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Innovative PRImary MEasures for reduction of NOx emissions and Energy consumption by glass furnaces (LIFE PRIME GLASS)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

Background Container glass is the largest sector of the EU glass industry, representing 60% of total glass production. In 2011, furnaces in the EU produced 20 787 million tonnes of container glass (source FEVE). Europe is the largest producer of container glass, followed by the US and Japan. Italy is the second largest producer in Europe, after Germany, w ...
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Full Recovery End-of-Life Photovoltaic (LIFE FRELP)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2016,

Background The stock of photovoltaic (PV) panels has been rising sharply in recent years and is currently estimated at some three million tonnes in the EU. However, sustainable solutions for the recovery of PV waste are still not well developed, and if not disposed of correctly, this waste can cause both environmental and human health problems. It is fore ...
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Valorisation of incentration residues (VALIRE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

Background Some 250 million tonnes/yr of municipal solid waste is produced in Europe. Some 20% of this waste is burned in incinerator, creating large volumes of slag and fly ash. Slag is classified as special waste and fly ash is classified as hazardous waste. While some recycling options exist for slag, these are generally low value and no satisfactory t ...
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