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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Nanosolar prints solar panels onto sheets of aluminum foil
Solar company Nanosolar believes that solar panels don’t have to be heavy slabs. That’s why it developed a way to print solar cells as thin as a sheet of aluminum foil. Nanosolar announced today it has raised $70 million in equity from new and existing investors OnPoint Technologies, Mohr Davidow...
Solar-powered recycling bins in Petaling Jaya
Within the next six months, city folk will see new solar-powered recycling bins in the city. Known as the 3R Box, the bins will also act as an advertising tool to promote recycling. It will be placed in public places such as busy walkways. This is to encourage the public to help reduce, reuse and...
Gaston J. Glock Style Lp Introduces Recycled Aluminum Sport Bottles
GASTON J. GLOCK style LP, the purveyors of fine quality hunting and shooting sports apparel and accessories, continue to grow their accessory line with new 100% recycled aluminium sport bottles just in time for the summer. The two new sport bottle models are made in the U.S.A. with 100% recycled...
Alcoa Wheels Achieves Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Silver for infinite recyclability and Environmentally Safe Manufacturing Processes
Alcoa AA +0.23% announced today that its global line of wheel products is now Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM at the Silver level. Alcoa wheels are the first products in the transportation industry to receive certification from the Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Program, recognizing Alcoa's...
DEGERenergie establishes MLD Solar Parks in Tennessee in collaboration with Hydro Aluminum
DEGERenergie has shipped 112 DEGERtrakers, featuring MLD technology, to Apex Construction Services, LLC, in Tennessee and installed them together with the Apex construction team. The tracking systems have been installed in four solar fields, which began operation April 14, 2012. Each solar park is...
USA Wire & Cable introduces Aluminum Photovoltaic Wire
With dramatic growth in solar project development and aluminum production labor strikes leading to excessively long lead times for aluminum cable, USA Wire & Cable (USAWC) announces the immediate availability of Aluminum Photovoltaic Wire in sizes for DC Feeder Cable runs between combiner box and...
NALCO plans new alumina projects in the 12th Five Year Plan
Mr Dinsha J Patel minister of mines (Independent Charge) of India informed that major projects proposed to be undertaken in the 12th Five Year Plan by NALCO are 1. Alumina refinery in Andhra Pradesh 2. Aluminium smelter and power plant at Sundargarh, Odisha 3. Alumina refinery in Gujarat 4. Wind...
DEGERenergie establishes MLD solar parks in Tennessee in collaboration with Hydro Aluminum
Horb am Neckar, Germany, May 08th, 2012. DEGERenergie has shipped 112 DEGERtraker with MLD technology to Apex Construction Services, LLC, in the USA and installed them together with Apex construction team. The systems have been installed in four solar fields that began operation on April 14, 2012....
Aluminum Industry promotes Environmental Protection And Business Growth in Ohio
As testimony continues on Ohio Senate Bill 294, the aluminum industry is working with Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and key legislative offices to promote environmental protection, good governance and business. In a recent statement before the Ohio House Agriculture and Natural Resources...
South Africa to invest R800bn on Nuclear Energy sector
Whilst it is early days in the costing of our government’s infrastructure investment programme, ballpark figures suggest R800bn will be spent over the next 20 years. The numbers are still to be tallied, but it appears that the proposed nuclear power stations will be the biggest beneficiaries of...
BISOL Group to unveil EasyMount aluminium mounting solutions at SolarExpo in Verona
BISOL Group continues this year’s trade fair appearances by exhibiting their premium quality solar solutions at SolarExpo trade fair in Verona, Italy. The Company will present its newest generation of BISOL EasyMount aluminium mounting solutions to the general public for the first time. At...
'Vimetco finalizes the short list of EPC contractors for building its own power plant in Tulcea, Romania
Vimetco NV, the global producer of primary and processed aluminium products, announces the shortlist of contractors for the construction of its own power plant in Tulcea. The project is developed by Vimetco Power Romania, a company belonging to Vimetco Group and consists of building a 250 MW...
Households play their part for a green spin-off
The benefits of environmental awareness starting at home may well surpass consumers' expectations, writes Anna-Marie Smith THE notion of & reduce, re-use and recycle& is well supported by an increasing number of industry professionals, organisations and associations sharing the common goal of...
Vimetco finalizes the list of EPC contractors for building its Aluminium power plant
Vimetco NV (LSE: VICO), the global producer of primary and processed aluminium products, today announces the shortlist of contractors for the construction of its own power plant in Tulcea. The project is developed by Vimetco Power Romania, a company belonging to Vimetco Group and consists of...
Press Metal to buy 480MW electricity for its new aluminium smelting plant
Press Metal Bhd's (PMB) new aluminium smelting plant in Samalaju Industrial Park, Bintulu is the first factory to tap into electricity from the Bakun dam. Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB) chief executive officer Torstein Dale Sjotveit said the 275kV transmission line linking SEB Samalaju's power station...
Aluminium Recycling Campaign in Norway Ends with Remarkable Results
In a national recycling campaign, school children across Norway have collected 11 million used tea light cups made of aluminium. The campaign has been started by WWF in collaboration with IKEA and Hydro and they invited first to fourth grade students from throughout the country to collect the...
Score unaffected by aluminium smelter cancellation - Mr Taib
Bernama reported that the scrapping of the proposed MYR 7 billion aluminium smelting plant project in Similajau, near Bintulu will not affect the implementation of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy. Mr Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud CM of Sarawak said that there were probably 2 other investors on...
Hydro Exhibits Aluminium Usage in HVAC Applications at Milan Trade Show
Hydro has announced that it will demonstrate to the manufacturers on how to use aluminium instead of copper for heat exchange applications in the industries, at Mostra Convegno Expocomfort 2012. This trade show is taking place at Fiera Milano in Milan, held from 27 to 30 March, 2012. Mostra...
