Three US-based glass companies and two leading suppliers have formed a consortium to develop and demonstrate a new technology for the front end of the furnace in multiple glass industry sectors. Oxy-gas-fired front-end technology promises to significantly reduce natural gas consumption, lowering front-end energy usage by up to 70%. This technology will work with current production technology or can be systematically integrated into the development of advanced melting systems. Funded under the [US] DOE's Industrial Technology Program, the project partners are: Owens Corning; Osram-Sylvania Inc; BOC Gases & Combustion Tec/Eclipse. A DOE Fact Sheet has been produced with more details of the project. For more information please email: mgreenman@gmic.org
