India's hidden urban mines are going to landfills: Why e-waste needs a second life
As smartphones, laptops, televisions, electric vehicles, and household appliances become an integral part of modern life, electronic waste (e-waste) is emerging as one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams. Yet, every discarded electronic device contains more than just obsolete technology—it...
Coal-heavy Australian aluminium vs renewables-led New Zealand: How Oceania is balancing decarbonisation
Oceania’s primary aluminium industry is facing a fragmented energy transition. While Australia, the leading aluminium producer of the continent, has abundant renewable resources and a well-established aluminium value chain, its smelters remain significantly more dependent on fossil-fuel-based...
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Hammerer Aluminium Industries implements e-charging stations at factory premises in Ranshofn
The Ranshofn aluminium producer Hammerer Aluminum Industries (HAI) is implementing its green electricity strategy steadily. In addition to a photovoltaic system, new e-charging stations are now part of the sustainability offensive. The photovoltaic system on the company's roofs is 6,300 square...
Hydro signs MoU with Panasonic and Equinor for establishing European battery business
Hydro announced that the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading technology company Panasonic and energy company Equinor to explore potential for establishing European battery business. Mototsugu Sato, Executive Vice President of Panasonic said, “This collaboration...
North Karnataka gives approval for electric vehicle manufacturing unit in Bagalkot
North Karnataka has given its approval for an electric vehicle manufacturing unit in Bagalkot district. The plant will be the first-of-its-kind in North Karnataka. Gaurav Gupta, principal secretary, department of commerce and industries in Karnataka confirmed to TOI that a proposal submitted by...
Hydro and Northvolt's planned pilot plant receives NOK 43.5 million in support from Enova
Hydro and Northvolt's planned pilot plant will receive NOK 43.5 million in support from Enova, a Norwegian government enterprise supporting clean energy and climate efforts. The plant, which will be built in early 2021, will recycle used electric car batteries. Hydro and the Swedish battery company...
Hydro signs new power contract with Hafslund E-CO Vannkraft AS for Norwegian aluminium portfolio
Norsk Hydro has announced the signing of a new long-term power contract for Norwegian aluminium portfolio. The company’s fully owned subsidiary Hydro Energi AS has entered into an agreement with Hafslund E-CO Vannkraft AS for an aggregated supply of 0.9 TWh in the period from 2021 to 2027, with...
Fortum eNext accomplishes Hindalco Mahan Aluminium’s coal-fired power plant project of axing NOx emissions
Fortum eNext low-NOx solutions, a part of Finland’s clean energy firm Fortum, has accomplished its earliest commercial combustion modification project in Madhya Pradesh, India at Hindalco Mahan Aluminium. Fortum said in a statement: “The project was aimed at reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions...
Arksen’s first explorer yacht ‘Project Ocean’ will contain recycled aluminium from Hydro
Arksen announced its plan to build a cutting edge eco-friendly superyacht – the first explorer vessel ‘Project Ocean’ under Arksen 85 series. The yacht has officially gone into production in the United Kingdom and is ready to take sail within the next two years. The Arksen 85’s hull will contain...
No new aluminium production in China’s West, suggests Environment Ministry
On Tuesday, October 27, China’s environment ministry said no new aluminium production would be encouraged in the country’s sprawling western region, which occupies more than half the country’s total land area, including the Xinjiang region. Aluminium smelters in China have been increasingly...
ALVANCE British Aluminium joins ASI as new Production & Transformation member
ALVANCE British Aluminium has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as a new Production & Transformation member. This brings the total number of ASI Members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 139. ALVANCE British Aluminium has a smelting facility in the UK. It is powered...
Azelio in partnership with Jet Energy aims to store 45 MWh of electricity until 2025
Jet Energy, a Moroccan EPC Contractor specialized in the construction, operation and maintenance of photovoltaic power plants has developed multiple power generation projects in Francophone Africa and now they are coming up with storage systems. On 20 th October’20, as a part of an agreement signed...
Hydro signs agreement with Lyse for new hydropower company
Hydro has signed an agreement with Lyse for the establishment of new hydropower company. The new company called Lyse Kraft DA will have a normal annual power production capacity of 9.5 TWh, of which Hydro will own 25.6% and Lyse 74.4%. “This is a great day for the future of Norwegian...
International Aluminium Institute heralds global recycling data
On 20 th October’20, The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) released global aluminium recycling data. According to figures from the IAI, recycling of just one aluminium can conserve enough energy to recharge up to 20 mobile phones, while global aluminium recycling saves enough energy every...
China to boost annual aluminium production capacity by another 3 million tonnes in 2021: Antaike
China will add another 3 million tonnes of annual aluminium production capacity in 2021 – more than half the capacity in the emerging smelting hub of Yunnan province, said Antaike on Wednesday, October 14. The abundant availability of hydropower in Yunnan already bought some major aluminium...
Assan Alüminyum joins ASI as a new Production and Transformation member
Assan Alüminyum, one of the world’s leading flat-rolled aluminium manufacturers, has joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as a new Production and Transformation member, bringing the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 135. Assan Alüminyum has been...
Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro setting up two new divisions - Renewables Growth and Batteries
Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro is boosting its sustainability drive by setting up two new divisions - Renewables Growth and Batteries, announced the company on Tuesday, October 14. Hydro provides aluminium to a range of industries, including the construction and automotive industry. Hydro said the...
Ardagh receives Gold certification from EcoVadis for sustainability performance
Ardagh has received Gold certification, one of the highest levels of recognition from EcoVadis, an independent sustainability rating platform, for sustainability performance. The company’s achievement demonstrates its dedication to continuously implementing social and environmental measures. “The...
Aliplast Poland: Boom in renewable energy market lifts Aluminium systems company’s business high amid “Corona crisis”
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the market slowdown, the Lublin company Aliplast in 2020 increases sales, employment and continues to invest. This is the effect of the continued boom in construction and the renewable energy market. Aliplast from Lublin deals with everything related to aluminium....
SIMEC Energy signs agreement with IGNIS sign an agreement to develop Spain’s largest renewable energy programme
SIMEC Energy, a subsidiary of GFG Alliance, has signed an agreement with IGNIS, a developer of large renewable energy projects in Spain, to develop one of Spain’s largest renewable energy programmes for energy intensive industries. The partnership will work towards the development of renewable...
