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South Australia | Green iron and steel strategy The steel industry worldwide is one of the biggest global carbon emitters. Decarbonising this industry will have a significant impact on international ambitions for tackling climate change. As the world decarbonises, green iron demand is forecast to surge. South Australia has a unique combination..
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The steel industry is considered to be one of the difficult industrial sectors to abate in terms of GHG emissions intensity, and one particularly exposed to the risks arising from the transition to a low-carbon economy (GIZ, 2018a). There are two main methods of producing steel: an integrated process based on producing steel from iron ore and a semi-integrated process using scrap metal as..
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The Bighorn Solar farm has been called the future of renewable energy. It’s a project dedicated to providing cleaner power for a major industrial facility, while also investing in the community and preserving local jobs.
When the United Nations and other organizations began discussing how to make industrial processes more sustainable and environmentally friendly, the groups knew it would take buy-in from utilities, businesses, and communities to bring projects to life. Today, the “Greening of Industry” is moving forward, with a shift toward sustainable business practices more prevalent than ever. The transition to a low-carbon economy is being embraced in many sectors, even those traditionally reliant on fossil fuels.
The Bighorn Solar project in Colorado is an example. Bighorn Solar is a 300-MW photovoltaic solar farm, developed by Lightsource bp to power the EVRAZ Rocky Mountain steel mill in Pueblo. Bighorn is at present the largest onsite solar power plant for a U.S. industrial facility, and also the first such facility in the country to be dedicated to a steel mill.…