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High coal dependence, low share of recycling major challenges in India's aluminium sector transition
Aluminium's role in the energy transition is set to expand rapidly, but so is the challenge of reducing the carbon footprint of its production. The global aluminium industry emitted an estimated 848 million tonnes (million tonnes) of CO2e in 2024, according to cross-country research by Global Efficiency Intelligence (GEI). China alone accounted for around 69 per cent of these emissions, exceeding its share of global production because of the relatively high carbon intensity of its aluminium output. The emissions gap across countries is substantial. The key reason is not simply the efficiency of aluminium smelters, but the carbon intensity of the electricity used to power them. Electricity drives primary aluminium emissions gap India's primary aluminium production has a carbon intensity of...
Enova supports development of zero-emission aluminium technology with NOK 82 million
Enova, a state enterprise owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, has awarded Hydro close to NOK 82 million for a feasibility study for the next phase in the development of HalZero, Hydro’s technology for aluminium production with net-zero CO2 emissions. The funding from Enova will be used for concept development and planning of an industrial pilot facility (Industrial Concept Pilot, ICP), laying the foundation for further development and scaling of the technology. “The support from Enova enables us to further develop the plans for the next phase of HalZero. This is an important step in developing and scaling the technology toward potential deployment at industrial scale,” says Hanne Simensen, Executive Vice President of Hydro Aluminium Metal. HalZero is Hydro’s...
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