Hydro building new photovoltaic power system to supply electricity to 8-inch aluminium extrusion press

According to a report on January 17, 2022, Hydro will establish a new photovoltaic power system at its aluminium extrusion plant in Trzcianka, Poland. The power system will expectedly come into operation in Q3, 2022, to generate 7.5GWh/year of power to supply electricity to the new 8-inch extrusion press, currently under construction.

As per the report, the solar park will be built next to the extrusion plant, involving an investment of EUR 5 million. It will supply clean renewable power to the plant.

The investment will reduce the extrusion plant’s electricity cost and the carbon footprint from an average of 0.68 kilo* CO2 per kilo aluminium down to an estimated 0.14 kilo.

“This investment is a big step for our Polish operations in supporting Hydro’s climate target of reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030. With the solar park in place, our customers get access to aluminium profiles which have been extruded with a minimal environmental impact,” said Mauro Spizzo, Vice President of the Eastern Europe region in Hydro Extrusions.

Hydro’s new 8-inch extrusion press in Trzcianka is highly efficient with an energy saving hydraulic system and is expected to have 8 per cent lower electricity consumption compared to the existing 7-inch press at the plant. The supply of renewable energy from solar park will further reduce the carbon-footprint emissions during the extruded aluminium profiles production.