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Replacing natural gas as a heat source is necessary but complicated. After all, it is a highly efficient way to reach high temperatures quickly. Nevertheless, LANXESS decided to start looking into whether it would be possible to electrify heat production for their granulator ahead of the 2040 target. And in doing so, they enlisted the help of the Fieldlab Industrial Electrification (FLIE).

By deploying the QuinteQ flywheel, peaks and troughs can be accommodated on a short- and long-term basis.

The Dutch process industry needs to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions in the coming years. Electrification is one of the promising technologies to achieve that goal.

The use of hydrogen is an important option to decarbonise heat processes in industry and power generation. However, without new burner technology or additional (catalytic) flue gas cleaning, hydrogen combustion releases more nitrogen oxide than natural gas. If nitrogen oxide emissions become too high, it could inhibit the development and implementation of hydrogen in large-scale heat applications. A. De Jong is working on a technology to convert existing burners that can halve nitrogen oxide emissions compared to conventional techniques. This lowers the threshold for using hydrogen to generate large-scale high-temperature heat in existing and new plants. In doing so, it remains possible to operate the burner on natural gas as well. In a joint project, A. De Jong B.V. and the Fieldlab Industrial Electrification (FLIE) will test the potential of this technology on an industrially relevant scale in a test furnace.