Global Burner Industry Accelerates Green Transition: Low-Nitrogen Technology and Intelligentization Become Mainstream Trends

Technological Breakthroughs Drive Energy Efficiency Revolution​

The global burner market in 2025 shows a significant trend of technological iteration, with the penetration rate of low nitrogen oxide (NOx) combustion technology expected to exceed 75%. The new-generation burners, through innovative designs such as staged combustion and flue gas recirculation (FGR), achieve NOx emissions below 30mg/m³, a reduction of over 60% compared to traditional equipment. A case study of an industrial boiler renovation shows that after adopting low-nitrogen burners, fuel costs decreased by 20% while meeting the EU Stage V emission standards. Intelligent control systems have also been upgraded simultaneously: burner equipment equipped with IoT sensors can real-time monitor parameters such as temperature and pressure, and dynamically optimize combustion efficiency through AI algorithms. In a food processing enterprise application, thermal efficiency increased by 15% and maintenance costs decreased by 30%.​

Hydrogen-Compatible Technology Opens Up New Zero-Carbon Scenarios​

Driven by energy transition policies, substantial progress has been made in the research and development of hydrogen burners. The world’s first megawatt-level pure ammonia burner successfully completed thermal testing, with a single 100MW unit reducing carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 170,000 tons annually, providing a zero-carbon solution for high-energy-consuming industries such as petrochemicals and ceramics. New burners support full-proportion co-firing of natural gas and hydrogen, enabling seamless fuel switching through modular design. A chemical project case shows that when the hydrogen blending ratio reaches 50%, start-up electricity consumption is reduced by 70% while meeting explosion-proof safety standards. The application of high-temperature ceramic alloy materials (with a temperature resistance threshold of 1600℃) has further improved the stability of hydrogen burners, extending equipment lifespan to over 100,000 hours.​

Market Pattern and Regional Dynamics​

The Asia-Pacific region has become the core growth engine, with its 2025 market size projected to account for 41% of the global market. Demand for ultra-low emission renovation of industrial furnaces in China has driven annual growth of 15% in high-efficiency burner purchases. In the North American market, driven by shale gas development, gas burners maintain a high share of 81%, while Europe focuses on hydrogen and biomass combustion technologies. A German steel enterprise reduced carbon emissions per ton of steel by 18% after adopting a hydrogen co-firing system. In terms of supply chains, the self-sufficiency rate of core components for domestic burners has exceeded 65%, but high-end electronic control systems still rely on imports, with import substitution potential reaching 2.3 billion yuan in the next five years.​

Policies and Standards Reshape Industry Ecology​

China’s Action Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of the Heat Pump Industry clearly requires a 20% improvement in energy efficiency of industrial heat pumps, directly driving demand for low-nitrogen burners. The EU’s new energy efficiency directive (EU) 2023/814 stipulates that starting from 2026, newly installed industrial burners must be equipped with real-time carbon emission monitoring modules, which is expected to drive a CAGR of 19.4% in the related sensor market. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released General Requirements for Intelligent Control of Industrial Combustion Equipment (ISO 18562:2024), providing a technical benchmark for the global market and promoting product certification and international integration.