Our R&D team recently took part in the Joint Meeting of the Italian and Spanish Sections of The Combustion Institute, where we shared practical insights on how heavy industry can accelerate its transition toward cleaner energy.
Here are the key highlights from our participation:
Emissions Research: In collaboration with Paul Wurth Italy, we presented our paper, “Accurate estimation of NOx emissions by simplified and detailed mechanisms in a Coke Oven Battery.” In this study, we showed how NOx emissions can be accurately predicted by state-of-the-art CFD simulations based on detailed kinetic models. The proposed modeling procedure, validated against experimental data provided by the Paul Wurth engineering team, allows for the redesign of next-generation, Low-NOx heating flues for coal distillation.
Industrial Round Table: We contributed to the panel, “Industrial Combustion Decarbonisation: What Has Changed, and What Will Actually Move CO₂?” During the discussion, we shared Termotecnica Industriale’s practical approach to decarbonization, which is built on the following cornerstones:
- Recovering waste fuels from refineries.
- Use of hydrogen as a carbon-free energy vector for steam production.
- Use very-low LHV syngas, reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
- Recovering energy from solid waste using WTE (Waste-to-Energy) boilers.
- Integrating electrical heating into existing or new boilers.
- Retrofitting decommissioned boilers to help reduce the overall carbon footprint.
- Looking to the future, adopting ammonia as a carbon-neutral fuel to drive the path toward complete decarbonization.
We thank our collaborators and everyone who joined the sessions.
