A sustainable biofuel made from organic waste materials recently powered the St Helens Pilkington UK plant's furnace entirely for four days, creating 165.000 square feet of the lowest carbon float glass ever made. The fuel emits approximately 80 percent less C02 than traditional natural gas used in the sector. The trial forms part of a GBP 7.1M project led by industry research and technology organization Glass Futures, working under the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's Energy Innovation Programme. It aims to demonstrate that the furnace could run safely at full production on the low-carbon fuel without impacting product quality.
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