Stoelzle joins zero CO2 glass research project
Glass container manufacturer Stoelzle has joined the ZeroCO2Glas project.
The overall goal of the ZeroCO2Glas project is to use an all-encompassing approach to develop a revolutionary glass melting process in connection with a new type of CO2-neutral and energy saving glass melting furnace.
The project is funded by the German Ministry for Economy and Climate, BMWK, with a maximum of €8.38 million with a total project volume of approx. €14.94 million.
The consortium partners are German research association International Partners in Glass Research, RWTH Aachen University - Chair of Glass and Glass-Ceramic (Institute of Mineral Engineering - (GHI), WWTH Aachen University- Department for Industrial Furnaces and Heat Engineering (IOB), Horn Glass Industries and Wiegand-Glas.
The funding announcement refers to increasing energy efficiency, expanding renewable energies and reducing greenhouse gases significantly.
In this respect, the ZeroCO2Glas project makes a significant contribution as it relates to an energy-intensive glass industry, where up to 85% of the energy required in the manufacturing process is used for the melting.
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