advancing Hydrogen (H2) technologies and smart production systems TO decarbonise the GLass and Aluminium SectorS

Project Information

H2GLASS

Grant agreement ID: 101092153

DOI

10.3030/101092153

EC signature date 24 November 2022

Start date 1 January 2023

End date 31 December 2027

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

€ 31 982 532,00

EU contribution

€ 23 267 442,00

Coordinated by

SINTEF ENERGI AS
Norway

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Deliverables

Other (3)

Risk-based inspection and maintenance model

Reviewed inspection and maintenance model addressing industry specific risk factors.

Literature Study

Loss of Integrity models and sensors for H2 applications

Communication and dissemination toolbox and website

Corporate identity, flyer, roll-up, website and social media

Documents, reports (10)

Fundamental characteristics of H2 combustion for the process industry

Measurements and simulations of H2 burning in selected burner configuration

Project handbook and an online reference manual

H2GLASS plans and procedure

Safety plan

Review of state-of-the-art systems and processes. Identification of risks, process vulnerabilities and incident scenarios. The safety plan will be reviewed regularly (through the monitor plan) during the project in order to include new knowledge and information about the systems and processes. The final review of the safety plan will be delivered at project end.

Technology scale-up framing

Brief report framing the assessments

Impact of H2 combustion atmosphere on melt and refractories

Lab and pilot scale tests on molten glass and refractories

Thermo- and fluid dynamic modelling of H2 leaks

Detailed modelling of H2 release and its mixing with air in the chamber prior to the combustion space of the melting furnace.

Formal selection of site for industrial pilot

Site-selection for pilot campaign

Risk Matrix

Risk assessment for the systems and processes. Based on the findings from the monitor plan, the risk matrix will be updated accordingly at project end.

Data Management Plan

Data Management Plan specifying data curation and retention provisions

Deployment of data infrastructure

Report gathering the characteristics of data infrastructure and on the definition of the Standards and protocols

Publications

Conference proceedings (16)

Impact of Hydrogen Integration and Implementation on Costs in Glass Production

Author(s): Giuseppe Fragapane, Paul Kengfai Wan, Miguel Muñoz Ortiz, Thiago Lima Silv
Published in: 57th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2024. Journal Procedia CIRP, Issue PROCIR-D-24-00391, 2024, ISSN 2212-8271
Publisher: ELSEIVIER

Data-Driven Multi-Objective Predictive Maintenance Optimization: Application to Bushings in Fiberglass Manufacturing

Author(s): H. Arshad, F. Sgarbossa, G. Fede, S. Arena
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 59, 2025, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IFACOL.2025.09.373

Hydrogen Value Chain Optimization for Decarbonization of the Glass Industry in Europe: A Case Study

Author(s): Saket Adhau, Miguel Muñoz Ortiz, Elijah Tremblay, Amira Rachah, Thiago Lima Silva
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 59, 2025, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IFACOL.2025.09.031

Oxidation of Aluminium Melts in Dry and Moist Atmospheres

Author(s): Halvor Dalaker, Martin Syvertsen
Published in: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, Light Metals 2025, 2025
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-80676-6_144

Multi-stage monitoring of hydrogen systems for improved maintenance approaches: an extensive review

Author(s): Giulia Collina, Marta Bucelli, Nicola Paltrinieri
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 105, 2025, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2025.01.112

Key Factors To Integrate Hydrogen For The Glass Manufacturing Industry.

Author(s): Paul Wan, Chiara Caccamo, Ernest Cattaneo, Xabier Lekube, Marta Bucelli, Giuseppe Fragapan
Published in: 57th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2024 (CMS 2024), Issue PROCIR-D-24-00357, 2024, ISSN 2212-8271
Publisher: ElSEVIER

Fuzzy-Based Simulation Modelling of Process Parameters Toward a Hybrid Optimisation Framework for Sustainable Glass Manufacturing

Author(s): Nasser Amaitik, Chao Liu, Muftooh Ur Rehman Siddiqi, Cheng Qian, Yuchun Xu, Chiara Caccamo
Published in: 2025 30th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICAC65379.2025.11196176

Risk-Based Maintenance models for hydrogen systems: a review for the glass and aluminium industry

Author(s): Giulia Colllina, Paul Kengfai Wan, Nicola Paltrinieri, Marta Bucelli
Published in: Hazards33, Issue Volum 170, 2023, ISSN 0307-0492
Publisher: Symposium series- Institution of Chemical Engineers

Sustainable Glass Manufacturing: Optimizing Batch Composition and Integrating Green Hydrogen for a Resilient Supply Chain

Author(s): H. Arshad, F. Sgarbossa
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 59, 2025, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IFACOL.2025.09.033

