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Hotbels Lexington, KY 9 April 2008 Moving Towards Sustainability in Challenging Times

Hotbels Lexington, KY 9 April 2008 Moving Towards Sustainability in Challenging Times. Michael Greenman Executive Director John Brown Technical Director. Outline. GMIC Origins Membership Activities to Date Changes in Current Environment Evolving Programs. GMIC Origins.

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Hotbels Lexington, KY 9 April 2008 Moving Towards Sustainability in Challenging Times

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  1. HotbelsLexington, KY9 April 2008Moving Towards Sustainabilityin Challenging Times Michael Greenman Executive Director John Brown Technical Director

  2. Outline • GMIC Origins • Membership • Activities to Date • Changes in Current Environment • Evolving Programs

  3. GMIC Origins • 1995 – “Sector” Associations • GPI, PGMC, NAIMA, “Product-related” • DOE – Strategic Objective • Reduce Energy Intensity • Work with Industry – IOF • Glass – Needed Industry-Wide “Convener” • GMIC was created • Developed “Vision”, “Roadmap” • Research Portfolio

  4. Membership • Four Glass Categories (20) (2007 – International) • Container • Flat Glass • Fiberglass (Insulation and Textile) • Specialty • Associate Members (21) • University (11) • Affiliate (13) • Individuals, Consultants, Small Research Groups

  5. Activities to Date • Bi-Annual Research Solicitation • Annual DOE/GMIC Project Reviews • Technical & Promotional Documents • Conferences, Training, and Workshops • Assessments – Cost-Shared; Save Energy Now • Committee Work • Energy Efficiency • Production Efficiency • Innovative Uses • Environment, Health and Safety

  6. Current DOE Projects • Submerged Combustion Melter • Low Capital Cost • (-60%) • Low Footprint • (6-8 X Pull Rate for equivalent area) • High Efficiency, Low Emissions • (20% more efficient) • New products, markets, business models • IMM – first commercial Application • Water Glass • Refining project

  7. Submerged Combustion Melter 1- Batch charger; 2- Refractory lining; 3- Water cooled panels; 4- Melting zone; 5- Exhaust; 6- Melt outlet; 7- Submerged oxygas burners; 8- Batch material (sloped pocket of batch)

  8. SCM – Pilot Model

  9. Changes in Current Environment • DOE Budgets down (Glass $0) • “Save Energy Now Leader” • Move to Self-sufficiency • Self-contracted, funded research • RDAC (Research & Development Alliance Cttee) • 22 May – Member Meeting - Tucson • Strengthen committees • Safety • Education • Work with other agencies • EPA (Energy Star); DOC; State Agencies

  10. Changes (Cont.) • Open membership to global companies • Increase collaboration between Associations • Meetings – Energy, Carbon Constraints, Waste Heat • Glassman America – 2008 – Latin American mbrs. • Low Calcium Refractory – Corning Patent • Utah Refractories – Soliciting orders

  11. Low- Calcium Silica Refractory

  12. Changes (Cont.) • Reduce costs through alternative fuels • Coal Gasification; Landfill Gas

  13. Calderon – Pilot Gasifier

  14. Changes (Cont.) Recycling • Task Force forming • Strength of Glass • 1/200 of theoretical strength • Importance to containers

  15. Breaking Stresses of Annealed Glass, Short-time Flexure Tests in Air Condition of Glasslb/Square Inch • Surfaces ground and sandblasted 1,500 – 4,000 • Pressed Articles 3,000 – 8,000 • Blown Ware: • Hot Iron Molds 4,000 – 9,000 • Paste Molds 5,000 – 10,000 • Inner Surfaces 15,000 – 40,000 • Drawn tubing or rod 6,000 – 15,000 • Window Glass 8,000 – 20,000 • LCD (0.65 mm) ~45,000 • Annealed fibers • Annealed 10,000 – 40,000 • Freshly drawn 30,000 – 400,000 • Telecommunications Fiber >100,000

  16. Commercial Glass Normal MOR

  17. Changes (Cont.) • Strength of Glass • 1/200 of theoretical strength • Importance to containers • To date – stimulate activities within Companies, Universities • GOMD – 21 May – Tucson – Strength and Energy • 2009 – Vancouver – “Trifecta” • ICG; Pac Rim; GOMD Meetings • Software – Modeling • Argonne • John Brown – Energy Balance

  18. Macro Energy Balances

  19. Macro Energy Balance Energy Lost to Structure by Difference

  20. Additional Focus Areas • Strategic Direction for Industry • Survey of Industry Priorities • Benchmarking Study • Solar Energy – Exponential Growth Predicted • 2006 – 2 GW – 2010 – 6-14 (20?) • German Solarwirtschaft – 2110 – nearly all energy – solar • Association Alliance Possibilities

  21. Additional Focus Areas • Senior Management Involvement • Sustainability and Resilience • Carbon constraints - what is in the best interests of our industry? • Recycling - All sectors need - how increase? • Professional employment in glass industry - urgency and need to support • Strength of glass - implications to each sector • Alternative fuels - how can our industry leverage our natural gas needs into a desirable price position? • Globalization of the business world and industry • Web Page • Energy Impact on Society

  22. Additional Focus Areas • Roadmap Development – Technical & Strategic • AMMEX • Re-build relationship with DOE • Technology Transfer • Art-Science • Image

  23. www.gmic.org 614-818-9423

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