Ardagh trials lower-carbon biofuel
Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe has completed an industrial fuel switching trial to produce glass packaging using biofuel.
The project's goal, at its Knottingley, UK facility, was to evaluate the feasibility of alternative liquid bio-derived fuels in the glass melting process, aiming to completely replace natural gas with lower-carbon biofuel in the furnace.
The £6mln industrial fuel switching trial, funded by the UK Government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio programme and led by Glass Futures, brought together several manufacturers in the glass and ceramics sectors, including AGP-Europe, Encirc, O-I Glass, Pilkington UK and DSF Refractories & Minerals.
The trial reportedly replaced 100% of natural gas with liquid bio-derived fuels over seven days, producing 4.1mln glass containers and reducing CO2 emissions by 242t.
Ardagh say it has demonstrated lower-carbon glass packaging can be produced at commercial scale without compromising glass quality or process efficiency.
Dean Butler, Business Development Director, Ardagh Group, comments, ‘This trial validated and supported our existing knowledge and proved that liquid bio-derived fuels can effectively replace natural gas in glass packaging production over an extended period.’
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