Room: Poster Area
Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Time: 16:15 - 17:15 CEST
Session code 4BV.8
Biomass and waste combustion as sustainable strategy for decarbonization
Advancing Decarbonization in the Glass Industry: Technical Progress and Implementation of the GIFFT Fuel-Flexible Furnace Technology
Short Introductive summary
The EU-funded GIFFT project is developing a groundbreaking, fuel-flexible furnace technology to address the critical challenge of high CO2 emissions in the European glass industry, aiming for a 75% reduction per tonne of glass produced. This innovative concept integrates Biomass E-Gasification for sustainable syngas production, a Plasma-Assisted Combustion system for extreme fuel flexibility and energy storage, and Ash Valorization for raw material substitution. The project is currently demonstrating its technical progress by advancing the technology from TRL 5 to TRL 6/7 through the construction and operation of a ~1 MWth pilot plant, paving the way for the deep decarbonization of the sector.
Presenter
Utku Ege BIRGI
WIP Renewable Energies, GERMANY
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Co-authors:
R. Mergner, WIP Renewable Energies, Munich, GERMANY
N. Striugas, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Kaunas, LITHUANIA
R. Skvorcinskiene, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Kaunas, LITHUANIA
M. Seemann, Chalmers Tekniska Hoegskola, Goteborg, SWEDEN
S. Bastek, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, GERMANY
A. Pazeraite, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, LITHUANIA
R. Stancikiene, AB Panevezio Stiklas, Panevezys, LITHUANIA
P. Bingham, Sheffield Hallam University, Shefield, UNITED KINGDOM
W. Schmidbauer, SCOTT, Mainz, GERMANY
B. Glocker, PlasmaAir, Weil der Stadt, GERMANY
U.E. Birgi, WIP, Munich, GERMANY
Session reference: 4BV.8.1