GMIC/Energy Star Symposium

Decarbonization in Glass Manufacturing

A symposium organized by the

Glass Manufacturing Industry Council and the U.S. EPA Energy Star

November 3, 2022

Hilton Columbus Downtown

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Description:

Government mandates and customer green initiatives drive glass manufacturers to explore more effective means to reduce carbon use, while extending furnace campaigns, and keeping production efficient.  It’s critical that manufacturers have full knowledge of current innovations and trends in decarbonization in glass manufacturing.  This symposium, co-organized by the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council and the U.S. EPA Energy Star, is presented by leading experts in this field who provide a detailed examination of carbon reduction drivers, as well as current and future carbon reduction technologies invaluable to efficient sustainable glass manufacturing.

Objectives:

The participants should come away from the symposium with knowledge of the current drivers, technology options, and future trends in decarbonization in glass manufacturing.

Symposium Director:

Bob Lipetz, MBA – Executive Director, Glass Manufacturing Industry Council

Assistant to the Director:

Donna Banks – Executive Assistant, Glass Manufacturing Industry Council

Program Co-Chairs:

  • Elizabeth Dutrow, Director, Industrial Sector Partnerships – EPA Energy Star
  • Brian Naveken, Manager of Technology and Technical Sales – Toledo Engineering Company [Representing GMIC]
  • Mark Purcell, Float Glass Technical Director – Cardinal FG [Representing GMIC]

Program Committee:

  • Sutapa Bhaduri, Technology Strategist and Sustainability Global Leader – O-I
  • Gale Boyd, Associate Research Professor – Duke University
  • Scott DeFife, President – Glass Packaging Institute
  • Carl Fayerweather, Global Melting Processing Engineering Strategy and Sustainability – O-I
  • Aaron Huber, Senior Manager, Glass Melting, Process Technology, Johns Manville
  • Patrick Jackson, Director Global Energy Management – Corning Glass

 

SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE:

8:00 – 8:30         WELCOME – Bob Lipetz, Executive Director, Glass Manufacturing Industry Council, Elizabeth Dutrow, Director, Industrial Sector Partnerships – EPA Energy Star, and Brian Naveken, Manager of Technology and Technical Sales – Toledo Engineering Company

8:30 – 9:35       SESSION I – Carbon Reduction Drivers – Chairman – Bob Lipetz, Executive Director – Glass Manufacturing Industry Council

8:30 – 9:05       Drivers for Glass Recycling David Cook, Senior Sustainability Officer, Owens Corning  

9:05 – 9:10       Q&A

9:10 – 9:30       Beyond Targets – A Call to Action Scott Cooper, PhD, Glass and Materials Science Group Leader – R&D, Owens Illinois 

9:30 – 9:35       Q&A

9:35 – 9:55       BREAK

9:55 – 11:15     SESSION II – Current and Future Availability of Energy – Chairman – Brian Naveken, Manager of Technology and Technical Sales – Toledo Engineering Company

9:55 – 10:30     Electrification, Renewable Fuels, and the Other Technologies Needed to Decarbonize Glass ManufacturingMatt McMonagle, CEO & Founder, NovoHydrogen

10:30 – 10:35    Q&A

10:35 – 11:10    Connecting and Delivering Sustainable Resources to the Grid” – Bob Weishaar, Chair of the Energy & Environmental Group, McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

11:10 – 11:15    Q&A

11:15 – 12:15   LUNCH

12:15 – 1:45     SESSION III – Current Technologies for Carbon Reduction Chairman – Mark Purcell, Float Glass Technical Director, Cardinal FG

12:15 – 12:50    Oxygen Fired Combustion for Glass Production – Aaron Huber, Senior Manager, Glass Melting, Process Technology, Johns Manville 

12:50 – 12:55    Q&A

12:55 – 1:30     Driving Profitability and Decarbonization through Energy Management – Jason Akey, Refining Energy Technologist, Marathon Petroleum Corporation 

1:30 – 1:35       Q&A

1:35 – 1:50       BREAK

1:50 – 4:00       SESSION IV – Future Technologies in Melting for Net Zero – Chairman – Aaron Huber, Senior Manager, Glass Melting, Johns Manville

1:50 – 2:35       Carbon Capture – A Look at Glass and Neighboring IndustriesBen Sharpe, Mining, Metals, Cement and Aggregate, Sr. Consultant, Rockwell Automation

2:35 – 2:40       Q&A

2:40 – 3:15       Future Melting Technologies Using Available Green Hydrogen Oscar Verheijen, Business Development Manager Glass Production, Celsian 

3:15 – 3:20       Q&A

3:20 – 3:55       Hydrogen Combustion with FlammaTec CF Burner Erik Muijsenberg, Vice President, Glass Service 

3:55 – 4:00       Q&A

4:00                  SYMPOSIUM ENDS