A first of its kind ammonia boiler that will help businesses and industries to meet their net zero targets is being developed as part of a new £3.4m research project.
The two-year project involving academics at Cardiff University's Net Zero Innovation Institute and leading off-grid energy supplier Flogas Britain will see the production of an ammonia-fuelled boiler capable of meeting the demands of industrial heating while providing a technically viable solution to decarbonisation.
Currently, some 4.5m tonnes of oil is consumed in the off-mains industrial market annually in the UK. These energy intensive processes contribute to emissions of 14.2 metric tonnes of CO2 per year. Decarbonisation of these sites presents a significant and pressing challenge.
Dr Syed Mashruk of the Net Zero Innovation Institute and School of Engineering who will lead the project said: "In a net zero world, the oil used by businesses and industry must be replaced by a fuel that is cost-effective and zero carbon.
