Michael GreenmanExecutive Director
John BrownTechnical Director
HotbelsLexington, KY9 April 2008
Moving Towards Sustainabilityin Challenging Times
HotbelsLexington, KY9 April 2008
Moving Towards Sustainabilityin Challenging Times
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Changes (Cont.)
Recycling Task Force forming
Strength of Glass 1/200 of theoretical strength
Importance to containers
Breaking Stresses of Annealed Glass, Short-time Flexure Tests in Air
Condition of Glass lb/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
Commercial Glass Normal MOR
1k
10k
100k
1M
Design Strength for Annealed Glass
Str
engt
h (p
si)
10M
100M
1G
10G
Approx. Severely Abraded, long term
as made
abraded
Glass-Ceramic
Abraded Surfaces
Chem-tempered
Thermal tempered
Annealed
(Blown)
as formedcommercialsurfaces
(Pressed)
High Valuesfor
Glass Fibers
Str
engt
h (P
a)
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
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
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
Additional Focus Areas
Roadmap Development – Technical & Strategic AMMEX
Re-build relationship with DOE Technology Transfer
Art-Science Image