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September 2020—Vol.43 No.8
The future of batch plant technology – since 1920.
CONSOL GLASS INTERVIEW GUARDIAN GLASS FURNACE LAUNCH O-I GIRONCOURT INVESTMENT I N T E R N A T I O N A L
H IS FOR
A GLOBAL REVIEW OF GLASSMAKING
Glass International September 2020
HYBRID
SORG has always been thinking ahead and investing in cleaner technologies to tackle climate change. Having patented the world’s first hybrid furnace, our CLEAN Melter® can now provide a more sustainable solution for larger furnace operations. The unavoidable challenge for the global glass industry is to find more renewable energy sources, otherwise its future will be short lived. With the Paris Agreement asking for a 40% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2050, large tonnage producers are facing a huge step change, as emission trading and increasingly strict limits on air pollutants force them to change their furnace technology.
The regenerative firing principle that has been used for more than 150 years now, will soon be gone. At SORG, we share our customers’ goals and by developing this all-new hybrid melting concept, we can safeguard the long-term future of glass together, as well as attract major brands seeking to benefit from carbon neutral energy.
ADVANTAGES share on melting energy • Electric as high as possible – up to 80% in regards of • Flexibility pull variations in regards of raw • Flexibility materials and raw material changes (no glass quality instabilities) of oxidizing and • Melting reduced glasses share on melting • Fossil energy without restriction in the application of CO2 - neutral combustibles (hydrogen) in the mix of different • Flexibility heating sources (fossil/electric)
Discover the power of change at sustainablemelting.sorg.de
Introducing CLEAN Melter® The world’s first hybrid glass furnace.
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