March 2026

Conference Paper

High-Efficiency Low-Carbon Fuel Flexible Burner for Steel Industry

By:
Sperry, McKay G; Kirka, Michael M; Alavandi, Sandeep; Cygan, David; Abbasi, Hamid; Wagner, John; Pondo, Joseph; Tomar, Mukul; Schalles, David; Kopycinski, Greg; Pisano, Stephen; Scarcelli, Riccardo; Bhattacharya, Chandrachur; Kim, Joohan
Page Number:
2071-2085
Book Title:
2025 AISTech Conference Proceedings
Publication Date:
March 12, 2026
Publisher Location:
AIST, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Conference Name:
AISTech 2025
Conference Location:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Conference Sponsor:
ARPA-E
View DOI Listing:
https://doi.org/10.33313/389/222

Abstract

GTI Energy, with Bloom Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, are developing the FlexGen-H burner. This high-efficiency burner can achieve 45•100% CO2e emissions reduction using green hydrogen with natural gas. It offers NOx, CO emissions ?50 ppm (3% O2), 15•51% fuel savings, ?50% PM2.5 reduction with turndown of ?5:1. The technology can work with renewable liquid fuels, ethanol or methanol. The technology aims to significantly reduce emissions, enhance resiliency, improve process efficiency. The paper will discuss preliminary results of development, with planned laboratory validation including safety, CFD, burner system design and market for the technology.