With a squeeze on supplies of copper, manufacturers of everything from cable to cars are increasingly using recycled scrap to meet the demands of the future. Recycling copper is not new of course. Copper can be recycled indefinitely without losing its value or performance. Every ton of copper that is recycled means some 200 tons […]
U.S. Can’t Keep Up With Copper Demand
A new report says the USA can’t mine Copper fast enough to meet its ambitious goals to electrify the country. Produced by Michigan University and commissioned by the International Energy Forum—IEF—the snapshot looked at 120 years of global data from copper mining companies. It concluded that current U.S. policy guidelines to transition the country’s electricity […]
Are Our Utilities EV Ready?
A new report out of the US asks if electrical grids can handle the predicted surge in electric cars. In fact it’s a question that hangs over the shift to a greener economy overall and with no easy—or cheap—answers. Certainly electrical vehicles will be a challenge. Global EV sales volumes are forecast to more than […]
Copper Cuts Climate Emissions
The carbon payback for additional copper ‘invested’ into improving energy efficiency is earned back 20 to 300 times over the lifetime of an energy system says a new European report. And for renewables, the carbon emissions for producing copper is earned back in a matter of 1 to 2 weeks. Increasing the cross section of […]
Copper’s Green Future In Asia Pacific
A new study by the CRU Group says copper’s future market share will be defined by the green energy transition and surging demand in India & Asia. Commissioned by the International Copper Association—ICA—the study found that copper demand will grow from 28.3M tonnes in 2020 to about 41M tonnes by 2040. The strongest growth in […]
Cutting Carbon With Copper?
It may be possible to transform carbon dioxide into green fuel by shining sunlight onto copper atoms says new research. Carbon dioxide is the greatest contributor to global warming, but if a little sunshine exposed to CO2 and water can produce a fuel and chemical precursor the world’s energy “problems” would be solved the researchers […]
Seeking Solar
It was a great week for Australian solar I’m glad to say. Not only did the Government launch a bid to boost manufacturing, but copper solar company SunDrive announced a new plant in NSW. The Australian Government’s $1B Solar SunShot pledge was big news. It promises to not only supersize solar manufacturing here, but ensure […]
Banking Solar
Net Zero are definitely the buzz words these days and while industry pursues that goal it’s also on the agenda of homeowners. And battery storage is key. It’s part of what is now known as Battery Energy Storage Systems or BESS, and one application helps store power generated from clean energy like solar photovoltaic or […]
Has Green Fatigue Set In?
A new study says two thirds of consumers know how to make sustainable energy choices, but won’t spend the time or money to do it. Really? The snapshot from Ernst Young (EY) calls this “consumer fatigue”. They found households—and they asked 100K of them—are keen on clean energy and know quite a bit about it, […]
Clean Energy For Big Copper Mine
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation is investing $99M to boost a South Australia wind farm to provide clean energy to BHP’s Olympic Dam copper mine. Olympic Dam, located 550 km north-northwest of Adelaide, has one of the largest copper deposits in the world. The Neoen Goyder South Stage 1 Wind Farm will generate 203 MW […]
Tipping Point On Electric Cars?
I like starting the year with some good news and the fact that Australia’s electric vehicle sales jumped last year was just that. A record 1.21M new cars were sold in Australia in 2023, breaking the previous high of 1.18M set in 2017, with battery EVs 7.2% of the total—up from 3.2% in 2022—and hybrid […]
Being Green Just Got Easier
‘It’s not easy being green’ may have been a hit song by a frog 30 years ago, but for most people renovating a home that original message still rings true. Till now that is. The Green Building Council of Australia—GBCA—has just launched their sustainable guide to home renovations so builders, designers & homeowners can make […]
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