Further details of the upcoming IFRF 2025 conference have been published on the IFRF website. This includes Jörg Leicher, Research Engineer / Combustion Specialist at GWI announced as the opening keynote speaker, followed by rapid 1-minute ‘taster’ presentations of the 10 posters to be shown in the poster session.

The first 2 days of the conference then includes over 30 presentations grouped in to the session themes of Hydrogen, Process heating, Measurement technology, Emerging technologies, Ammonia, Solid fuels, Modelling, Heat recovery & carbon capture, and Metal combustion. These are interspersed with four further keynote lectures from Louis Ricci, R&D Director, Fives, Energy/ Combustion Business Unit, Sebastiano Fumero, Head of ‘Future Low Emission Industries’, European Commission, Philip de Goey, Prof of Combustion Technology in the Power & Flow, Dept of Mech Eng, TU/e, and Anna Domènech, Head of Innovation & Industrial Engineer, Celsa. 

The second day of the conference includes the option for up to 80 attendees to visit the world leading facilities of the newly-named EIC (Energy Innovation Centre), followed by a Gala Dinner at the historic University of Sheffield’s Firth Hall. 

The special session on EU demonstrators on the final day includes presentations on the following ten high profile projects:

• FlexHeat2Anneal
• HyInHeat
• ZeroCO2-Glass
• HyDreams
• DevH2forEAF
• HyTecHeat
• CH0C
• TwingHy
• H2Glass
• H2Al

This is followed by a Topic Orientated panel discussion focusing on Burner technology & combustion equipment, emissions and impact on product/process. The conference concludes with the optional opportunity for attendees to arrange their own meetings or network.

Finally, I am pleased to announce that Suntec, a manufacturer specialising in gear pumps and gas blocks, have agreed to be our first conference sponsor and we acknowledge their kind support.   

So please join us by registering here.