Rio to Tap Giant Australia Solar Project to Power Aluminum

01/24/2024 09:21
Rio to Tap Giant Australia Solar Project to Power Aluminum

Rio Tinto Group, which aims to halve its direct emissions by 2030, agreed an electricity supply pact with one of Australia’s largest solar projects to power its energy-intensive Gladstone aluminum operations.

Rio Tinto Group, which aims to halve its direct emissions by 2030, agreed an electricity supply pact with one of Australia’s largest solar projects to power its energy-intensive Gladstone aluminum operations.

The producer will buy all power for 25 years generated by European Energy A/S’s planned 1.1 gigawatt Upper Calliope solar farm in Queensland state, London-based Rio said Wednesday in a statement.

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