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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Bluetongue stadium turning green thanks to Mariners
THEY might wear blue and yellow on the field but the Mariners have gone green this week, getting behind Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium’s latest environmentally friendly recycling campaign. Stadium manager Monique Marks showed off their newly installed recycling bins to star players Patrick...
Eco-friendly Credentials on Display as EMAL Supports International Ozone Day
Ozone protection is embodied within Emirates Aluminium (EMAL)'s core value of "Protection of the Environment". On the occasion of International Day for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (16th September 2011), EMAL re-inforced its commitment for excellence in environmental action and continues to...
Alterra Power Announces Receipt of Permit to Expand Reykjanes Plant
Alterra Power Corp. (TSX: AXY) ("Alterra") is pleased to announce that an operating permit has been received for its planned 80 MW expansion of the Reykjanes geothermal power plant in Iceland. The permit formally allows Alterra to install and place into service a new, currently-owned 50 MW turbine,...
Alcoa Jamalco Reaches Bauxite Milestone Using Sustainable Transport System
Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Jamalco Operations, using a sustainable transport system, has reached a milestone: hauling 10 million tons of bauxite from its Mount Oliphant mine to the rail station, where it is loaded for shipping to the company’s Clarendon alumina refinery. The record was achieved in less than...
Aluminum Industry Improves Efficiency, Lowers Emissions, and Produces Products That Help The Environment
A study released by the Aluminum Association today documents across-the-board sustainability improvements in the North American aluminum industry over the past 20 years. Among the findings of the report, "Aluminum: The Element of Sustainability," are that, since 1991: Primary energy demand...
BMW’s €400m strategy for electric cars
When BMW AG decided to venture into electric powered concept cars, its overall strategy was that it would be done from the ground up — encompassing recyclable materials for use in manufacturing the cars up to tapping on renewable energy to power the plant. To showcase the successful concepts, in...
Metal Distributor Helps in Multi-Industry Effort to Create More Energy Efficient Solutions
American Douglas Metals (ADM), leader in metal distribution, processing and fabrication and one of the largest suppliers of light-gauge high reflective painted aluminum sheet and coil to the lighting industry, expands their lighting fixture metals product line in efforts to help lighting...
Support for Green Power Project At Alcan's Lynemouth Power Station
KEY decisions on the future of Northumberland's biggest private sector employer are awaiting new information on Government support for renewable energy generation after 2013. Rio Tinto Alcan which employs 630 people at its aluminium smelter and power station in Lynemouth said last night the future...
Giga Solar sees 30% of 1H11 sales from silver aluminum paste
Taiwan-based solar cell conductive paste maker Giga Solar has reported EPS of NT$14.86 (US$0.51) for first-half 2011. Silver aluminum paste accounted for 30% of total revenues and Giga Solar expects the figure to increase to 50%. Silver conductive paste will be the main focus of research and...
England aluminum complex ponders switch to biomass power
Faced with increasing pressure to reduce emissions, the Rio Tinto Alcan Lynemouth Aluminum Smelter, located in Northeast England’s village of Lynemouth, is considering a switch from coal power to biomass at its on-site 420-megawatt (MW) power station. The power station produces enough electricity...
UK aluminium smelter power plant must switch from coal
The coal-fired power station which supplies all of the energy to Rio Tinto Alcan's Lynemouth aluminium smelter in northeast England, must switch to biomass generation if it is to have a long-term future, a spokesman for the company said.
Ferro Introduces Aluminum Contact Pastes For Silicon Solar Cells
Ferro Electronic Materials, a supplier of materials for fabricating photovoltaic silicon solar cells, has developed two new rear aluminum conductor pastes: AL 5130 and AL 5131. According to the company, the new pastes allow cell manufacturers to reduce paste consumption by up to 20% and form a...
Alcan plans £50m biomass conversion for power station
EFFORTS to safeguard hundreds of jobs at Northumberland’s biggest private-sector employer are being moved forward as a critical review continues into its future. The owners of the 650-job Rio Tinto Alcan aluminium complex at Lynemouth are pressing ahead with radical plans to convert the coal-fired...
Ecology Park planned for Kurri
Kurri has been announced as the site for what will be known as the Hunter Industrial Ecology Park to be developed by an alliance of companies including Weston Aluminium, Sims Metal, Renewed Carbon, Indeco, Energos and Dolomatrix. The proposal will see more than 15 companies co-locating to achieve...
Alfed president warns of costs
UK Alfed president Colin Davies warned of the impact of energy costs during his speech at a Parliamentary lunch. He told the Alfed annual lunch at the House of Lords, London, UK that in a recent budget, the government introduced a Climate Change Levy rebate for electricity and gas which would be...
National Aluminium on a Major Diversification Drive: Chairman
State-run National Aluminium Co (Nalco) wants non-core areas to contribute a fourth of its revenue through an ambitious diversification plan covering areas like nuclear energy, thermal units and other metals, chairman B.L. Bagra has said. "In the power sector alone, Nalco has planned to invest a...
Potential of recycling not recognised: Ritchie
Inside Waste Weekly reported last week that the government’s announcement of a carbon price plan might well lead to a rise in recycling rates for high embodied energy materials such as aluminium and plastics, but could also bring challenges such as increased operating costs. While the industry...
Alcoa Goes Green And Gets To $20
Alcoa has increased its focus on sustainability. The company’s announcement that it will invest $21 million in expanding B&C Research – a part of Alcoa’s wheel and transportation products business – is its latest pro-environment expansion plan.
