JOURNAL: Pilot scale demonstration of potential for decarbonisation of industrial heating processes using hydrogen cofiring
Summary
Authors:
Andrew Heeley
Karen N N Finney
János Szuhánszki
Abdulaziz Gheit
Jee Loong Hee
Mohamed Pourkashanian
University of Sheffield
Pilot scale demonstration of potential for decarbonisation of industrial heating processes using hydrogen cofiring
Frontiers in Fuels
June 2026
This study evaluates the suitability of cofiring hydrogen and natural gas mixtures as industrial furnace fuels. The outcome of this research will ensure that the full capability of fuel switching becomes available to energy-intensive process operators. Cofiring natural gas and hydrogen leading to dedicated hydrogen combustion are pathways to decarbonising industrial processes and could be a key means to decarbonising hard-to-abate industries, whilst using of existing capital assets. This investigation demonstrated that understanding hydrogen firing and cofiring will enable the mitigation of perceived risks arising from decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries with low and zero carbon fuels.
Associated Research
IDRIC – FF 4-2 Hydrogen: Industrial Furnace Fuel of the Future (HIFFF)