, Germany

Location:

Germany

Company:

Ardagh Glass Packaging

Estimated Cost:

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Source:

ardaghgroup.com

Introduction:

Ardagh Glass GmbH has began construction on a groundbreaking hybrid furnace to enable a switch to renewable electricity at its glass production facility in Obernkirchen, Germany.

Features:

The hybrid technology in the aptly named ‘NextGen’ furnace will lead to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions, by as much as 60% in the furnace – an important step in achieving the emissions target of Ardagh’s 2030 Sustainability Strategy and a key milestone in its journey towards decarbonisation.

This pioneering, large-scale hybrid electric furnace will be the first of its kind that can run predominantly on renewable electricity and a small amount of gas. It will use high levels of recycled glass cullet to produce up to 350 tonnes of glass bottles per day, primarily in amber glass, with the capability of making other colours. It is expected that the furnace will become operational and start to produce commercial glass containers later this year.

Decarbonising the glass production process
Container glass production currently uses a mix of approximately 90% gas and 10% electricity. By inverting this energy mix in favour of 80% renewable electricity and 20% gas, the new technology will dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of glass packaging.