Funding helps fuel hydrogen project in push for net zero
The British Ceramic Confederation (BCC) has received £300,000 of Government funding for a project to study the feasibility of using hydrogen as a fuel for the ceramics sector as the industry pushes to work towards net zero targets.
Combustion trials with Glass Futures will contribute to a benchmark study of a range of hydrogen fuel scenarios (up to 100%) against natural gas, assessing the impact on ceramics bodies being fired under such conditions.
The BCC will work on the project with 12 member companies from the BCC’s Hydrogen Project Working Group, representing key areas of the ceramics sector (bricks, roof tiles, floor/wall tiles, sanitaryware, refractories, drainage pipes and tableware).
The funding has been awarded by the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) which provides funding for low-carbon technologies and systems
The funding is aimed to decrease the costs of decarbonisation, the Portfolio is enabling the UK to end its contribution to climate change.
The BCC members involved are Wienerberger, Churchill China, DSF Refractories, Forterra, Hinton Perry & Davenhill, Ibstock, Ideal Standard, Johnson Tiles, Marley, Michelmersh, Naylor and Wavin.
Image: Glass Futures is working with the ceramics sector to explore hydrogen fuel options
