Aluminium Archives - Renew Economy

Renewables

Giant aluminium smelter seals future with groundbreaking “reverse battery” and renewables deal
A 20-year energy deal combining diversified renewables and demand response secures future for NZ smelter, and offers a template for what’s possible in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

May 31, 2024

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Utilities

AGL signs up to power Victorian smelter as state races to 95 pct renewables
The electricity supply deal sees out the final years of AGL’s Loy Yang coal plant, and coincides with Victoria’s high-speed shift to 95% renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 18, 2023

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Policy & Planning

How solving solar’s aluminium problem is key to keeping its climate credentials
Australian researchers say efforts to cut embodied emissions of aluminium would boost the climate benefits of solar power.
Michael Mazengarb

Jan 21, 2022

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Coal

Tomago’s pivot to renewables could spell end for biggest coal generator
Tomago Aluminium’s chief flags a switch to 100 per cent renewables, a win for wind and solar and a potential death sentence for a major coal generator.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 11, 2021

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Renewables

Rio Tinto to investigate use of renewable hydrogen in alumina processing
Resources giant Rio Tinto will explore the use of renewable hydrogen in alumina production, as part of a $1.5 million study.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 16, 2021

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Renewables

Green aluminium already cost competitive and huge opportunity for Australia
New analysis from BloombergNEF finds green aluminium is already cost competitive, and Australia could be a global superpower.
Michael Mazengarb

May 18, 2021

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Solar

Dubai solar park says it has started powering aluminium production
The 1GW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in the United Arab Emirates has reportedly begun powering the production of aluminium, a world first.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 19, 2021

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Green steel and aluminium a must to maintain competitive Australian industry
Integrating green hydrogen in the production of steel and aluminium could value-add Australian resources, boosting export competitiveness.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 24, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Australia’s dirty grid may kill its biggest customers, and the case for coal
A potential closure of Alcoa’s Portland smelter would have huge ramifications for the Australian grid. It would remove the biggest customer of brown coal, and ironically accelerate the transition to clean energy that it cannot afford to wait for.
Energy Insiders Podcast

Oct 18, 2019

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ARENA backs plan to use solar energy for alumina smelting
Use of solar in Alcoa alumina smelting operations could lead to solar energy cutting use of fossil fuels in industry by up to half.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 14, 2016

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The battery revolution is exciting, but remember they pollute too
Batteries can cut carbon emissions, but mining the metals and other resources needed to make them can be a dirty business.
Caleb Goods and Carla Lipsig-Mumme

Jun 3, 2015

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