In the midst of this energy transition process, Baltur is active on several fronts
One of the projects they have been working on for some time is the development of new multi-fuel burners. In other words, burners that operate with alternative fuels with a low environmental impact, fuels derived from gaseous waste produced during industrial processes and/or gasification of waste vegetable biomasses, such as Syngas, Biogas, and gaseous mixtures of various compositions.
Multi-fuel burners are able to guarantee component quality and reliable operation over time, while minimising NOx emissions.
The energy crisis that has dramatically unfolded over the past year and a half has triggered the search for the use of the most varied forms of energy, based on the combustion of alternative (to natural gas) liquid and gaseous fuels.
In this period, Baltur has developed multi-fuel burners and has already built and tested customised heating systems, also aiming to reduce the operating costs of industrial processes.
On the other hand, Baltur continues its commitment, as always, to ultra-low Nox and low power burners across its entire range of burners up to 80MW.
At this specific and delicate moment in history, Baltur has been able to address the current energy crisis, caused by the rising cost of gas, which is having a major impact on the market.
What skills and tools have enabled you to tackle this moment?
The worsening energy crisis over the past year, caused by the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, has prompted Italian industries to intensify their search for alternative energy sources to natural gas in order to reduce the costs of the industrial processes underlying their activities.
Baltur has supported industries by providing tailor-made solutions, co-designed with industrial companies, aimed at the alternating or simultaneous use of alternative fuels, mainly of vegetable origin. In addition to supplying multi-fuel burners, we have ensured our customers meet NOx emission standards, guaranteeing the results through preliminary tests in our research and development laboratory.
Thanks to our new laboratory, we have been able to carry out preliminary combustion tests with alternative fuels by analysing atmospheric emissions (NOx, CO, SO2, particulate matter, etc.). Simultaneously, we have provided efficient solutions that help companies save energy by using combustion optimisation technologies and reducing primary energy consumption. We also provided plant consultancy to our customers, supporting them from the pre-sales phase up to commissioning & start-up thanks to the expertise of our Application Engineering Division.
Baltur seems to be more and more organised and flexible in responding to the continuous changes in Italian and international socio-economic contexts, addressing the most diverse market demands.
How do you always manage to be ready for these changing scenarios?
What actions have you taken to cope with the more diverse demands of the markets?
For some years now, Baltur has built up and developed a team of engineers dedicated exclusively to providing highly customised solutions that meet the requirements of customers in a wide variety of industries.
In fact, Application Engineering is a department that aims to produce not only “special” burners, but actual engineering solutions aimed at satisfying specific requirements.
We are now able to supply products in the following sectors:
- Waste Energy,
- energy production,
- large power stations for district heating plants,
- industrial drying,
- civil and industrial heating,
- treatment of gaseous effluents in industry, etc.
The combination I have focused on at Baltur, formed by the new, advanced combustion laboratory and theApplication Engineering department, has enabled the company to enter markets and applications that were unthinkable a few years ago.
However, Baltur is also always focused on the development of environmentally friendly solutions and products, both for residential comfort and for medium and large burners. Any previews?
In the area of residential comfort, we are perfecting the development of next-generation condensing boilers suitable for the use of green fuels such as mixtures of natural gas and hydrogen.
We will also soon be bringing to the market new-generation “hybrid systems” (heat pump + condensing boiler) which, in addition to using a high percentage of renewable energy, will be equipped with electronics that allow us to reduce operating costs, thereby cutting the time required for users to recover their investment: in short, environmentally friendly, intelligent and economical!
Also in this area, we have initiated research and development projects for the manufacture of high-power condensing boilers suitable for operation with mixtures of natural gas and hydrogen (20%) up to 500 kW per individual module.
We are also working on expanding the range of our ultra-low NOx diffusive flame burners, up to 20 MW.
What is the vision for the near future of the CEO at Baltur?
Continue to invest in the research and development of our core business (burners) and the expansion of high-performance, user-friendly products in the area of residential comfort.
Pre- and after-sales services will also be given attention and strengthened to better meet the increasingly specific needs of the market.