Hydrogen as an alternative fuel in melting and heat treatment furnaces
Impacto macroeconómico y social
4.2
million euros
impact on the economy.
3 million euros
direct impact.
0.7 million euros
indirect impact.
0.5 million euros
knock-on effect.
16
Jobs
created.
7 Jobs
direct jobs.
3 Jobs
indirect jobs.
6 Jobs
knock-on jobs.
Project description
This project consists of the design, manufacturing and industrial testing of burners for hydrogen/oxygen mixtures for four ladle melt furnaces, using oxygen as an oxy-fuel in industrial steel and aluminum furnaces and obtaining a smart 4.0 sensor-based control of the process. The aim of the project is to progressively decarbonise the industrial furnaces used in the steel and foundry sectors, though this objective also stretches to include the forging and heat treatment sectors. The end goal is to use only green hydrogen as fuel in these furnaces.
Descripción | Período | Capex (M€) |
---|---|---|
PT 0. Coordinación y gestión del proyecto | Mar. 2021- Dic. 2022 | 0,09 |
PT 1. Especificaciones técnicas de los quemadores de hidrógeno y de los hornos con quemadores de H2 | Mar. 2021 – May. 2021 | 0,26 |
PT 2. Estudio y prototipado de los quemadores de H2 | Jun. 2021 - Ago. 2021 | 0,41 |
PT3. Ensayos quemadores, refractarios y productos finales | Jun. 2021 – Dic. 2021 | 0,54 |
PT4. Validación de los quemadores, mejora del diseño y control de los hornos | Mar. 2022 – Jul. 2022 | 0,52 |
PT5. Mejora y ajuste del diseño y control de los hornos y cargas | Oct. 2021 – Oct. 2022 | 0,84 |
PT6. Estudio de CAPEX y OPEX | Oct. 2022 – Dic. 2022 | 0,19 |
PT7. Difusión y protección de resultados | Jun. 2022 – Dic. 2022 | 0,18 |
Total | 3,02M€ |
Impacto medioambiental
The use of H2 in this project as furnace fuel indirectly contributes to the circular economy, since both the steel and foundry sectors use scrap as raw material which is recycled using hydrogen instead of natural gas. Project roll-out will also have a positive environmental impact in the form of lower NOx and hydrofluoric acid emissions.
14,000 tons / year
reduction in CO2emissions
Project type
03. Use in Industry
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