Manufacturing Today Issue - 220 January 2024 | Page 94

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slowly , whilst production for our stainlesssteel cylinders will grow along with the heat pump market . All in all , we are fully prepared to serve the UK market if heat networks , and heat interface units become more prevalent here . We would then set up a production line for each interface unit , using one of the existing boiler lines as the demand for boilers decreases . Likewise , we have already implemented a production line for hydrogen boilers within BDR , which is fully installed and running . But for the moment , opening a second production line globally for those is not economically viable due to the lack of demand ,” Jan highlights .
Before demand picks up for hydrogen boilers and they become widely adopted – and in the UK , the government isn ’ t expected to make a decision on the role of hydrogen for residential heating until 2026 – Jan clarifies that hydrogen presents some challenges
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