U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Industrial Technologies Program – Glass Industry of the Future

Success Stories

The Industrial Technologies Program has sponsored many successful research projects relevant to the glass industry. Several projects have resulted in technologies that are commercially available or are likely to emerge onto the market in the next year or two, while other projects have provided key knowledge for glass operations.

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Commercially Available

• High-Luminosity, Low-NOx Burner (PDF 95 KB)
• Oxygen-Enriched Air Staging (PDF 176 KB)
• Oxy-Fuel Firing (PDF 6.5 MB)
• Advanced Glass Temperature Sensor (PDF 9.6 MB)
• Oscillating Combustion (PDF 7.1 MB)

Emerging Technologies or Knowledge

• Modeling of Glass Processes (PDF 782 KB)
• Advanced Combustion Space Models (PDF 8.2 MB)
• Oxy-Fuel Furnace Energy Assessment Protocol (PDF 255 KB)

A report detailing all of the Industrial Technologies Program's commercial successes and emerging technologies is available.