aluminum

In A World-First, Norsk Hydro Produces Recycled Aluminum Using Green Hydrogen As Fuel

2023-06-19T18:56:35+00:00

Norsk Hydro ASA, a company specializing in aluminum production, has achieved a significant milestone by successfully producing the world's first batch of recycled aluminum using green hydrogen as an energy source. This accomplishment marks a crucial step towards producing carbon-free aluminum production by recycling post-consumer scrap. During the test conducted at Hydro's extrusion plant in Navarra, Read More

In A World-First, Norsk Hydro Produces Recycled Aluminum Using Green Hydrogen As Fuel2023-06-19T18:56:35+00:00

First-Ever Batch Of Carbon-Free Aluminum Goes To Apple

2019-12-09T17:31:54+00:00

Apple bought the first-ever batch of carbon-free aluminum produced by Elysis, a Canadian joint venture between mining giants Alcoa Corp and Rio Tinto, according to Mining Global. Elysis, the company’s name, is derived from the ‘electrolysis of alumina,’ a process in aluminum smelting. The ELYSIS™ technology eliminates all direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the aluminum Read More

First-Ever Batch Of Carbon-Free Aluminum Goes To Apple2019-12-09T17:31:54+00:00

Rio Tinto boss lauds B.C.’s clean energy as trade advantage

2019-02-13T11:56:36+00:00

A $6 billion modernization of Rio Tinto’s Kitimat aluminum smelter is paying off big. The 2014-2015 renovation project increased the smelter’s production capacity by 50% while slashing its emissions by half. Aluminum smelting uses electrolysis, which requires massive amounts of electricity. Thanks to new technologies and B.C.’s hydropower resources, Rio Tinto’s process “create[s] less than one-third Read More

Rio Tinto boss lauds B.C.’s clean energy as trade advantage2019-02-13T11:56:36+00:00