Hydrogen in glass sector: a qualitative comparison between Risk-Based Maintenance and Time-Based Maintenance approaches

Author(s): Collina Giulia , Cantini Alessandra, Leoni Leonardo, Ferraro Saverio, De Carlo Filippo,Bucelli Marta , Paltrinieri Nicola
Published in: IFAC meetings, 2024, ISSN 1474-6670
Publisher: Elsevier ScienceDirect

A model-based approach to hydrogen supply scenarios for decarbonizing the glass melting process

Author(s): Giulia Fede, Fabio Sgarbossa, Daniel F. Silva, Giulia Collina
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 59, 2025, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IFACOL.2025.09.032

Fault Ride-Through for Hydrogen Electrolyzers

Author(s): Mohammadhossein Tavanaee, Marc Cheah-Mañe, Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt, Eduardo Prieto-Araujo
Published in: 2025 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT Europe), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ISGTEUROPE64741.2025.11305611

Risks, their occurrence and their prevention through the implementation of hydrogen in the energy-intensive industry

Author(s): Stefan Hohberger, Giulia Collina, Marta Bucelli, Mary Esther Ascheri
Published in: 2025
Publisher: 35th European Safety and Reliability and the 33th Society for Risk Analysis Europe Conference
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18222164

Advancing Sustainable Glass Manufacturing through Optimized Predictive Maintenance Planning of Critical Forming Components

Author(s): Nasser Amaitik, Yuchun Xu, Chao Liu
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 59, 2025, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IFACOL.2025.09.100

Monitoring Optimisation of a Retrofitted Hydrogen Pipeline Using Markov State Model

Author(s): Giulia Collina, Alessandro Campari, Jorn Vatn, Marta Bucelli
Published in: 2025
Publisher: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TRANSACTIONS, VOL. 116, ISSN: 2283-9216, 2025.
DOI: 10.3303/CET25116045

Lesson learned from H2-related incidents: criticality of maintenance operations

Author(s): Giulia Collina, Abhishek Subedi, Alessandro Campari, Biraj Singh Thapa, Nicola Paltrinieri
Published in: Hazards33, Issue Volume 170, 2023, ISSN 0307-0492
Publisher: IChemE

Monographic books (1)

Investigation Of Safety Barrier Role In Hydrogen Related Undesired Events

Author(s): Giulia Collina, Dimitrios Tzioutzios, Yiliu Liu, Marta Bucelli, Nicola Paltrinieri
Published in: Advances in Reliability, Safety and Security ESREL, Issue Part 4, 2024, ISBN 978-83-68136-03-6
Publisher: Polish Safety and Reliability Assiciation

Peer reviewed articles (6)

Distributed optimization in energy communities: a focus on flexibility provision

Author(s): Esteban González-Iakl, Paula Muñoz-Peña, Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt, Eduardo Prieto-Araujo, Aleix Señís, Marina Fajardo
Published in: IET Conference Proceedings, Issue 2024, 2025, ISSN 2732-4494
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
DOI: 10.1049/ICP.2024.1958

Hydrogen supply design for the decarbonization of energy-intensive industries addressing cost, inherent safety and environmental performance

Author(s): Giulia Fede, Giulia Collina, Alessandro Tugnoli, Marta Bucelli, Daniel F. Silva, Fabio Sgarbossa
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 175, 2026, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2025.151373

Optimal design of a hydrogen system of grid-connected flexible industrial microgrids

Author(s): Paula Muñoz-Peña, Lorenzo Bruno, Aleix Señís, Marina Fajardo, Marc Cheah-Mane, Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt, Eduardo Prieto-Araujo
Published in: IET Conference Proceedings, Issue 2024, 2026, ISSN 2732-4494
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
DOI: 10.1049/ICP.2024.3852

Impact of Hydrogen Integration and Implementation on Costs in Glass Production

Author(s): Giuseppe Fragapane, Paul Kengfai Wan, Miguel Muñoz Ortiz, Thiago Lima Silva
Published in: Procedia CIRP, Issue 130, 2025, ISSN 2212-8271
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.PROCIR.2024.10.315

Integrating production and maintenance planning in process industries using Digital Twin: A literature review

Author(s): Giulia Fede, Fabio Sgarbossa, Nicola Paltrinieri
Published in: IFAC-PapersOnLine, Issue 58, 2024, ISSN 2405-8963
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IFACOL.2024.09.124

Grid-Connected Power Converters for Electrolysis Applications

Author(s): Mohammadhossein Tavanaee, Jaume Girona-Badia, Marc Cheah-Mañe, Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt, Eduardo Prieto-Araujo
Published in: IEEE Access, Issue 13, 2025, ISSN 2169-3536
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3627384